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'm having the same issues as other have stated with google messages not working properly. blank screens, pictures won't attached. it's terrible. i will uninstall and reinstall, but I also absolutely hate the new way of attaching pictures. Much more difficult to use, labor intensive, the pictures sometimes scroll by super fast, sometimes you can't get to all of them. Please put it back to the way it was. It's super frustrating

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse... Want to send a picture/video through text? Well the new update just made it harder! The camera (which the features are glitchy af mind you) now takes up the majority of the screen instead of recent photos. No one is taking pictures from the app, guys. We're sending them from our gallery. I'll be keeping the review and side-loading the previous version until this is fixed, so probably never. Not like Google cares.

Zero stars if I could. This app was great up until a few days ago. Now I get no notification sounds on texts. All are silent even though I have notifications turned on in my phone settings and in the app itself. I missed an emergency text from my daughter who didn't feel safe and couldn't call me. Scary situation for myself and her. Now, I have to go through each text and put the notification to alerts. I would think having the notifications on would be automatic, but not with Google.