So for example, if my friend messages me 4 separate text messages, as it currently is, I get 4 separate text messages and each message has the contact picture of my friend to the left. Example:

[picture of contact] [Hi]
[picture of contact] [How are you?]
[picture of contact] [Stop ignoring me]
[picture of contact] [C'mon!]

My suggestion would be to have only 1 contact picture for this entire group of texts sent simultaneously by the same contact. Example:

[Hi]
[How are you?]
[Stop ignoring me]
[picture of contact] [C'mon!]