Samsung Messages Is Going Away for Good. Here's How to Save Everything First ...

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands.

To back up your Samsung Messages texts, connect your SSD to your phone, open the Smart Switch app by going to Settings > Accounts and backup > Smart Switch, select the storage icon in the top right ...

Samsung is killing another of its own apps to go all in with a Google stock offering. The Galaxy-maker warns that users have until July to make changes on their phones before this big new switch-off.

Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July 2026 and require users to switch to Google Messages. After the shutdown, Samsung Messages will not send texts except for emergency contacts and ...

Samsung Messages is shutting down this summer. Users aren't happy about it. Here are five things our readers say they'll miss about the app.

WASHINGTON — Samsung has confirmed it will permanently shut down its long-running Samsung Messages app in the United States by July, ending the messaging service that has been a staple on Galaxy ...

TL;DR: Samsung will discontinue its Samsung Messages app in July for devices running Android 12 or newer, urging users to switch to Google Messages as the default SMS and RCS app. Older devices and ...

After announcing the end of service for Samsung Messages last month, Samsung has now clarified that the app is only shutting down in the US.