Messages

Meet Messages is Google’s official app to text (SMS, MMS, and chat (RCS). You can message anyone anywhere, with both the security of texting and richness of chat. Keep in touch with your family and friends, send group messages, and share your favourite pictures, GIFs and emojis.

Chat features (RCS).

You can send and receive messages via Wi-Fi and your data network. You can see what your friends are doing, when they have read it, and share images and videos at high quality.

Design that is simple, intuitive, and comfortable

You can communicate faster with instant notifications, smart replies, and a new design. You can use Messages in low-light conditions with dark mode.

Sharing is easy

You can easily select or take photos and videos right from the app. You can also send audio messages directly to your contacts.

Richer conversations

You can send audio messages, emojis, stickers and your location. Google Pay allows you to send and receive payments.

Powerful search

You can now find more content from your conversations. Tap on the search icon to select a contact and see all your messages history with them. Android(tm), 5.0 Lollipop or higher supports Messages. Wear OS also supports the app