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3 088 155 Ratings Category: Communication Free
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  • Pegi : PEGI 3
  • Publish Date : Nov 12, 2014
  • Update Date : June 26, 2020
  • File Size : Varies with device
  • Version : Varies with device
  • Installs : 1,000,000,000+
  • Op. System : Varies with device
  • Pysical Address : 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View 94043
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  • Updated : 2020.06.29
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Description

Meet Messages, Google's official app for texting (SMS, MMS) and chat (RCS). Message anyone from anywhere with the reliability of texting and the richness of chat. Stay in touch with friends and family, send group texts and share your favourite pictures, GIFs, emoji, stickers, videos and audio messages.
Chat features (RCS)
On supported operators, you can send and receive messages over Wi-Fi or your data network, see when friends are typing or when they have read your message, share images and videos in high quality and more.
Messages is supported on devices running Android™ 5.0 Lollipop and above.
Clean, intuitive and comfortable design
Instant notifications, smart replies and a fresh new design make communicating faster and more fun. With dark mode, you can use Messages comfortably in low-light situations.
Easy sharing
Select or take pictures and videos directly from the app and share easily. You can even send audio messages to your contacts.
Richer conversations
Send audio messages, emoji, stickers or your location. You can also send and receive payments with Google Pay.
Powerful search
Now you can find more of the content shared in your conversations: tap on the search icon and select a specific contact to see your messaging history with them and all the photos, videos, addresses or links that you shared with each other.

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  • Not happy with the new update. By taking away the ability to color code our contacts you took away one of the best features for me. Group texting is also iffy now. These were two of the best features that you used to have. I'm shopping for a better app. I hope you bring back color choice selection for contacts and fix the group texting issue. I might consider coming back.
  • Ok, whose bright idea was it to eliminate the colors option? They should be fired. Being able to set different colors was what I got the app to be able to do. I do a lot of group messaging for work, now it's very much harder to just know who the message is from at a glance. They are a all the same! In my opinion you need to change it back asap or you may as well kids your ratings goodbye.
  • Can we have the ability to pin threads to the top of the conversation list? Some theming options as well would be nice. Customization is extremely lacking. Can we have the ability to make the contact avatars larger? These tiny little avatars in the app just look so weird on a device with a 6 inch + screen.
  • Undo this mistake of an update. I use Google messages extensively and the words to describe the app after this update are all synonymous with bad. No widgets or color coordinated contacts shows how Google is regressing into backwards updates (which is the downfall of Apple). Stay different and undo this update ASAP!!! Maybe release it once it isn't so incomplete.
  • I love this app, but I am not fond of the update. I had color coded all of my contact messages so i would know who is who without looking at the name and now that's gone and i hate double checking to see i clicked the right person. Can we switch it back please? The new update is really not helpful at all
  • I've had this for one week now. I was able to see new text messages highlighted the first few days. Now I can't see new messages. I've also changed fonts at least seven times and still not showing new messages. Any suggestions? Not sure if I changed something in the settings.
  • I've been having issues with this app. I've apparently missed a ton of messages sent from different individuals. This has to be resolved immediately because I rely on it for messages sent from people at my work.
  • I love this app but after I did the update to 8.0 Oreo, my phone started to vibrate (when it was set to loud) when I received messages- even with that option turn off in the settings. The only way to turn it off would be to go to each contact one by one n turn it off and even with that , not all the contacts had the vibration option shown. Can you guys fix this because I really do love this app n I've always used it. Thanks ! :) --oh also can there be an option to vibrate shorter bc I don't like how it's now a long vibrate when texts are received.
  • when I send photos the quality is terrible unlike the original messaging app that is on the LG v20 the pictures I send there are crisp and high quality. On Android messages the photo quality is just very poor. Sad becuase I do like the app
  • One feature that should be added: show all unread texts at the top rather than in chronological order. Right now, old, unread texts are at the bottom
  • No WiFi messaging? Normally in the default messenger for android you can send if you have WiFi enabled but your app told me to turn on cell data.. That's dumb this was a basic sms not an mms.. For this one reason I'm removing the app as I have no signal in my apartment and use WiFi calling and messaging to resolve.
  • No way to stop blinding background Can't change background to something that isn't blinding at night. Might as well shine the flash in my eyes.
  • Love the app, better than others, but found a bug. Great app, havnt had any issues. Found a small bug, on the drop down menu when you can chose to reply from the menu, sometimes it brings up the keyboard in all caps lock. Unsure if it's the keyboard or the app but it gets slightly annoying when you want to reply quick, text a bunch then realize your all in caps and screaming at someone lol. But otherwise this app is great and by far the best I've ever used. 5 stars for sure and if this bug can be fixed well 6 stars if possible
  • UI is just ok, app freezes regularly Needs a material dark theme, or a few basic user customizable options. Sony Xperia Z3v (4.4.4) freezes this app all the time. I expect more from a Google product to be honest. While disgusting to look at, Verizon's Message+ seems to be the most stable SMS app for my device. Textra froze often as well but at least their UI is tops.
