In a nutshell: Samsung is finally pulling the plug on one of its most familiar first-party apps. After years of pushing Galaxy owners toward Google Messages, the company has now confirmed that Samsung ...

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 ...

Samsung has announced that its default messaging app, Samsung Messages, found on its smartphones, will soon be discontinued. The move isn’t surprising, as most recent Samsung devices already come with ...

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Since you saw the news earlier in the week about the end of Samsung Messages, you might be looking for an alternative. Is there even a Samsung Messages alternative that you’ll like? Is it just Google ...

During the iOS 26.4 beta cycle, Apple let users test out RCS messaging with end-to-end encryption (E2EE). From the very first beta though, Apple was clear that E2EE for RCS was only being tested in ...

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The Samsung Messages app is scheduled to be discontinued as of July 2026, according to an official announcement from the company. Samsung is also advising users to switch to Google Messages as their ...

The GSMA has announced the finalization of RCS Universal Profile 4.0. The RCS update can introduce video calls within chats, letting users jump from text conversations straight into a call within ...

Prince Harry sent a string of flirty Facebook messages to a journalist, in which he joked about drinking her under the table and pined for their “movie snuggles,” according to court documents. The ...

After years of back and forth, Samsung Messages is officially shutting down for good in July and, while most were already on Google Messages, the switch is frustrating to some. Why were you still ...

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 ...