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.

In case you missed the news, the Samsung Messages app can still be installed on the Galaxy S25 if you download it from the Samsung Galaxy Store. Despite Samsung’s statement that it had “opted ...

June Wan/ZDNET If you're a Samsung phone user, the company is making a change you'll need to pay attention to. For the past two years, Samsung has been phasing out its Samsung Messages app in ...

Samsung is ditching their own messaging app on the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6 in the US. The company has been slowly phasing out Samsung Messages since the 2022 launch of the S22 in favor of ...

There’s no mention of the Samsung Messages app when you search for it in the Google Play Store, as expected, however the app is still available to download through Samsung’s own Galaxy Store ...

Samsung has reportedly announced that it will drop Samsung Messages as its default texting app in favor of Google Messages. The change affects the Galaxy Z Flip 6, Z Fold 6, and newer devices, but ...

The app has been losing key features for a while now, so the move is not a surprise. Samsung Messages is still available for download, but that might change soon.

Samsung also rolled out updates that prompted (via 9to5Google) existing users to switch to Google Messages. With all of these changes, it felt like the end of the road for Samsung Messages.

Samsung was even directly telling users to switch to Google Messages. That’s why it came as a shock that, starting with the Galaxy S25, Samsung Messages had suddenly been updated with RCS support.

If you own an Android phone, you're likely familiar with Google Messages, the SMS, and RCS messaging app used by over 5 billion users globally. Samsung users have a choice between two apps: Google ...