  • This app is nice until you try to take a picture with it. It then disables my camera and I have to restart my motorola photon q. very annoying
  • One big issue Great messaging app, very clean and efficient. Works reliably for me. I really like the addition of the reply from notification without opening the app, but I wish it showed the message you are replying to. Also, there seems to be a bug with the notification reply. It almost always triggers caps lock, so I start typing, realize it's all caps, and have to backspace and turn off caps lock. Really annoying.
  • Good app, the colors are horrible Updated: The colors still suck.
  • Please bring back the ability to assign colors to contacts. The colors can stay muted, but it's extremely useful to be able to see who you're messaging at a glance. Also, swipe functions. Right now all we can do is archive. I'd really like to see the option to swipe to delete and swipe for read/unread. I'm sure I'm not the only my one.
  • Fresh new look? There's NOTHING fresh about your new look! You completely took away the fresh look it had with the color choices that used to be available. I ABSOLUTELY HATE your new update just like MANY others. I too liked the ability to color code my contacts. It was very helpful in knowing right away who I'm talking to. HUGE mistake taking that option away! You REALLY need to bring that option back ASAP...or I will be looking for another texting app or just use the one that came with my phone. You REALLY screwed up a good thing...please give us back the color choices.
  • I've always enjoyed the look and feel of this app. And it's even better with the new update. My only complaint/s about the app is a wish that I could easily toggle between receiving mass text or a group mms within the group chat. Currently I have to go into the settings each time I want to change the option. Also I've never been able to send pics in group messaging if the setting is set to mass text.
  • Why did you take away the ability to color code contacts? This was the best feature of the app. Now it's nearly impossible for me to know who is saying what in a group chat. Please reconsider and bring that back. Also, when will you allow us to customize the swipe action? I don't want to archive, I want to delete. Scheduling messages would be a nice bonus.
  • Newest update without different colours for each contact already made problems for me. I was sending messages to wrong people. Now you have to be very careful and read contacts names. And everything looks like it is washed out. At first moment i thought something is wrong with my screen. This app came with phone, but it looks I have to search for alternative.
  • Pros: Nice way to text from your computer. Not happy with update. Although dark mode was added, the color customzation was removed Easy to use, easy to set Up. Synch works well. Cons: Needs more work. Deleting a group of individual messages is laborious. (Samsung handles this great) Not sure why I have to change my optimization settings for chat features. Would like the plus key on the left to include a line for bitmoji. Do not see a way to lock the message. The basic Samsung Messaging App that comes with the Note 8 definitely has this beat except in using it to text from your computer. Looking forward to new features in a future update.
  • Unimpressed by the latest update. Looks boring and no longer customizable. If I wanted a bland look without customization, I would have bought an iPhone. Bring back the ability to customize contact bubble colors! So hard to differentiate between contacts, and especially so in group messages since every contact looks exactly the same! So bummed! Bring back custom contact bubble colors ASAP!
  • I love this app! The interface is great and easy to use! The only thing I wish they'd possibly add in an update, is to be able to select multiple messages at once. As of now, you can't select multiple messages and that's the only thing that bothers me about this app. I'd like to be able to delete multiple messages at once rather than doing one at a time or deleting the entire thread.
  • I miss the color coding tremendously. It helped me identify who was messaging in group messages quicker. Plus, it makes it a nice looking, fun look. Now it's plain and unappealing. Please bring the colors back. And it would also be nice if you gave us a color wheel so we can create our own custom colors.
  • The update makes this app much less enjoyable to use. While I appreciate the dark theme, I very much miss being able to pick a color for each contact. Why does Google always want to copy the IOS UI? I bought an Android and specifically a Google Pixel for a reason. I don't want my messenger app to look like Apple's.
  • I'm super annoyed that color customization (of people and conversations) is gone with this latest version. It's one of the things that I liked best and differentiated this messaging app from others. One of the main reasons people choose Android over IOS is more customization, so why give the Android lovers anything less?! I've used the "More customisation/personalization" point with others to help them when choosing between operating systems. Making an app with less personalization is not the direction Android app developers should go. Please bring back more customization!
  • Why Google hasn't wrapped all of its different apps together into one messaging app is completely beyond me. On their own, they're all great apps, but they really should all be rolled into one freaking app by now. And now 8 months later I add that they still haven't brought the apps together.....kind of pathetic.....
  • I found this app in a quest to resolve an issue. The stock Messaging app on my LG Stylo 3 wouldn't send animated GIFs, and instead would send a single still frame. A few forums online suggested this and I've been enjoying this app immensely for the past week. The ONLY down side is that I updated the app today and lost the ability to assign colors to my friend's text bubbles...but they did add a dark theme so they're forgiven.
  • I hate this stupid app. I'd delete it if it wasn't the native app on my phone. It's extremely limited in what it can do, I suddenly can't do things I could do last week. And customer service is literally nonexistent. What a PoS.
