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

Messages is trying to do too many things for too many people. get back to basics, functional and reliable 100% of the time without having to clear a cache. update 1: support reached out and said to clear the cache. it's still a slow and buggy app. update 2: the app continues to get worse and worse. realistically unreliable. Pixel 9 Pro XL. lowering score. original review: This is still a slow and buggy app. update 3: I was able to visit the help page on Google's website. no changes that help

Today's update juat killed voice clips. Just says "recording cancelled" as soon as you start one. Please fix it...and maybe quit fixing things that aren't broken. I truly resent Verizon for forcing me to use this app. The difference between this and their text app is immense. I want to send larger videos, record voice clips as long as I want, and it not be random as to what length is allowed. When it works, it's OK...but they need to do better.

this app has 2 BIG FLAWS that I can't get past. I have lots of problems not getting people's texts offline when that was not a problem on my previous texting app. always have to manually switch from SMS to MMS to send texts offline which is just as frustrating. has made communication so much harder than it should be for an app made for communicating with people. despite those 2 HUGE flaws everything else works fine and I have no problems with much else