Overview
- Samsung posted an End of Service notice that ends the Samsung Messages app in July 2026 and directs Galaxy users to Google Messages.
- Devices on Android 12 or newer fall under the shutdown, while phones and tablets on Android 11 or earlier keep Samsung Messages.
- After the cutoff, Samsung Messages will not send texts except to emergency numbers or saved emergency contacts, and the app will be removed from the Galaxy Store, with recent models like the Galaxy S26 already blocked from installing it.
- On Galaxy phones released before 2022, switching apps can pause ongoing RCS chats, though SMS and MMS keep working and RCS resumes once both sides use Google Messages.
- Older Galaxy watches on Tizen lose full conversation history but still send and read texts, while Google Messages adds RCS media sharing, AI scam and spam screening, Gemini-powered replies, and chat sync across phone, tablet, and watch.