Samsung Messages is trying to force me to switch to Google Messages

[SuperOvni]

 Why is Samsung messaging trying to send me to Google Messages?

 The first thing I don't like about Google Messages is that it doesn't have trash like Samsung and if it does, where is it, could someone help?

Thanks!!!

[SenseiKayJayy]

I disabled the google messages in the app info menu. Im not a fan of the app. It's just not my style. Samsung has the potential to make some of their creations 10x better than ever. Idky, they are trying to go with google. Personally, it's cool to use their messages, but like samsung messages, it has so much potential to be better than that and imessages. I disable mines. I see that you can also uninstall the app on google play store.

[Ner2020]

I disabled it, too. In the USA, they are sending a request to switch a few times a day. I read it is only in here for now

[SenseiKayJayy]

You can uninstall it if you want. I did it for my 24 ultra 🤷🏾:male_sign:

[Ner2020]

No unistall option

[SenseiKayJayy]

Go to the playstore and try to uninstall it from there

[L2S_SAM_Eng]

Just remember, Samsung's One UI is a skin built on Android which is owned and developed by Google. Samsungs half baked message application (which is RCS enabled) is a fork of Google messages which has more features anyway.

[Ner2020]

Correct, my hope is they stay match they can be far from google and what they are doing. They just changed the watches from tizen to android. Imagine if they do the same with samsung tv's

[SmileyR]

Not sure how you get more features you can't even make your own background or change fonts color on goggle messages

[RichardBernardHolden]

RCS is more secure than the old SMS texting system, i already use Google Messages by default and don't mind it much as its pretty easy and simple to use, also, you do realize that iPhone has switched to RCS right? It'd be kinda pointless to switch if you so choose to

[usermzeJaY3BsM]

Why would Samsung do this to us?  Short answer: so that Samsung does not have to create their own operating system, that would support only a few apps at the time of launch and ultimately hurt their sales, and their standing as the #1 seller of Android phones.

Long Answer: Google owns Anroid, and is free to make whatever stipulations they want to any company who wants to have Android on their devices.  They recently rolled out an ad campaign that stated that Apple and Android can now communicate with each other.  Samsung messages does NOT play well with Apple, because Apple looked at the industry standard for text messaging, and made the irresponsible decision to prevent family members on different devices not able to communicate properly by choosing to go against the industry standard.  TO keep that add correct, as it only mentions Android, not specifically Google Pixels, they dictated this change to all of their device creator partners, including, but not limited to, Samsung.  They dictated other changes as well, most of which can be found here as complaint posts about how Samsung did them wrong.

If Samsung wants an Operating System that has a library of apps comparable to Apple's, then they have to use what is already on the table, Android.  If they decided to change to a different OS, they would have to develop it in secret, and get app developers on board that are okay with not releasing their software until Samsun has enough app support to actually compete with BOTH Apple and Google, or they will be driven out of the market.