Google Messages

Google LLC

About this app

Google Messages is the official Google app for messaging. Google Messages is revolutionizing how a billion users connect and is powered by Rich Communication Services (RCS), the industry standard for texting that replaces SMS and MMS. With RCS, you can share high resolution photos and videos, enjoy dynamic group chats, and seamlessly connect with other RCS users including your iPhone friends.

• Rich Communication: Share high-quality photos and videos, see when friends are typing, and enjoy dynamic group chats that now seamlessly include your iPhone friends.
• Personal Touch: Make conversations uniquely yours with features like custom chat bubble colors or fun selfie gifs.
• Privacy Matters: Rest easy knowing your personal chats are protected with end-to-end encryption between Google Messages users, so no one (including Google and third parties) can read or view your messages and attachments except the person you’re messaging. Plus, enjoy advanced spam protection.
• AI-Powered Messaging: Craft the perfect message with Magic Compose suggestions and our latest AI features.
• Seamless Across Devices: Start a chat on your phone and continue it effortlessly on your tablet or computer. The app is also available on Wear OS.

Google Messages is more than just messaging; it's a richer, safer, and more expressive way to connect.

App is also available on Wear OS. Availability of RCS varies by region and carrier and a data plan may be required. Availability of features varies by market and device and sign up for beta testing may be required.

Ratings and reviews

I had to switch to this from Samsung messages. Now, there is a big lag in the text I receive. I'll get the notification, but when I open my message, it takes a few seconds for the text to pop up, or I have to open the text thread from the person to see the actual text. I have tried to fix it through all of the settings. The only way I can get it to work well is to turn off RCS and obviously I can't do that or several other things won't work correctly. Edit: Suggestion made it worse

The lag it causes my phone is terrible. If I disable it, then my phone stops lagging. It's not an old phone and I don't have time for lag. I also don't have the ability to Group messages by type, it is not listed as an option under Message Organization. Plus my last messaging system let me place background images for text chats, which made it easier to identify which text chat I'm talking in. There doesn't appear to be that option in this App.

Too slow, screen goes blank, can't respond to messages at times. The only thing I like is the extra emojis and I can like messages but other then that I miss my Samsung messages and now we're stuck with this? I'm not happy at all.. I'm forced to use this feature for messages. Sometimes I have to sure snap chat because Google messages is not responding. I'm frustrated. Last week I sent messages to my husband and 3 minutes later they disappeared. Like how is that even possible? So much is wrong

What’s new

• Bug fixes and stability improvements.