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Samsung Messages to Shut Down July 6, Pushing Users to Google Messages
Samsung Messages will cease operation on July 6, 2026, as the company transitions users to Google Messages. The move follows an earlier announcement and aligns with Samsung's adoption of RCS standards. Users must switch to Google Messages to continue texting.
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This marks a quiet end to Samsung's proprietary messaging app, but the real story is how Google's RCS push is consolidating Android messaging under its own platform.
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