April 6 (UPI) -- Samsung said on Monday that it will discontinue its messages app and told users to upgrade to Google Messages as their default method for sending texts.
The move is being billed as an upgrade, as Google Messages includes spam and scam filters, RCS-enabled messaging, artificial intelligence features because the app is integrated with Google's Gemini, and the ability to continue chats across multiple devices without interruption.
The Samsung Messages app will not be available to download and will stop functioning in July, Samsung said in an end-of-service announcement.
Samsung Messages was the pre-installed, default texting app on all the company's smartphones until 2021, CNET reported.
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