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Samsung Messages Is Going Away for Good. Here's How to Save Everything First

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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.
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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 ...
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Samsung Messages ending? What Android owners must know

You may be hearing that Samsung Messages is going away, and for many Android users, that's true. Samsung is quietly phasing out its Samsung Messages app and moving people to Google Messages as the ...
Android Police

Google Messages is finally getting the chat customization feature everyone wanted

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade for multiple publications, including Times Internet, Guiding Tech, Android ...

Google Messages' easiest pairing method is about to disappear

Google Messages is removing its convenient QR code setup option, forcing desktop web app users to switch to a Google account login.
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I've been switching apps for years, and this Google Messages upgrade might finally fix that

Throughout my experience with Android, messaging has never been limited to a single app. I’ve been using Google Messages for most of that time, back when it was (confusingly) called Google Messenger ...
Android Authority

Google Messages has a major problem, and I'm sick of it

Don't get me started on how frequently I have to re-verify my account in the web app... Google’s only native messaging app is built for mobile Android devices. The company has given a lot of love and ...