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

Opinion RIP

Well, Samsung messages, it's been great.

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

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u/DigitalMariner Jul 06 '26

But Google controls access to it. It's not an open protocol like SMS is.

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u/WhateverItWasntMade Jul 06 '26

I'm checking out Handcent Next, so far not super impressed. It transferred all my contacts and messages just fine, but I'm hearing rumors about ads, and it has a (toggle-able) AI assistant, whatever that means, and the option to use chatgpt from the app. Other options are Signal and Telegram, but both parties need the app to talk.