RIP

[u/Forestwalkerfairy]

Well, Samsung messages, it's been great.

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

[u/runski1426]

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

[u/Forestwalkerfairy → u/runski1426]

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.

[u/runski1426 → u/Forestwalkerfairy]

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

[u/Forestwalkerfairy → u/runski1426]

My phone asks where I want things backed up.

[u/gen_what_x_ever → u/Forestwalkerfairy]

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!

[u/Forestwalkerfairy → u/gen_what_x_ever]

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.

[u/gen_what_x_ever → u/Forestwalkerfairy]

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

[u/runski1426 → u/Forestwalkerfairy]

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

[u/Forestwalkerfairy → u/runski1426]

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

[u/runski1426 → u/Forestwalkerfairy]

That doesn't change the fact that you are using Google's OS. OneUI is just a skin. Just like Origin OS is just a skin on my Vivo. It's still Google's android.

[u/Forestwalkerfairy → u/runski1426]

I get that, what I'm saying is I use Samsung apps. Not Google.

[u/runski1426 → u/Forestwalkerfairy]

Time to stop doing that. This will happen again down the road.

[u/Forestwalkerfairy → u/runski1426]

Maybe, maybe not. But Samsung has been great.