Google Messages

Google LLC

About this app

Google Messages is the official Google app for messaging. Google Messages is revolutionising 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 colours or fun selfie GIFs.
• Privacy matters: Rest easy knowing that 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 that 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.

The app is also available on Wear OS. Availability of RCS varies by region and operator, 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

It would be nice if the option is there to manage messages better. So far, 'Mark all as read' is the only option available. Sorting by read/unread, old/recent for e.g. is not available. This app needs a better way to highlight unread messages. At the moment, it's showing me that I have 4 new messages and I can't find them. Strange.

Updated my phone number via PAC code and RCS (digital) messaging wouldn't recognise the change after a week. Stopped the app, restarted the phone, switched to airplane mode and back, still no-longer able to share media or international messages without incurring massive cost. "Uninstalled" (downgraded) the app and re-updated. This successfully forced it to recognise the change, it shouldn't be this difficult.

I really like the ease of use, ability to pin main conversations, delivery confirmations, scheduled deliveries, ability to make groups, etc. Docked a star due to the inability to reply to a specific message sent - I swear we used to have this feature! Also missing the ability to rename a group, you have to delete it which deletes the thread, weird. It's getting there.

What's new

• Bug fixes and stability improvements.