While Samsung Messages is no longer available on the Google Play Store, Samsung indicates that existing users can continue using the app, and it remains available for download on the Galaxy Store.

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 ...

While it didn't entirely give up on it, it removed the Samsung Messages app from the Google Play Store and decided to pre-install Google Messages as the only text messaging app on its latest phones.

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 ...

In addition, the Samsung Messages app no longer redirects users to Google Messages and once again supports RCS. These changes are interesting because Samsung told us in a statement that it was ...

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 ...

Samsung has stopped pre-installing its own Samsung Messages app, and handed cellular messaging duties solely over to Google. On the Galaxy S25, Google Messages is the only pre-installed, and ...

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.

The Samsung Messages app on the Galaxy S25 Ultra now supports RCS messaging, using Google's implementation of the feature. This allows users to send high-quality media and engage in group chats ...