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

Samsung Messages Is Going Away in July: Save Your Texts Before It Disappears ...

“End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users,” Google confirmed on May 11.

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 ...

I’ve been using Google Messages for years, and for most of that time, I treated it like a basic texting app. I never really explored the settings or paid attention to the extra features. Recently, I ...

Samsung is ending Messages in July: 5 replacements I'd switch to now ...

Samsung is pulling the plug on its homegrown texting app for U.S. Galaxy owners. The company has posted a formal End of Service notice on its U.S. product page confirming that Samsung Messages will be ...

Samsung is discontinuing its messaging app and transitioning to Google Messages by the summer. In an End of Service Announcement shared the week of March 30, Samsung said it will discontinue its ...

RCS is the modern upgrade to SMS and MMS, bringing better photos, read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, and growing iPhone-Android support in 2026.

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...