No More Samsung Messages?

[Brenden124]

Why is samsung messages saying this

[Oxford]

Because it's being discontinued on July 6th 2026. So, if you still want to use a messaging app, you need to use Google messages, or another messaging app.

[Brenden124]

Why are they doing this i love samsung messages.

[CEParsons]

In 2024, Samsung issued an official statement:

"Even if messaging apps follow the RCS standard, the availability may be limited depending on which app the other party uses. That’s why we decided to make Google Messages the common messaging platform, allowing Galaxy users to communicate more freely. This also enables a messaging app to respond to changes of the RCS standard more quickly and efficiently."

This transition was announced 2 years ago and is now being enforced

[Brenden124]

But I have rcs on my samsung messages on my S22 Ultra and it works with Google messages and iphone users

[CEParsons]

RCS in Samsung Messages is carrier dependant and is not universally available to all users. For example, RCS has never been available to me in Samsung Messages on any of my devices because my carrier does not support it.

[Brenden124]

Thats weird cause I hav U.S. Cellular and it has rcs

[CEParsons]

US Cellular is one of the few carriers that retains some legacy RCS infrastructure

My carrier is Cricket which requires Google Messages for RCS.

[Brenden124]

I just switched to Verizon from U.S. Cellular cause T mobile is ruining U.S. Cellular service and I installed Samsung messages through apk for the S26 Ultra and it keeps saying registration failed but that makes sense now

[Grammy2012]

Not a fan of Google messenger