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Samsung Messages Is Being Retired. Here's How to Move Everything Before July

Staying on Samsung Messages past July means losing access to your texts. Here's how to migrate before that happens.

Samsung Is Retiring Its Messages App — What Galaxy Users Need To Know

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands ...

I'm backing up my Samsung Messages now - here are 2 free ways to do it

Android 12 or newer users must switch to Google Messages. Back up your messages to Samsung Cloud or Google Drive. The ...
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Samsung's Messages app is shutting down in 2026: Here's what you need to do

Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July 2026 and require users to switch to Google Messages. After the shutdown, Samsung Messages will not send texts except for emergency contacts and ...

Samsung Messages is almost dead, and Google Messages is still missing 5 big features

Samsung Messages is shutting down this summer. Users aren't happy about it. Here are five things our readers say they'll miss about the app.
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Samsung is shutting down its built-in messaging app. Here's what you need to do now

WASHINGTON — Samsung has confirmed it will permanently shut down its long-running Samsung Messages app in the United States by July, ending the messaging service that has been a staple on Galaxy ...
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Samsung gave up its messaging app, now it needs to give up its keyboard

The first thing I do with a new Samsung Galaxy phone is download Gboard—Google's mobile keyboard. There's little argument that Gboard is the superior option, but Samsung's own keyboard is so much ...

Samsung Shuts Down Messages—Apple Changes iPhone After 15 Years

All change for iPhone Updated on May 5 as Apple confirms change to iPhone. Timing is everything. Excitement is building with Apple’s next iPhone update just days away. This is expected to bring a ...