Samsung Messages has shut down for US users, but here is how you can continue using it temporarily with this workaround.

The Samsung Messages app will stop working on most Galaxy phones this month.

In April, Samsung announced that it would close its messaging app on Galaxy devices in July. Here’s what it means.

Time Is Running Out to Save Your Samsung Messages ...

Samsung is ending its messaging app, requiring most users to switch to Google Messages to keep texting on their devices. The Samsung Messages app will be discontinued in July 2026, the tech giant ...

Open Google Messages → profile icon → Messages settings → RCS chats → turn off “RCS chats.” Wait a full 5 minutes (not 30 seconds — the deregistration needs time to propagate to Google’s servers).

It looks like Google Messages is finally fixing one of its most baffling ommissions by allowing users to forward multiple messages at a time.