Samsung is finally pulling the plug on its own texting app. The company posted an “End of Service Announcement” on its website, letting everyone know that the Samsung Messages app will officially stop working by July. If you still use it, Samsung wants you to move your chats over to Google Messages as soon as possible to avoid losing connection with your friends.
This move isn’t a total shock for Galaxy fans. Samsung has spent the last few years slowly moving away from its own software. Starting with the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, and continuing with the newer Galaxy S25 series, the company stopped putting its own messaging app on phones right out of the box. Instead, they started making Google Messages the standard for every new device they sold.
The main reason for the switch involves better technology. By using Google Messages, Samsung users get full access to RCS, or Rich Communication Services. This means you can send high-quality videos and photos without them looking blurry or pixelated. You also get real-time “typing” bubbles and better group chats, even when you are texting people who use different phone brands.
Google is also adding some clever AI tricks to the mix. With the Gemini AI built right into the app, you can remix your photos or get help writing the perfect reply. It also makes life much easier if you own multiple gadgets. You can start a conversation on your phone and then pick it up right where you left off on your Samsung tablet or smartwatch without any extra steps.
Of course, some longtime users might feel a bit frustrated. Samsung Messages offered a lot of specific ways to change how the app looked, and you might lose some of those themes and colors when you switch to Google. However, the extra features and smoother performance across different devices usually make up for the loss of those small design choices.
For now, you can still find the old app on the Galaxy Store if you really want to download it. But Samsung warned that the clock is ticking. They haven’t given a specific “final day” yet, but they said the app itself will send out a notification once the time is up. If you haven’t made the move yet, now is probably the best time to get comfortable with the Google version.
In the end, this change helps make the Android world feel more unified. Having one standard messaging app across different phone brands makes things simpler for everyone. Samsung is moving on to bigger projects, and by this July, their classic purple messaging icon will officially become a piece of tech history.
