Google Messages

4.3
13.4M reviews
5B+
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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
Jul 2, 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
13.3M reviews
Wayne W
July 3, 2024
What's currently missing from the app is the ability to see when a past message arrived. For example, if I miss a text notification from someone and they later text me again asking "where are you? I've been trying to get a hold of you" there's no way for me to see when I missed the previous messages. It's simple, display a durable timestamp for each message that arrives.
74 people found this review helpful
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J
July 4, 2024
There are some features I like in message. Like the photos have the date included in image name, when you save them. And It's cool that when sending emojis separately, they are animated. Don't like that you can't put family & friends separate from business texts. The font in your list of text accounts can't be customized. You can't see a separate list of all the photos that have been sent in "all" texts. When you want to attach a photo the camera shows parts of you, while you select a photo.
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Google LLC
June 7, 2024
Hi there. Based on your rating, it seems like we have room for improvement! Please submit feedback by tapping the three dot menu in the top right corner - Help & Feedback - Send Feedback. We love to hear from our passionate users on how to improve the Messages experience.
Monte Ward
July 2, 2024
Overall this app does what it claims. I have one overriding problem that makes it so painful to use. When composing a message the text box margins are so narrow that I can enter only 4 characters before a line break. The box itself extends across the screen, but the action icons at the bottom seem to limit how far to the right characters can be entered. This makes no sense and results in constant scrolling and rechecking for characters that have left the field of view.
39 people found this review helpful
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Google LLC
July 2, 2024
Hi, Monte. 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.