Samsung Ships Galaxy S22 Series With Google Messages In The US

[buzzy3970]

Someone already told me...read further down after my post.

Sorry I read and reply as I go lol. No harm though.

 

[Mdbills484]

Before I moved to Google Messages, RCS was available on Samsung messages to the extent that your carrier supported it. It might be different now, but in the beginning, Samsung messages were not using google servers for RCS.

I used to use Textra. It was my favorite. However, it doesn't have RCS. No other messaging apps have RCS support because Google has not made the RCS api available to third party developers, so they can't support it even though they would love to.

Textra is adding RCS like features in a couple weeks. Win win.

 

[anon(40376)]

As long as the so-called bloat can be disabled; who cares? Takes what an extra five minutes to go into APPS and disable what you will not use. I will say that Pixels have less but not a big deal on the Samsung S21 I had for a few days till it was returned. I turned off all apps I did not want in minutes.

As for YOUR PHONE, it is an app you add to the phone and I know for a fact if running Windows 10 it is an APP you need to go to the Microsoft store and download for free to the computer.

I am currently on a windows 10 compute that does NOT have the YOUR PHONE app. My windows 11 computer that was a Win 10 had the app downloaded from the microsoft store, then a few months ago it updated to Windows 11.

Possibly, the YOUR PHONE app is standard on a computer loaded originally with Windows 11....not sure.

However, once the apps are loaded to the Android Phone and to the Windows computer, they will link allowing for you to see and answer messages, it displays notifications and your photos and you can transfer the photos from you phone to your computer.

I use it all the time, and need to get the app on this older Win 10 machine, since my Win 11 is headed to repair or the garbage bin.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

As long as the so-called bloat can be disabled; who cares? Takes what an extra five minutes to go into APPS and disable what you will not use. I will say that Pixels have less but not a big deal on the Samsung S21 I had for a few days till it was returned. I turned off all apps I did not want in minutes.

You can't disable it lol. Maybe with a package manager (I don't use one), but not how you stated.

(These two screenshots are not the same app, though you could easily mistake then for such).

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

Second screenshot.

 

[Ed_Grohl]

My Google Messages can be uninstalled. Seeing that Textra update above really cements its place on my phone, though.

 

[mustang7757]

I see. What a mess, lol.

Doesn't bother me. I end up using WhatsApp mostly now.

It is lol..that's why Google took over

 

[anon(40376)]

So one message app cannot be removed! The S21 I had for few days only came with the Samdung app, I installed the google message app and never even realized if the other app was running or not. However, I sure did disable a lot of other apps.

Even my 4XL Pixel has disable apps such as youtube, chrome, pixel buds...

And even if an app cannot be disabled or removed, so long as it does not bother me when using the phone; why should I care. The amount of memory is small and means nothing. I'm getting 256gb and my current 4XL came with 128gb and is only about 45 percent used. The 4XL came with 6gb RAM, S22 will have 12gb RAM.

Even if it comes with facebook or twitter and they cannot be removed or disabled, I can guarantee they will never e used and in a day or two, forgotten about.

So no phone is free of some type of bloatware and so long as it does not bother, why should I care?

 

[buzzy3970]

So one message app cannot be removed! The S21 I had for few days only came with the Samdung app, I installed the google message app and never even realized if the other app was running or not. However, I sure did disable a lot of other apps.

Even my 4XL Pixel has disable apps such as youtube, chrome, pixel buds...

And even if an app cannot be disabled or removed, so long as it does not bother me when using the phone; why should I care. The amount of memory is small and means nothing. I'm getting 256gb and my current 4XL came with 128gb and is only about 45 percent used. The 4XL came with 6gb RAM, S22 will have 12gb RAM.

Even if it comes with facebook or twitter and they cannot be removed or disabled, I can guarantee they will never e used and in a day or two, forgotten about.

So no phone is free of some type of bloatware and so long as it does not bother, why should I care?

You don't have to disable Samsung messages if you're using Google messages as only one messaging app can be used at a time. Using Google messages you will never receive any prompts are notifications from Samsung messages unless you open the app yourself and select it as the default messages app.

 

[mustang7757]

You don't have to disable Samsung messages if you're using Google messages as only one messaging app can be used at a time. Using Google messages you will never receive any prompts are notifications from Samsung messages unless you open the app yourself and select it as the default messages app.

True

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

So one message app cannot be removed! The S21 I had for few days only came with the Samdung app, I installed the google message app and never even realized if the other app was running or not. However, I sure did disable a lot of other apps.

Even my 4XL Pixel has disable apps such as youtube, chrome, pixel buds...

And even if an app cannot be disabled or removed, so long as it does not bother me when using the phone; why should I care. The amount of memory is small and means nothing. I'm getting 256gb and my current 4XL came with 128gb and is only about 45 percent used. The 4XL came with 6gb RAM, S22 will have 12gb RAM.

Even if it comes with facebook or twitter and they cannot be removed or disabled, I can guarantee they will never e used and in a day or two, forgotten about.

So no phone is free of some type of bloatware and so long as it does not bother, why should I care?

Two apps.

I'm not saying you should care, I don't really care... I'm just giving the perspective of someone who has actually been using this system for a year rather than US users having to comment based on guesses and "feelings".

You did move those goal posts pretty quick though lol.

 

[anon(40376)]

Fuzzy, some times your ok; sometimes I wonder why you like to be a pain. So let's move on from this subject. What will be will be. I do believe I will survive.

 

[mustang7757]

Please do guys

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

Fuzzy, some times your ok; sometimes I wonder why you like to be a pain. So let's move on from this subject. What will be will be. I do believe I will survive.

I *am* a complicated fellow!

My apologies. I do enjoy some verbal sparring, but no genuine hostility or offence is intended... Usually lol.

Hopefully, we will all survive.

 

[mustang7757]

I *am* a complicated fellow!

My apologies. I do enjoy some verbal sparring, but no genuine hostility or offence is intended... Usually lol.

Hopefully, we will all survive.