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

Why does it say in the description that you can customize the bubbles, and when you ask AI it says the same thing, but there is nowhere you can customize now. It is all bland and colorless. I'm going to change to another app until Google messages puts the customization in there like they claim to have. For those of us that have poor eyesight, it's hard to tell in the chat conversation who's who without different colors. It's all just white and very light gray. That is unacceptable.

After the most recent update, when I try to send an invite from my Google calendar to someone via Google Messenger instead of pulling up the text box with the date info populated in the text, it just opens the messaging app. No way to send an invite like I was able to do yesterday. STOP sending out updates to your apps that don't work or take away functionality to the apps! Google Calendar update was today too! Unfortunately there's no way to undo an update anymore. Unacceptable!

it's not terrible, but I do miss Samsung's Messaging app. this one can't be customized, so when I change themes for the holidays, it just stays the same (boring!!) & I've noticed a lot of times, the keyboard will be covering my text box, so I can't see what I'm writing. from a functionality standpoint, it gets the job done, but it could be so much more fun!! I'd love to go back to personalized notification tones & themed backdrops

What’s new

• Bug fixes and stability improvements.