Samsung Messages was deleted from my phone.

[Buddy25]

I had Google Messages and Samsung Messages both installed on my S23, and now Samsung Messages is not there anymore. I cannot download it anywhere at the Samsung app store. I thought for One UI 8 they were going to update it.

[Mogay]

i already using with Google Message since One UI 2.0

[Ktackett1]

That could be a big problem if you're a watch user. Messaging from the watch won't work properly if Samsung messages is deleted from the phone. When I had Samsung messages disabled and tried to use voice commands on watch to send a message it would not work

[Ktackett1]

It would only work from Google messages app on my watch if I did it directly, but it broke voice commands and a couple other options that I can't remember at the moment

[realaud]

Samsung Messages is only included on the S25.  They did put a legacy (non RCS) version in the Galaxy store, but it is only available for compatible models.  You won't see it if your model is not compatible. I believe they still intend to let the app die, so you may as well get used to Google Messages.  If you have a watch, Google Messages is installed as a companion app on the watch.  Change your Wear app settings to not allow messages to the watch from Samsung Messages and allow them from Google Messages.

[meself]

Starting with s24 series samsung messages wasn't installed by default it is avaliable in the galaxy store

[kiyahj81]

Only T-Mobile users can still use it apparently. I'm with Verizon and they told us we had to migrate to Google Messages. Although weirdly it was pre-installed on my unlocked s24+.