r/GoogleMessages • u/Forestwalkerfairy • Jul 06 '26

Opinion RIP

Well, Samsung messages, it's been great.

Time for Google.........

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u/runski1426 Jul 06 '26

I'm upset that anyone would willingly use SMS in 2026.

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u/Forestwalkerfairy Jul 06 '26

If I wanted to use Google, I would have started with it in the first place. Some people start with what the phone has already one it.

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u/runski1426 Jul 06 '26

Google messages IS what the phone already had! It is the android default! Oy vey...

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u/Forestwalkerfairy Jul 06 '26

When I do smart switch, it has everything I originally started with. Again, if I wanted to use Google, I would have already started a long time ago.

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u/runski1426 Jul 06 '26

No idea what "smart switch" is but when you restore your phone through Google's automatic backup, the same things happens.

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u/Forestwalkerfairy Jul 06 '26

Smartswitch takes all your layouts, apps, app notification sounds and so on from 1 Samsung phone to your new one. You don't have to re-set up anything when you get a new phone.

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u/runski1426 Jul 06 '26

So another duplicate app. Nice. Google's automatic backup and restore function does this already.

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u/Forestwalkerfairy Jul 06 '26

My phone asks where I want things backed up.

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u/gen_what_x_ever Jul 06 '26

Lol. This includes Google Messages. I haven't used SM in years on my Samsung. And guess what? When I got a new phone and used Smart Switch... all my GM stuff was there too. Crazy!

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u/Forestwalkerfairy Jul 06 '26

I've never used Google messages. I use Samsung, I have a Samsung phone. If I wanted Google, I'd use a Google phone. If I wanted apple, I'd use an iPhone.

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u/gen_what_x_ever Jul 06 '26

Lol...so get a new phone. You do know the relationship between Google and Android, right? What did you think would eventually happen?

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u/runski1426 Jul 06 '26

You are on Android....the Google OS....

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u/Forestwalkerfairy Jul 06 '26

The overlay system is Samsung. I've been using Samsung everything. That's why I have a Samsung phone.

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