Messages

Simple, helpful messaging by Google

by Google LLC

Billion

Downloads

5.0+

Android version

6/13/22

Last updated

2014

November

App age

76.0 MB

App size

Everyone

Content rating

FREE

Price

Google Play Rating history and histogram

5287936

1005900

487530

309052

879823

Changelog

Jun 13, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220601_00_RC01.phone_dynamic
Jun 6, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220524_00_RC02.phone_dynamic
May 31, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220524_00_RC01.phone_dynamic
May 24, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220517_00_RC02.phone_dynamic
May 24, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220510_00_RC02.phone_dynamic
May 17, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220503_01_RC02.phone_dynamic
May 9, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220503_01_RC01.phone_dynamic
Apr 26, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220419_01_RC01.phone_dynamic
Apr 19, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220411_04_RC03.phone_dynamic
Apr 18, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220329_00_RC03.phone_dynamic
Apr 4, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220321_01_RC02.phone_dynamic
Mar 28, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220309_01_RC02.phone_dynamic
Mar 22, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220304_03_RC04.phone_dynamic
Mar 17, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220222_01_RC03.phone_dynamic
Mar 17, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220304_03_RC03.phone_dynamic
Mar 8, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220222_01_RC01.phone_dynamic
Mar 3, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220214_00_RC03.phone_dynamic
Feb 23, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220204_03_RC03.phone_dynamic
Feb 15, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220204_03_RC02.phone_dynamic
Feb 7, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220121_02_RC04.phone_dynamic
Feb 2, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220121_02_RC03.phone_dynamic
Feb 1, 2022 Update Version 10.7.470 (10.7.460_RC10.phone_dynamic)
Jan 27, 2022 Update Version messages.android_20220118_00_RC01.phone_dynamic
Jan 21, 2022 Update Version 10.9.362 (10.9.360_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Jan 5, 2022 Update Version 10.7.462 (10.7.460_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Jan 5, 2022 Update Version 10.9.361 (10.9.360_RC01.phone_dynamic)
Nov 22, 2021 Update Version 10.6.243 (10.6.240_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Nov 22, 2021 Update Version 10.6.243 (10.6.240_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Nov 18, 2021 Update Version 10.6.242 (10.6.240_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Nov 15, 2021 Update Version 10.3.243 (10.3.240_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Nov 1, 2021 Update Version 10.3.241 (10.3.240_RC01.phone_dynamic)
Oct 25, 2021 Update Version 10.2.223 (Kanto_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Oct 25, 2021 Update Version 10.2.223 (Kanto_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Oct 19, 2021 Update Version 10.0.015 (Isengard_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Oct 12, 2021 Update Version 9.8.028 (Hyrule_RC04.phone_dynamic)
Oct 6, 2021 Update Version 9.8.027 (Hyrule_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Sep 30, 2021 Update Version 9.7.034 (Gotham_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Sep 28, 2021 Update Version 9.5.030 (EmeraldCity_RC06.phone_dynamic)
Sep 15, 2021 Update Version 9.4.024 (Dimmsdale_RC04.phone_dynamic)
Sep 7, 2021 Update Version 9.3.023 (Camelot_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Sep 7, 2021 Update Version 9.3.023 (Camelot_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Aug 31, 2021 Update Version 9.2.031 (BaSingSe_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Aug 25, 2021 Update Version 9.2.030 (BaSingSe_RC01.phone_dynamic)
Aug 25, 2021 Update Version 9.1.031 (Atlantis_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Aug 17, 2021 Update Version 9.0.029 (NoseFluteTree_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Aug 10, 2021 Update Version 8.8.028 (Yggdrasil_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Jul 27, 2021 Update Version 8.8.027 (Yggdrasil_RC01.phone_dynamic)
Jul 20, 2021 Update Version 8.5.025 (Vitex_RC03.phone_dynamic)
Jul 12, 2021 Update Version 8.5.024 (Vitex_RC02.phone_dynamic)
Jul 12, 2021 Update Version 8.4.037 (Upas_RC08.phone_dynamic)

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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.
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.
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.
Messages is supported on devices running Android™ 5.0 Lollipop and above. App also available on Wear OS

Recent changes:
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

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Google Play Rankings

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
21	United States	Communication	Top Free
305	United States	Applications	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

modify phone state, read phone status and identity, android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE

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.ACCESS_MESSAGES_ON_ICC, android.permission.ACCESS_RCS_USER_CAPABILITY_EXCHANGE, android.permission.CONNECTIVITY_USE_RESTRICTED_NETWORKS, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.PERFORM_IMS_SINGLE_REGISTRATION, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE, android.permission.READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE, android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM, android.permission.START_FOREGROUND_SERVICES_FROM_BACKGROUND, com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT, com.cequint.ecid.CALLER_ID_EXTERNAL_LOOKUP_SMS, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, 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, com.sonymobile.launcher.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE