Samsung going all in on Google Messages in US, stops pre-installing Samsung Messages on Galaxy phones
Samsung going all in on Google Messages in US, stops pre-installing Samsung Messages on Galaxy phones
After slowly phasing the app out in some regions, Samsung has announced that it will no longer pre-install Samsung Messages...
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The end is coming. Soon you will need Google messages or Apple imessages. You will use proprietary messaging applications and like it
We need more competition not less
12 0 ReplyWeirdly enough, messages seem to be the only thing I see the general public being ok with diversifying.
Everyone I know uses different messaging apps, I have active conversations in signal, telegram, Whatsapp, messages(SMS), messages(RCS), discord, and matrix.
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Still not buying a Samsung.
2 1 Replysure would be nice if I could use my Google Voice number on it
7 1 ReplyOr at least feature parity in the separate app
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They can keep both those shitty apps. I'll be sticking with Textra.
Couldn't give one solitary fuck about RCS.
3 1 Replyif RCS got open sourced it would be nice. might be misremembering but I think apple is working on that?
either way, it would be a nice upgrade from SMS, and unlike apps like signal, everyone would already have it
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