Samsung Messages offers similar support for attachments that can be sent along with the messages. Attachments supported by Google Messages (left) versus Samsung Messages. The only requirement is that both the sender and the receiver must have RCS-enabled devices. Like Apple’s iMessage, RCS works over the internet instead of SMS or MMS and is, therefore, instant. Besides the standard media attachments, you can send files, contacts, and your location with Google Messages by using a richer messaging protocol called RCS (Rich Communication Services). Besides text, you can send emojis, GIFs, stickers, and voice messages on Google Messages. Other than visual distinctions, Google Messages and Samsung Messages function similarly. You start by tapping the button at the bottom and then choose the recipient from your contact list - or manually enter their mobile number or email ID (only on Google Messages) to begin a conversation. Google Messages and Samsung Messages have similar methods of initiating a new chat. Composing and replying to messages Chat screen on Google Messages (right) and Samsung Messages. Samsung uses a dual-shade background, including a darker shade for the empty area and a lighter shade behind the list of messages. Meanwhile, Samsung Messages does not give you the option to choose between light and dark modes manually and automatically synchronizes the app’s theme with the rest of the phone. Dual-tone light and dark themes on Samsung Messages. Just like other Google apps, its Messages app also uses a dark gray tint for the dark mode. Lastly, Google Messages lets you choose between the light and dark themes for the interface if you don’t wish for it to be synchronized with the system theme. You can delete or archive in Google Messages using swipe gestures. The swipe-to-archive feature is absent on Samsung Messages, which is ironic since Samsung’s Phone app has supported actions from swiping over contact names for nearly a decade. Like the Gmail app on Android, you can choose different actions (between deleting and archiving) for left and right swiping. Google Messages lets you archive messages by swiping over them. Automatic message sorting in Google Messages (left) versus manual sorting in Samsung Messages. With automatic sorting, Google Messages makes it much easier than Samsung Messages to keep your SMS inbox clean and purposefully filtered. You must create categories in Samsung Messages manually and then also add conversations to those categories. Samsung Messages also lets you sort messages into different categories, but with a significant drawback. Tushar Mehta / Digital Trendsīelow the search bar, Google Messages displays tags for automatically sorting messages into different categories such as Personal, Transactions, OTPs, and Offers. Search results in Google Messages (left) and Samsung Messages. While Google Messages lists results by conversations, Samsung Messages makes finding texts easier by listing individual messages. Tapping either of the elements opens a dedicated page in which the search results populate as you type. Samsung Messages has a search button instead of a dedicated bar, but it works similarly. Overflow menus in Google Messages (left) and Samsung Messages. Both apps have buttons at the bottom right to compose new messages. Google Messages displays a search bar on the top of the welcome screen, along with your Google account’s profile picture, which you can tap to open one of the two overflow menus (the second can be opened using the hamburger button on the left). On the home screen, both apps group messages from the same sender into conversations. It is worth noting that the Google Messages app also uses the same design where the conversations list begins in the middle of the display - but exclusively on Samsung phones. The top half of the interface displays the number of unread messages, and you can tap on the View button under this counter to look at a list of only unread messages. This is in adherence to Samsung’s One UI interface, which is designed to facilitate one-handed use. The first thing you notice on Samsung Messages is that the list of messages starts midway through the display instead of at the top. Home screen Home screens in Google Messages (left) and Samsung Messages. There are, however, visible differences that you notice from the get-go. The user interface on Google Messages has plenty of similarities with Samsung Messages, especially in terms of functionality. Samsung Messages: user interface Home screens of Google Messages (right) and Samsung Messages Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends WhatsApp finally lets you edit sent messages. WhatsApp now lets you add short video messages to chats Have a Samsung phone? This is the one app you have to download
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