The Android operating system is all about customization and user choice, but if you own a Samsung Galaxy phone, you’re getting ready to have one less option for texting your friends and family. Samsung recently announced that the official Samsung Messages app is shutting down this summer, and you will need to migrate to an alternative by the deadline.
Phasing out Samsung Messages
Although Google offers its core apps (colloquially known as GApps) on most Android devices for free, Samsung also has its own versions that come preloaded on its Galaxy phone lineup. One of those apps is Samsung Messages.
Samsung didn’t explicitly reveal why it is closing down its messaging app.
Billed as a simple text messaging app, Samsung Messages has long been the place where Galaxy owners
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