In the United States, new Samsung smartphones will no longer come with Samsung Messages installed as standard.
The native app has long been a feature on the South Korean brand’s Galaxy range, but change is coming.
Samsung is fully embracing Google Messages, which has been previously likened to Apple’s iMessage, thanks to greater support for RCS Messages in recent times. The move does not come as a surprise as the basic message app has been moved toward the fringes since the introduction of the S22 in 2022.