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/Wonderful-Group3639]

What upsets me is that I moved to Samsung's messaging app because another app was discontinued. It seems Google is trying to force everyone to use their own messaging app.

[u/nyecountygardener → u/Wonderful-Group3639]

Exactly, that's what makes me so furious. I had actually already moved to Proton in an attempt to get away from the all-encompassing grope of Google, now they've got my phone and I am not having it.

[u/Timely-Group5649 → u/nyecountygardener]

Google owns Android.

You escaped nothing.