diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index 6dfab186e..bb315920b 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
   implementation project(':expo-modules-core')
   implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:${getKotlinVersion()}"
-  implementation "org.xmtp:android:0.10.5"
+  implementation "org.xmtp:android:0.10.6"
   implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1'
   implementation 'com.facebook.react:react-native:0.71.3'
   implementation "com.daveanthonythomas.moshipack:moshipack:1.0.1"
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt b/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
index 25bafdb6d..347ce28af 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
+++ b/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/xmtpreactnativesdk/XMTPModule.kt
@@ -374,10 +374,12 @@ class XMTPModule : Module() {
             client.canMessage(peerAddress)
         }
 
-        AsyncFunction("canGroupMessage") { clientAddress: String, peerAddresses: List<String> ->
-            logV("canGroupMessage")
-            val client = clients[clientAddress] ?: throw XMTPException("No client")
-            client.canMessageV3(peerAddresses)
+        AsyncFunction("canGroupMessage") Coroutine { clientAddress: String, peerAddresses: List<String> ->
+            withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                logV("canGroupMessage")
+                val client = clients[clientAddress] ?: throw XMTPException("No client")
+                client.canMessageV3(peerAddresses)
+            }
         }
 
         AsyncFunction("staticCanMessage") { peerAddress: String, environment: String, appVersion: String? ->
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index f2af4656e..ad722b918 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ export async function canMessage(
 export async function canGroupMessage(
   clientAddress: string,
   peerAddresses: string[]
-): Promise<boolean> {
+): Promise<{ [key: string]: boolean }> {
   return await XMTPModule.canGroupMessage(clientAddress, peerAddresses)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Client.ts b/src/lib/Client.ts
index 714c4886c..16d4b1453 100644
--- a/src/lib/Client.ts
+++ b/src/lib/Client.ts
@@ -210,9 +210,11 @@ export class Client<
    * This method checks if the specified peers are using clients that support group messaging.
    *
    * @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.
+   * @returns {Promise<{ [key: string]: boolean }>} A Promise resolving to a hash of addresses and booleans if they can message on the V3 network.
    */
-  async canGroupMessage(addresses: string[]): Promise<boolean> {
+  async canGroupMessage(
+    addresses: string[]
+  ): Promise<{ [key: string]: boolean }> {
     return await XMTPModule.canGroupMessage(this.address, addresses)
   }