One example is Samsung Messages, which serves as an SMS app in addition to Google Messages. Originally, Samsung Messages was set as the default for Galaxy devices, but that changed a few years ago.

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series ditches Samsung's native default messaging app for Google Messages, marking the end of support for Samsung Messages.

Google Messages was first preloaded on a Samsung phone in 2021, debuting on the Galaxy S21 series. That was a big deal at the time as the app had a different design to what it did on Pixels on ...

Since 2016, Samsung Messages had been sole messaging app for Samsung users; it's been well-loved in the community and feature-wise, the app could pretty much go toe-to-toe with Apple's and Google ...

This campaign comes not long after Samsung has fully embraced Google Messages by effectively pulling the plug on its own messaging app. In July, Samsung stopped pre-loading its own Messages app on ...

Google Messages is a robust system, but it isn’t a perfect one-to-one match for Samsung Messages. The app has improved in recent months, but many users still dislike the web interface.