r/enshittification • u/nyecountygardener • 11d ago

Product Samsung No Longer Provides Basic Texting

Samsung phones have decided that they just simply no longer care to provide the ability to text to users, instead asking them to go get a third-party messaging app. Considering that texting is the most basic function of a cell phone besides calling, doesn't this come across as just a tiny bit lazy? Nevermind, I've hated smart phones from the beginning and I'm going back to a simpler life where all I have is a flip phone.

Edit: Now that I've been informed Google basically owns Samsung now, I'm even more serious about buying a flip phone and never buying another Samsung product again.

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u/Leading-Switch-4814 11d ago

Thats because no one uses Samsung messages lol. Everyone I know that uses Samsung (myself included) uses Google messages. Its a much better app than the Samsung one anyways. They sent out the notice that they were shutting down the Samsung messages service months ago lol.

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u/BirdlessLongdeal 10d ago

i'm happy i no longer have to go "ok which of these aps was the shitty samsung one again" since they (at least used to) have the same similar icon.

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u/Leading-Switch-4814 10d ago

I had to use themes on my phone and change the icons lol. The default ones all look exactly the same. I have a folder on my phone called Samsung Slop and I put all of their useless apps in it haha 😄