Which Messaging App Is Better, Google Messages or Samsung Messages?

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 You may have noticed if you possess a Samsung device that it came with two messaging apps already installed: Samsung Messages and Google Messages. Mid-range and inexpensive Samsung phones choose the latter instead of the former, which is the default setting on flagship Samsung phones.

Although both programmes serve the same purpose, they differ in a number of ways. Which is better, then? What are the variations? What difference does it make what app you use, anyway? Let's investigate.

User Experience

Although Dark Mode is supported by both applications, Samsung Messages does so much better than Google Messages. The former app turns completely black when Dark Mode is enabled (enabling you to take advantage of AMOLED displays), whereas the latter just changes to a grey background while keeping the Material You style.

For simpler one-handed control, Samsung Messages arranges chats from the bottom half of the screen when it first launches (the same design layout found on the Quick Settings panel and other parts of One UI). You can see how many unread mails you have in the top half.

Conversations are arranged generally starting at the top in Google Messages. The top portion of the screen on Samsung devices, however, is obliged to replicate the One UI reachability design and simply says "Messages." To order them from the top, swipe up on both applications.

While Google Messages simply bolds them to make them stand out against read messages and places a small dot on the side, Samsung Messages displays a small symbol next to unread chats along with the quantity of new messages. The latter displays simply one line of preview text whereas the former displays two. While the latter has a search bar, the former has a search icon.

Conversations in Google Messages are divided into four groups: Personal, Transactions, OTPs, and Offers. Samsung Messages allows you to manually define categories and displays offers, transactions, and upcoming events under its Useful Cards category in a more glanceable layout.

The Contacts tab in Samsung Messages makes it simple to locate and text your favourite people. When you hit the search bar at the top of Google Messages, suggested contacts are displayed. Swiping is used on the latter to swiftly archive conversations, whereas it is not available on the former.

App Features

Both apps let you pin conversations to the top, although only one or two can be pinned at a time in Google Messages and up to 20 in Samsung Messages. Additionally, both apps feature group SMS with up to 20 recipients and let users star messages.

If you wish to use Google Messages on your laptop or desktop computer, cross-platform sync is considerably better; to use Google Messages for web, open the app, hit the hamburger menu, and tap Device pairing. Next, on your laptop or PC, visit messages.google.com/web and scan the QR code.

You must have a Microsoft account and use its Link to Windows service to connect your Galaxy smartphone to your Windows computer in order to get the same effect for Samsung Messages. In essence, you have to bother hopping through hoops, thus it is not advised.

You may also set Google Messages to automatically erase OTP messages after 24 hours, preventing clutter in your inbox after you've finished using them. Although it lacks this specific feature, Samsung Messages does let you delete older messages once you've sent or received 1000 texts, 100 multimedia messages, or 5000 chats.

Both apps offer floating chat bubbles, the ability to send read receipts, copy codes from the notification panel, and configure custom notification sounds. By pinching out or in from the screen, you may also change the font size.

Only Samsung Messages, however, enables you to select a unique background for each session, add a message to the Reminder app, and choose a moniker that other users who aren't in your contacts will see when you speak.

However, you can configure iPhone reactions in Google Messages such that they display as emojis rather than text messages. This is one of Google Messages' newest features.

Message Supports

The only messaging programme that lets you pick a different background for every conversation, add a message to the Reminder app, and select a username that people who aren't in your contacts can see when you speak is Samsung Messages.

However, you can set up Google Messages so that iPhone reactions appear as emojis rather than text messages. One of the newest features of Google Messages is this.

Only Google Communications allows you to send documents (limited to 307KB) and designate an urgent status for your messages. However, you can transmit calendar events via text or as a VCS file with Samsung Messages, and you can also send short messages like "What's up?" and "How are things going?" or "Sorry, I missed your call."

There are a few more features in Google Messages that make it a more appealing choice. There are a few helpful tools that provide in-conversation ideas depending on the context of your messages under the Suggestions tab.

To facilitate speedier communication, features like Smart Reply and Suggested Actions can help you rapidly arrange events, share your location, attach recent images, or send GIFs.

To make sure you don't forget to respond to messages that "may need a reply or follow up," you can use Nudges to elevate messages that "may need a reply or follow up" to the top of the list of discussions. Additionally, within the app, Assistant suggestions can help you rapidly search for weather information, nearby dining establishments, movie theatres, and more.

All Android phones should come with Google Messages as the default app.

Although Samsung Messages may have a few distinctive features, Google Messages remains the undisputed winner despite the fact that both are good apps. In addition to its advantages, it is also simpler to create as a universal communications solution.

It is unpleasant and unnecessary that messaging apps are so confusing. Users shouldn't have to concern themselves with varying message methods and conflicting feature sets. So here's our quick opinion: All Android phones should come with Google Messages as the default messaging app.

This is not a problem if you have a stock Android phone because there is no bloatware. However, the majority of Android manufacturers pre-install their own messaging app on their products, and the majority of users often utilise the phone's default messaging app, which just adds to the confusion.