Samsung is shutting down its texting app for U.S. customers

# Samsung Is Shutting Down Its Texting App—Here's What You Need to Know Samsung is ending its texting app for U.S. customers in July, which means anyone using a Samsung phone will need to switch to Google Messages instead. The good news is that Google Messages actually offers some benefits, like better photo quality when texting iPhone users and AI-powered features that can suggest replies and generate images within conversations. If you have an older Samsung phone running Android 11 or earlier, you won't be affected by this change.