  • I want to like this more than I do. Main gripe is I'm not receiving messages. Friends have told me they've sent me messages that I never received. This was never a problem with my stock app
  • I like the personalization options. But ever since the 8.0 update, notifications have become unreliable. A messaging app is nearly useless to me without functional notifications.
  • Problem fixed as all my old texts were from unknown sender's which is great. The app is a little slow compared to Textra. Needs to speed up the delay in "sending" and then posting the text to the chat.
  • Doesn't work well with Apple users. My friends with iPhones get delayed messages from me and I from them. Sometimes days later. Otherwise I love the app but this issue renders it almost useless. I do not have the issue with the default Samsung app. Hopefully this gets resolved. I've tried various fixes and none work.
  • I can't send photos. They won't compress. I can't receive group texts. I can't receive MMS. This App is worthless. I'm on a brand new LGE and rather than smash it into a million pieces (which I regularly want to do with this buggy POS) I'm going to return it and get an iphone.
  • Just a couple features short of perfect. My only complaint about this app is that the camera/video sending quality is very poor.. this holds true on multiple devices I've tried.
  • Okay, but group messages are very unreliable.. Love the simplicity, but there are some serious problems with MMS and group messaging. Currently, even with the latest version, the app refuses to auto-retrieve MMS messages on Galaxy Note 4. This applies to both group messages and pictures. Switched back to hangouts until these defects are addressed.
  • Like it but.. The screen is not turning on when I receive a message. When I have it on silent, I wouldn't know if someone texted. Please fix it. Other than that, this messaging app is great because of its simple design. Option to change bubble styles would be great too.
  • You can do better... App is clean, fast, and easy to use. However, I'm having issues with my group texts. They don't like to play nice and download, mostly over WIFI. I have a nexus 6. I look forward to your next update. Thank you.
  • I love everything about this app, but now with the new update...... WHY DID YOU GUYS REMOVE THE COLOR CODING FOR CONTACTS?!?!?! THAT'S WHAT MADE YOU GUYS STICK OUT FROM THE REST OF THE MESSAGING APPS! Ugh, only four starts because of that, I love your app but please PLEASE bring back color coding.
  • The app works fine, but I liked color coding my contacts. This was especially handy in group messaging so I knew who was talking right away. Plus it helped me commit things to memory. Peoples' colors are all changed in the contact app as well :( Can we have the regular colors back? I would rate the app higher.
  • I hate the new update. This was the best message app until you changed the colour scheme. I loved being able to customize the colours of my different conversations, it was a great way to quickly identify different contacts. Now everything looks the same and you took away the ability to change it. If you wanted a "clean new" ripoff of another app, why didn't you add that as an option, and leave the old system as an option for the clearly tons of people like myself that preferred it? I will be looking for a new app unless there is another update with the option to go back to how it was.
  • What the hell Google? Why must you constantly change good things. STOP. It will be the downfall of you. Absolutely hate the new look and color palette, but then you took it a step further and removed the functionality of color coordination. I don't know who over at Google HQ needed to validate their existence by pushing these changes but stop, if we wanted iPhone we would by an iPhone.
  • Updated 9-6-18: the most recent update to this app too away some of the features that I actually loved. -Feb 2017:This came standard with my new phone. I can't lock individual messages within a conversation and my profile picture doesn't show up next to my message. Sometimes I want to keep important messages within a conversation and delete the rest but in this app I would have to spend time deleting individual messages within a conversation or delete the whole conversation. Can this be an added feature? I'll change my rating if you can.
  • This app was my go to for messages because I liked that you could choose which color bubbles you wanted - my app updated over night... I hate the new look. When you have something good... Don't mess with it... Bring back the ability to personalize the convos... No point in using a different app for messages if it offers almost the same thing as the one that comes with your device. Previously... Would have been 5 stars.
  • App was easily 5/5 stars until the last update. Can no longer color code conversations which is a deal breaker. Dark theme sucks. Going to wait 1 week for them to bring back color coded convos then uninstall. Note: I have been using this app for over 4 years across several devices
  • I downloaded this app to replace my Samsung messaging app, which removed the ability to use custom text sounds. however, I might switch back at this rate because Google decided to take away more customization features in favor of... looking more like iPhone, I guess? the reason why I have an android is because of customization. why should I keep using these phones if they're just going to mimic iPhone more and more? really disappointed in Google lately.
  • I don't like the recent update made particularly the contacts' color coding, color's texture like a kid's and removed the color selector. I also don't like my sent messages' balloon's color, it would be much better if it's something around color Gray when it's in Dark Mode instead of Blue. It also has a bug that affects my phone's fonts, keyboard's, and notification bar's, and app icons sizes to a bigger size than it was before this update even though it was set to "Small." I like the Dark Theme, though; it's good. It would be much better if we can have the previous version's color coding and selector
  • Well I was happy with the message app. The new update made all my contacts colors go away. Why would you do that? Now it all my contacts colors are the same, and I enjoyed having everyone I talk to being different colors, because it made it more fun and easier. Less likely to send the message to the wrong person, because I would see their text bubbles in different colors. Ruined the app with the update. Have to find a new app now, unless you could please fix it back
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