Samsung Messages shuts down in favor of Google Messages on July 6 [U]
As announced earlier this year, the Samsung Messages app is about to shut down,
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Samsung Messages is about to shut down for good – why were you still using it? [Poll]
After years of back and forth, Samsung Messages is officially shutting down for good in July and, while most were already on Google Messages, the switch is frustrating to some. Why were you still using Samsung’s app?
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung Messages will be discontinued in July as part of Google Messages upgrade
Samsung has shared an “End of Service Announcement” for its Messages app in the US. Set for July 2026, Google Messages is the intended replacement, with Samsung offering a guided transition. This has been a long time coming.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung seems to suddenly care about its Messages app, more new features spotted
Samsung was thought to have abandoned its Messages app over the past few years, but the company seems to have a renewed interest in it, with RCS having been enabled last year, and some more new features being spotted in the pipeline.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung Messages supports RCS on Galaxy S25, despite switch to Google Messages
In a confusing change, Samsung Messages once again supports RCS messaging on the Galaxy S25 series, despite Samsung having gone all-in on Google Messages a while back.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung appears to be pushing more Galaxy users to Google Messages
After Samsung signaled its move away from its own Messages app over to Google Messages, the company is pushing more Galaxy users to Google’s app.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung and Google collaborate to ensure RCS works between Android Messages and Samsung Messages
RCS is the next big attempt spearheaded by Google to improve messaging on Android, and today Samsung has announced that it is working with Google to ensure that its messaging app works properly with RCS and Android Messages.
Samsung Messages bug sends user photos to contacts without permission or logs
Samsung sells more phones than any other Android OEM, and a big part of that has to do with the features the company adds to its software. Recently, though, one of Samsung’s apps has been misbehaving and sharing content users aren’t intending to.