Reviews of Google Messages

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List of user reviews and ratings for Google Messages

Total ratings

4.25 (Rating count: 45,357,618)

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Review summary

Overall, users praise Google Messages as a simple, reliable, and essential SMS/MMS app. It’s repeatedly described as straightforward and a must-have. However, critics flag missing features like recovering deleted messages and limited customization options, with occasional reports of sluggishness or device compatibility issues. The feedback suggests users want more control (backgrounds, reactions) and data recovery options, while the core experience remains solid.

Pros

Easy-to-use, straightforward messaging interface.
Functional and reliable for everyday SMS/MMS.
Widely regarded by users as a must-have messaging app.
Strong positive sentiment and praise (awesome, fantastic, excellent).

Cons

No option to recover or retrieve deleted messages (missing deletion recovery feature).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.50

All time rating average: 4.25

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Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-23	Om*****	رائع
رائع
2026-08-23	Mi*****	I miss Samsung Mesages
I miss Samsung Mesages
2026-08-23	Mi*****	texts are getting stuck and unable to send for several minutes or not at all. this has been happening for months. thinking it's time to get a new texting app.
texts are getting stuck and unable to send for several minutes or not at all. this has been happening for months. thinking it's time to get a new texting app.
2026-08-23	co*****	it keep freezing up and is slow at times.
it keep freezing up and is slow at times.
2026-08-23	Ma*****	nah uh
nah uh
2026-08-23	Da*****	Google Messaging DOESN'T HAVE efficient simple Day AND DATE on each txt that comes thru !!! currently, it's very clumsy, with a lot of scrolling up and down up and down... to figure out conversations !!! Google removed the Smart better way of tracking and referencing a txt conversation !!! terrible decision to make millions amd millions of people using Date and Day & Time (tapping a message ONLY gives user a "Time" ???? but what day of the week was it ?? WAY TOO MUCH scrolling !!
Google Messaging DOESN'T HAVE efficient simple Day AND DATE on each txt that comes thru !!! currently, it's very clumsy, with a lot of scrolling up and down up and down... to figure out conversations !!! Google removed the Smart better way of tracking and referencing a txt conversation !!! terrible decision to make millions amd millions of people using Date and Day & Time (tapping a message ONLY gives user a "Time" ???? but what day of the week was it ?? WAY TOO MUCH scrolling !!
2026-08-23	Mi*****	When I open my messages, the update option appears, and I've been trying since August 12th, but it still hasn't finished updating.
When I open my messages, the update option appears, and I've been trying since August 12th, but it still hasn't finished updating.
2026-08-23	Sa*****	Messages does not allow the receiver of messages to delete bulk messages, whether pictures and text from a sender and save other messages from same sender! Deletion has to be done individually.😒 Messages only allows picture/photo or deletion individually, does not include written text messages along with pictures and photos. When a text is deleted there is a stupid message saying deleted, that taking up space. There is no way to individualize alerts per person or if it's an email.😤
Messages does not allow the receiver of messages to delete bulk messages, whether pictures and text from a sender and save other messages from same sender! Deletion has to be done individually.😒 Messages only allows picture/photo or deletion individually, does not include written text messages along with pictures and photos. When a text is deleted there is a stupid message saying deleted, that taking up space. There is no way to individualize alerts per person or if it's an email.😤
2026-08-23	Sa*****	nice
nice
2026-08-23	Ar*****	arardo
arardo