Google Messages

4.5
31.3M reviews
5B+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Google Messages is the official Google app for messaging. Google Messages is revolutionizing how a billion users connect and is powered by Rich Communication Services (RCS), the industry standard for texting that replaces SMS and MMS. With RCS, you can share high resolution photos and videos, enjoy dynamic group chats, and seamlessly connect with other RCS users including your iPhone friends.

• Rich Communication: Share high-quality photos and videos, see when friends are typing, and enjoy dynamic group chats that now seamlessly include your iPhone friends.
• Personal Touch: Make conversations uniquely yours with features like custom chat bubble colors or fun selfie gifs.
• Privacy Matters: Rest easy knowing your personal chats are protected with end-to-end encryption between Google Messages users, so no one (including Google and third parties) can read or view your messages and attachments except the person you’re messaging. Plus, enjoy advanced spam protection.
• AI-Powered Messaging: Craft the perfect message with Magic Compose suggestions and our latest AI features.
• Seamless Across Devices: Start a chat on your phone and continue it effortlessly on your tablet or computer. The app is also available on Wear OS.

Google Messages is more than just messaging; it's a richer, safer, and more expressive way to connect.

App is also available on Wear OS. Availability of RCS varies by region and carrier and a data plan may be required. Availability of features varies by market and device and sign up for beta testing may be required.
Updated on
Jul 23, 2025

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.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info, and Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Location, Personal info and 8 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
31M reviews
Xavier Jeans
July 20, 2025
The app keeps crashing on my Xperia 1 VI, there is a permanent "2" notification dot icon stuck on the app since blocking a number over a year ago on a separate android device. The app is great, when it works. The crashing is horrible, every now and then I go to send a text and the whole app crashes. the notification dot is immensely irritating. I've tried various fixes including clearing cache and storage, even getting a new phone, nothing works. The crashing is a new issue, within last month.
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Google LLC
July 20, 2025
Hi, Xavier. Can you try to uninstall and reinstall the Messages app itself? Open the Play Store app > search Messages app > Uninstall > Reinstall/Update.
Nicole
July 18, 2025
while I have use this as my main to messaging app, I do have issues from time to time. like it will switch to a RCS? format and not send texts, essentially locking the message. also I will have sent a message or have been sent one, and it does not go through. this happens very often. but it came with the phone and I didn't have to download anything else, so eh.
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Private Information
July 18, 2025
Google has updated the image attachment UI to be a buggy, unreliable, slower, and generally harder to use system of menus and swiping that has been infuriating me every day. I have to force close messages and re-open to attach images about 1/5 tries now. It's just embarassing. The UX people should be fired and replaced by chatbots of higher competency. Updating my review from 2 -> 1. After a reinstall and a month, the image attachment gallery still bounces in the middle of the screen. Shameful.
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Google LLC
June 24, 2025
Hi there. Can you try to uninstall and reinstall the Messages app itself? Open the Play Store app > search Messages app > Uninstall > Reinstall/Update.