I made an argument for switching over to Google Messages by listing off the various benefits the service brings to the table: ...

Samsung recently flipped back on support for RCS on its Messages app, which briefly supported RCS before becoming SMS-only again—RCS messages were to be handled by the Google Messages app.

If you have a Samsung phone ... you’ll need to download a group chat app like WhatsApp or Telegram. Because sending group texts uses MMS rather than SMS, you may be charged for each group ...

and you can hide your Messages app entirely, making it impossible for someone who has access to your Galaxy S10 to browse your messages. How to hide text messages on your Samsung Galaxy S10 By ...

Text messages are among the most private information on your phone, so you might want to add an extra layer of privacy to your Messages app. There are two ways to hide messages on the Galaxy S10 ...