diff --git a/example/src/ConversationCreateScreen.tsx b/example/src/ConversationCreateScreen.tsx
index bec2470c4..6973bb6ac 100644
--- a/example/src/ConversationCreateScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/ConversationCreateScreen.tsx
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ export default function ConversationCreateScreen({
       return
     }
     if (groupsEnabled) {
-      const canMessage = (await client.canGroupMessage([toAddress]))[0]
+      const toAddresses = toAddress.split(',')
+      const canMessage = await client.canGroupMessage(toAddresses)
       if (!canMessage) {
         setAlert(`${toAddress} cannot be added to a group conversation yet`)
         return
       }
-      const group = await client.conversations.newGroup([toAddress])
+      const group = await client.conversations.newGroup(toAddresses)
       navigation.navigate('group', { id: group.id })
     } else {
       const canMessage = await client.canMessage(toAddress)
diff --git a/example/src/GroupScreen.tsx b/example/src/GroupScreen.tsx
index ca98f827f..4c4909427 100644
--- a/example/src/GroupScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/GroupScreen.tsx
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export default function GroupScreen({
   )
 
   return (
-    <SafeAreaView style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+    <SafeAreaView style={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
       <KeyboardAvoidingView
         behavior="padding"
         keyboardVerticalOffset={Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 100 : 0}
diff --git a/example/src/hooks.tsx b/example/src/hooks.tsx
index 5ec31f829..43880c4a1 100644
--- a/example/src/hooks.tsx
+++ b/example/src/hooks.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ export function useGroupsList(): UseQueryResult<
   const { client } = useXmtp()
   return useQuery<Group<SupportedContentTypes>[]>(
     ['xmtp', 'groups', client?.address],
-    async () => (await client?.conversations.listGroups()) || [],
+    async () => {
+      await client?.conversations.syncGroups()
+      return (await client?.conversations.listGroups()) || []
+    },
     {
       enabled: !!client,
     }
@@ -128,6 +131,8 @@ export function useGroupMessages({
     ['xmtp', 'groupMessages', client?.address, group?.id],
     async () => {
       await group!.sync()
+      const messages = await group!.messages()
+      console.log('messages', messages)
       return group!.messages()
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5e57721a7..7fd84eb7b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export async function canMessage(
 export async function canGroupMessage(
   clientAddress: string,
   peerAddresses: string[]
-): Promise<boolean[]> {
+): Promise<boolean> {
   return await XMTPModule.canGroupMessage(clientAddress, peerAddresses)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client.ts b/src/lib/Client.ts
index 40ea91338..001c9372e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Client.ts
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export class Client<
    * @param {string[]} addresses - The addresses of the peers to check for messaging eligibility.
    * @returns {Promise<boolean[]>} A Promise resolving to true for peers where group messaging is allowed, and false otherwise.
    */
-  async canGroupMessage(addresses: string[]): Promise<boolean[]> {
+  async canGroupMessage(addresses: string[]): Promise<boolean> {
     return await XMTPModule.canGroupMessage(this.address, addresses)
   }