Google Messages

4.3
12.6M reviews
5B+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Google Messages is the official Google app for messaging over Rich Communication Services (RCS) with fallback to SMS/MMS. Get more done in your messages with one-tap calendar reminders and emoji replies, and keep your conversations secure with spam protection and end-to-end encryption so you can focus on connecting with the people and businesses you care about — no matter what device they use.

Know when friends are typing or when they've read your message, share high-resolution images and videos, easily add people to a group chat, and experience an all-around richer messaging experience.

End-to-end encryption secures your eligible communications, so no one (including Google and third parties) can read or view your messages and attachments except the person you’re messaging.

If a website is suspicious or unsafe, you’ll be warned before clicking any links. You can also block and report potential spammers to help stop unwanted and fraudulent messages.

Share high-resolution videos directly from your Google Photos library.

Keep the conversation going no matter what device you're on. Enjoy RCS chats with friends on your phone, computer, Android tablet, or smart watch with the Messages app.

Access suggested replies, one-tap calendar reminders, link sharing, and more without leaving your message. Reply quicker and get more out of your conversations with smart actions.

Suggested responses, gifs, and emojis make conversations faster and more fun. Reply back to messages with just a tap and keep the conversation going.

App also available on Wear OS
Updated on
Mar 26, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

4.3
12.5M reviews
Jessica Irizarry
March 21, 2024
A while back the app had separate categories for promotions, social and personal. One day it was gone, poof, disappeared. Text is used by lots of companies for communication and to send deals and I realize it is my choice to subscribe to the companies. I can unsubscribe to minimize the amount of text I get but it was really nice to have those texts separate from my personal texts. Now everything is a jumbled mess. It would be really nice to have that option back.
218 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
March 22, 2024
Hi, Jessica. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We're sorry to hear that. We'll pass this along to the team so they can continue iterating on your feedback to make Messages even better. We ask that you submit feedback within the Messages app by clicking the Menu > Help and Feedback > Send Feedback.
Michael
March 21, 2024
Despite the last few updates, the app experience on any Samsung fold device is very bad. As countless others have mentioned, the text shakes up and down and also prevents scrolling up and down in long messages. This problem only exists when the phone is open when the view is on the full larger screen. The clearing of the cache does not work, please release an update for this issue.
28 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
March 21, 2024
Hi, Michael. Can you try to uninstall and reinstall the Messages app itself? Open the Play Store app > search Messages app > Uninstall > Reinstall/Update. If this doesn't help, please visit our Community Forum for any additional assistance: https://goo.gle/2QL888m.
Riley Daniel
March 26, 2024
The app has some layout issues that degrade the quality of the user experience. E.g. I have link previews turned on, and EVERY SINGLE time I send or receive a message containing a link, the chat is interrupted by a banner message: "Link previews are turned on. Learn more or turn off in Settings." I KNOW link previews are turned on. I turned them on myself. I don't need the feature re-explained to me over and over. Apparently I cannot dismiss or disable these popups. Very annoying and obstructive
4 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
March 26, 2024
Hi, Riley. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We're sorry to hear that. We'll pass this along to the team so they can continue iterating on your feedback to make Messages even better. We ask that you submit feedback within the Messages app by clicking the Menu > Help and Feedback > Send Feedback.

What's new

• Bug fixes and stability improvements.