Notably, you can install Google Messages on just about any Android phone including Samsung devices from the Play Store but Samsung Messages is only available for Samsung devices. Meanwhile, Samsung continues to reject this and still uses its own messaging app, also called Messages - Samsung Messages, as the default messaging app on Samsung smartphones across all price categories. The giant, however, did manage to convince many companies to use Messages as the default app on their “ Tier 1” phones.

Google has tried to pursue manufacturers to use Messages as their default since at least 2017, but given the fragmentation in the Android ecosystem, it has remained distant from its dream. That may be why Google has been trying to chart the same course by prioritizing its own apps, instead of those provided by manufacturers. Ironically, instead of losing consumers to this negativity, Apple has gained more users who also want the exclusive experience. Differences between Google Messages and Samsung MessagesĪndroid’s openness is quite the opposite of iOS, where Apple not only forbids users from changing default apps but also uses tactics to help iOS users feel superior to those with Android devices.

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