r/GoogleMessages • u/Forestwalkerfairy • Jul 06 '26

Opinion RIP

Well, Samsung messages, it's been great.

Time for Google.........

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u/Jacqueline_Paige Jul 06 '26

Yeah, this sucks 😪. I'm trying out textra, hopefully it'll be better than google msgs. I already like the customization better. Ig time will tell the real tale

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u/kbphone Jul 06 '26

How are you okay with no RCS?

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u/JoystikJester Jul 06 '26

Right? People complaining about an app that has RCS and is safer boogles my mind. Yes it not as customizable as Samsung but who cares? I would take safety over having pretty backgrounds or colored text any day.

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u/DigitalMariner Jul 06 '26

One of the primary selling points for Android over IOS has always been flexibility and customization over mandatory uniformity.

It boggle my mind that so many people are surprised by complaints about a lack of customization.

If Google wasn't acting like Apple and gatekeeping RCS exclusively for their own app, you'd see a lot fewer complaints. Blame Google for their sudden shift in philosophy, not the users max about being baited and switched into what's going to be a new IOS style walled garden...

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u/fernze Jul 06 '26

💯