Oya make we yarn gist. Samsung don finally announce say dem go kill dia own messaging app wey dem dey call Samsung Messages. Na July dis year e go happen. If you dey use dat app for your Samsung phone, e mean say you go need to change to Google Messages sharp sharp.
Dis news no just come like that. Since 2022, Samsung don dey use Google Messages as di main messaging app for dia new phones like Galaxy S22. For 2024, dem even stop to put Samsung Messages inside new phones altogether. So di writing don dey for wall for long time.
Wetin cause dis change? Na one big reason: RCS. RCS mean Rich Communication Services. E be like better SMS wey get plenty features. You fit see when person don read your message, see when dem dey type reply, manage group chat well well, and send photos wey no go spoil. To use RCS for Android, you need Google Messages.
Before now, carriers try to do RCS dia own way, but e no work well. Even Samsung Messages try am before, but e depend on carrier and no work for everybody. Since 2019, Google don make RCS work for all Google Messages users, no matter your carrier or phone. Dat one make RCS become common for everybody.
Now, if you still dey use Samsung Messages, you dey miss all di RCS features. Google Messages don become di main messaging app for Android phones. E dey come with new Samsung phones from factory. If you get recent Samsung phone, you dey use am already.
Samsung say to switch to Google Messages, you go download am from Google Play Store if e no dey your phone already, then make am your default messaging app. Some people go even get notification inside di app to guide dem. Samsung promise say Google Messages go give you access to updates like latest AI features from Google Gemini, including one experimental feature wey dem call “Remix” to generate images during chat, and AI-powered reply suggestions.
E go also allow you share better quality photos between Android and Apple iPhone through RCS messages. Users wey get old Android operating system (from Android 11 or older) no go affect by dis change. To check your Android version for Samsung phone, open settings app, click “software information” and scroll to “Android version.”
For owners of Samsung latest Galaxy 26 lineup and other new phones, you no fit download Samsung Messages from Galaxy Store today. After July, all devices no go fit download am again. Samsung say users fit check dia app for exact date when service go stop.
Dis change na for di best. Yes, e go take small time to learn new app interface and settings. But di upside na better and more secure messaging experience. As person wey don dey use RCS with Google Messages for years, I no fit go back to old SMS. Di features too sweet.
Di news come from announcement wey Samsung publish for U.S. Dem no respond immediately to request about whether dis guidance dey same for whole world. But for U.S., e clear: Samsung Messages don finish.
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