Messages

Simple, helpful messaging by Google

by Google LLC

100+

Million

Downloads

5.0+

Android version

2/21/19

Last updated

2014

November

App age

33.8 MB

App size

Everyone

Content rating

FREE

Price

Google Play Rating history and histogram

656016

205710

99031

44881

85053

Changelog

Feb 21, 2019 Update Version 4.0.054 (dragon_RC17_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Dec 14, 2018 Update Version 3.9.039 (Chimera_RC20_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Dec 4, 2018 Update Version 3.8.043 (basilisk_RC21_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Nov 20, 2018 Update Version 3.8.042 (basilisk_RC20_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Oct 25, 2018 Update Version 3.7.052 (axebeak_RC27_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Oct 19, 2018 Update Version 3.7.049 (axebeak_RC24_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Sep 28, 2018 Update Version 3.6.046 (NoseFlute_RC25_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Aug 28, 2018 Update Version 3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Aug 7, 2018 Update Version 3.4.048 (Yehu_RC26_xhdpi.x86.phone)
Jul 18, 2018 Update Version 3.4.043 (Yehu_RC21_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Jun 20, 2018 Update Version 3.3.044 (Xylophone_RC23_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
May 15, 2018 Update Version 3.2.042 (Whistle_RC29_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Mar 28, 2018 Update Version 3.0.040 (Ukulele_RC30_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Mar 26, 2018 Update Version 3.0.039 (Ukulele_RC29_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Mar 21, 2018 Update Version 3.0.038 (Ukulele_RC28_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Mar 12, 2018 Update Version 3.0.037 (Ukulele_RC27_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Mar 5, 2018 Update Version 2.9.052 (Tuba_RC12_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Feb 20, 2018 Update Version 2.9.051 (Tuba_RC11_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Jan 2, 2018 Update Version 2.8.040 (Sarangi_RC23_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Nov 27, 2017 Update Version 2.7.030 (Ramwong_RC19_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Oct 22, 2017 Installs 100,000,000+ installs
Oct 5, 2017 Update Version 2.5.212 (Piccolo_RC25_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Sep 28, 2017 Update Version 2.5.211 (Piccolo_RC24_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Aug 30, 2017 Update Version 2.4.036 (Ocarina_RC32_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Aug 23, 2017 Update Version 2.4.035 (Ocarina_RC31_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Aug 2, 2017 Update Version 2.3.270 (Naqara_Release_RC17_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Jul 25, 2017 Update Version 2.3.269 (Naqara_Release_RC16_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone)
Jun 16, 2017 Update Version 2.2.076 (4091682-36.phone)
May 18, 2017 Update Version 2.2.075 (4023518-36.phone)
May 1, 2017 Update Version 2.2.068 (3961439-36.phone)
Apr 13, 2017 Update Version 2.1.167 (3887065-36.phone)
Mar 3, 2017 Update Version 2.1.163 (3777671-36.phone)
Feb 21, 2017 Update Version 2.1.161 (3748220-36.phone)
Jan 23, 2017 Update Version 2.0.770 (3645109-36.phone)
Jan 16, 2017 Installs 50,000,000+ installs
Dec 5, 2016 Update Version 2.0.768 (3544822-36.phone)
Oct 26, 2016 Update Version 2.0.069 (3402275-36.phone)
Aug 29, 2016 Update Version 1.9.036 (3206093-36.phone)
Jul 28, 2016 Update Version 1.9.035 (3044156-36.phone)
May 23, 2016 Update Version 1.8.268 (2875715-36.phone)
May 21, 2016 Update Version 1.8.035 (2737319-36.phone)
May 16, 2016 Update Version 1.8.267 (2856788-36.phone)
Apr 7, 2016 Update Version 1.8.035 (2737319-36.phone)
Apr 2, 2016 Update Version 1.8.034 (2730511-36.phone)
Feb 25, 2016 Update Version 1.7.050 (2625181-36.phone)
Feb 6, 2016 Update Version 1.7.049 (2550558-36.phone)
Nov 10, 2015 Update Version 1.6.043 (2395722-36.phone)
Oct 16, 2015 Installs 10,000,000+ installs
Oct 3, 2015 Update Version 1.5.037 (2294727-36)
Aug 18, 2015 Update Version 1.4.050 (2168773-36)

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Developer information

Google LLC

[email protected]

Website

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View 94043

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Description

Meet Messages, Google's official app for texting (SMS, MMS) and chat (RCS). Message anyone from anywhere with the reliability of texting and the richness of chat. Stay in touch with friends and family, send group texts, and share your favorite pictures, GIFs, emoji, stickers, videos and audio messages.
Clean, intuitive, and comfortable design
Instant notifications, smart replies and a fresh new design make communicating faster and more fun. With dark mode, you can use Messages comfortably in low-light situations.
Easy sharing
Select or take pictures and videos directly from the app and share easily. You can even send audio messages to your contacts.
Richer conversations
Send audio messages, emoji, stickers, or your location. You can also send and receive payments with Google Pay.
Powerful search
Now you can find more of the content shared in your conversations: tap on the search icon and select a specific contact to see your messaging history with them and all the photos, videos, addresses or links you shared with each other.
Chat features (RCS)
On supported carriers, you can send and receive messages over Wi-Fi or your data network, see when friends are typing or when they have read your message, share images and videos in high quality, and more.
Messages is supported on devices running Android™ 5.0 Lollipop and above.

Recent changes:
• You can now share calendar file formats.

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Google Play Rankings

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
24	United States	Communication	Top Free
20	Japan	Communication	Top Free
31	Canada	Communication	Top Free
34	France	Communication	Top Free
370	United States	Applications	Top Free
29	Poland	Communication	Top Free
31	Portugal	Communication	Top Free
32	Norway	Communication	Top Free
36	Denmark	Communication	Top Free
37	Australia	Communication	Top Free

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Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your personal information

read your contacts, read your own contact card, modify your contacts

Services that cost you money

directly call phone numbers, send SMS messages

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Your messages

read your text messages (SMS or MMS), receive text messages (MMS), receive text messages (SMS), receive text messages (WAP), edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)

Network communication

view network connections, download files without notification, full network access, receive data from Internet

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Hardware controls

take pictures and videos, record audio, control vibration

System tools

change network connectivity, measure app storage space, run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE, android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT, com.cequint.ecid.CALLER_ID_EXTERNAL_LOOKUP_SMS, com.google.android.ims.LOG_ACCESS, com.google.android.ims.providers.ACCESS_DATA, com.google.android.setupwizard.READ_DEVICE_ORIGIN, com.google.android.setupwizard.READ_DEVICE_ORIGIN_FIRST_PARTY, com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE, com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE, com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE, com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE