After you’ve unwrapped and set up your new Galaxy S25, you may notice an app previously always installed on Samsung phones has disappeared. Samsung has stopped pre-installing its own Samsung Messages ...

Samsung Messages is not installed on the Galaxy S25 series. Samsung said in July 2024 that Google Messages would become the default app. Google Messages has been preloaded on Samsung phones since 2021 ...

Starting with the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Z Fold 6, the Samsung Messages app is no longer pre-installed on Samsung devices. Now, the company appears to be prompting users to switch to Google Messages as ...

Despite earlier indications of phasing out Samsung Messages in favor of Google Messages, Samsung is actively developing new features for its native messaging app. Upcoming features in Samsung Messages ...

After Samsung signaled its move away from its own Messages app over to Google Messages, the company is pushing more Galaxy users to Google’s app. Starting with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, Samsung ...

I follow a familiar routine every time I get a new Samsung phone. Its not about applying a screen protector and a case to ...

Samsung has reintroduced Rich Communication Services (RCS) support to its native Samsung Messages app on the Galaxy S25 series, despite previously announcing plans to phase out the app in favor of ...

I follow a familiar routine every time I get a new Samsung phone. It’s not about applying a screen protector and a case to protect a beautiful OLED panel, but curating the app experience. While ...

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On Android, blue dots or chat icons show that RCS is enabled, giving you advanced texting features missing from traditional ...