topic Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed in Galaxy S25

Samsung Messages: Registration failed

Alexs1993 — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:54:13 GMT

So I have an unlocked S25 Ultra on Verizon. I heard Samsung Messages came back with RCS features on Verizon and T-Mobile. We'll I downloaded the app and I get an error that says "Registration Failed" im not sure why. I was prompted to activated RCS.

Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

GaryB82 — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:04:10 GMT

Only thing I can think to try is turn off wifi and see if it will register on Cell signal

Re: Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

Alexs1993 — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:32:45 GMT

I tried that and it's not working. Bummer, I always preferred Samsung messages over Google messages.

Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

GaryB82 — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:44:35 GMT

Try clearing the cache and data of the app and try again normally when i got that message I didn't have good enough signal

Re: Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

Alexs1993 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:06:58 GMT

I did that and the error still persists

Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

RobXbalboa — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:27:21 GMT

If you were using Google messages at all. Open back up Google messages ,make default, and turn OFF RCS.
Next open Samsung messages and make default then turn on chat features .
Next disable Google messages or uninstall.

Re: Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

Alexs1993 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 01:29:47 GMT

I tried that, but I'm unable to tap on chat features because it's grayed out

Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

SamsungMod — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:51:15 GMT

Hello Alexs1993, Welcome to the Community. We understand the disappointment of not being able to use Samsung Messages.

It appears Verizon does not support the Samsung Messages app. Take a look at the solution here: https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Samsung-Apps-and-Services/Verizon-no-longer-supports-RCS-in-Samsung-Messages/m-p/3072743

Other Members state they were notified by Verizon that Support ended in January 2025 for the app.

Re: Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

Alexs1993 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:28:09 GMT

I don't think that's entirely true. I did get it to work for about 2 hours when I noticed my messages weren't migrating over. So I deleted the app and re-downloaded the app and then this happened

Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

userzfarEIfFdy — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:58:36 GMT

I got a new galaxy s25 about 3 weeks ago and rcs worked on samsung messages. I uninstalled samsung messages and reinstalled and now it always failed to register. Read on the internet need to wait 8 days to register again but it has not worked

Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

Sim1AL — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:36:41 GMT

So this is what I did: Turned off wifi. Turned off rcs in Google messages. In Samsung messages, chat feature will be grayed out. Turn on wifi again now. Go back into samsung messages and the chat feature will no longer be grayed out and you can register

Re: Samsung Messages: Registration failed

CookCanSee — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 01:30:34 GMT

NOPE