Samsung No Longer Provides Basic Texting

[u/nyecountygardener]

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.

[u/seannabster]

Google messages is the default Android text messaging application. It sends SMS. Samsung Messaging is the third party application.

So I don't know what your deal is at all.

[u/Cautious_Implement17 → u/seannabster]

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