Overview
- Samsung posted a U.S. end‑of‑service notice Monday that sets July 2026 as the cutoff and instructs Galaxy users to switch to Google 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.
- Samsung will guide users with in‑app prompts and step‑by‑step instructions, and on Android 14 or newer the Google Messages icon will move into the home screen dock automatically.
- Samsung warns that devices released before 2022 may see temporary disruptions to RCS chats when switching, while SMS and MMS continue to work and Android 11 or earlier devices are not affected.
- Older Galaxy watches running Tizen will lose full conversation history but can still read and send texts, capping a years‑long phaseout that already left the Galaxy S26 line without the Samsung Messages app.