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Samsung to Shut Down Samsung Messages App in July, Directs Users to Google Messages

Sourced from 5 publications

  • •Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July, per an end-of-service notice on Samsung's U.S. support website.
  • •Owners of Samsung smartphones and other gadgets are being asked to switch to Google Messages to continue texting.
  • •Samsung has not publicly explained the reasoning behind the shutdown or detailed how message history migration will work.
  • •Google Messages has already served as the default texting app on many recent Samsung devices.

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