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Samsung Messages is going away soon. Check out our top alternatives

Samsung Messages is saying goodbye in July. Samsung recommends Google Messages, but we have a few other suggestions for ...

I use Google Messages as my scratchpad, and it works better than I expected

This is why I use Google Messages instead of a note-taking app ...
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Here’s how Google Messages will note end-to-end encryption status for group chats

In addition to a slew of other announcements in October, Google shared that group end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messages would start rolling out by year’s end. Ahead of that, some uses are seeing ...
Android

Google Messages: The Ultimate Guide – 2026

UPDATE (March 17, 2026): The Google Messages app now has several new features, though they’re a part of the beta app, not the stable one. Google is testing yet another feature which is not yet ...