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 ...
CNET

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.
Android Authority

PSA: Verizon Message Plus shuts down today, time to switch to replacement apps

Verizon Message Plus is shutting down today. Users won’t be able to send or receive messages, and the app itself won’t be available to download. Verizon recommends switching to Google Messages or ...
AOL

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 ...
Forbes

Apple iPhone And Android Messages Are Getting More Sophisticated Features

When an iPhone user receives a message from an Android phone, it shows up as a green bubble (not the more highly prized blue bubbles that appear when the message is from another iPhone). Now, a new ...
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XChat is coming to Android with encrypted messaging and privacy features

XChat is finally preparing to launch on Android after first arriving on Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The move positions XChat as a more private and dedicated messaging app compared to X’s ...
SlashGear

One Of iMessage's Best Features Is Finally Rolling Out For Android Users

The ability to unsend a dangerous typo in messaging apps, or even in emails, is a godsend. Services like WhatsApp, iMessage, and Messenger have offered it for years. But it wasn't until 2025 that ...