Samsung Messages is going away. Transferring your conversations to Google Messages is super easy — Here's how

Samsung will stop Samsung Messages from sending and receiving texts in the U.S. starting in July 2026.

Galaxy users are being pushed to Google Messages as the new default SMS app.

Existing chats should transfer automatically after the switch, with minimal setup.

Some messages may seem missing at first while Google Messages re-indexes, but Samsung says there should be no permanent data loss.