Samsung is discontinuing its messaging app and transitioning to Google Messages by the summer. In an End of Service Announcement shared the week of March 30, Samsung said it will discontinue its ...

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 ...

Samsung will shut down its Samsung Messages app in July, telling affected users to move to Google Messages for their texting needs. The decision, posted as an end-of-service announcement on Samsung’s ...

Impacted owners of Samsung smartphones and other gadgets are being asked to switch to Google Messages in the meantime, “to maintain a consistent messaging experience on Android.” All Samsung Galaxy ...

Samsung is finally doing what it probably should’ve done years ago: killing its own Messages app. And while this might sound like just another app shutdown, this isn’t just a feature getting ...

The end of Samsung Messages is no longer a rumor or a distant possibility; it's a July 2026 deadline that's now weeks away. Samsung began nudging Galaxy users toward Google Messages back in 2024, when ...

Samsung has officially announced that its Messages app will be discontinued in July 2026, after which users will no longer be able to send messages through it except to emergency contacts. Samsung is ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

Samsung has announced that it will discontinue its Samsung Messages application in July of this year. All users are being asked to upgrade to Google Messages as their default messaging app. This move ...