What's new in Messages
• Add and share contacts more easily from within the app.
• See previews of links shared by unknown senders and high-quality previews of images you send.
About Messages
Meet Messages, Android'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, videos, and audio messages.
Clean design
A fresh new design makes communicating faster and more fun.
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.
Powerful search
Search through conversation threads to find exactly what you're looking for.
Chat features (RCS)
On supported carriers, you can send and receive messages over Wi-Fi or your data network, see when friends have read your message, and more.
Messages is supported on devices running Android™ 5.0 Lollipop and above.
Download Messages
This release comes in several variants (we currently have 3). Consult our handy FAQ to see which download is right for you.
These require Wear OS and can not be installed on your phone or tablet.
Version:3.7.049
Uploaded:October 21, 2018 at 3:46PM UTC
File size:29.84 MB
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Uploaded:April 22, 2024 at 6:55PM UTC
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Uploaded:April 19, 2024 at 1:47AM UTC
File size:25.42 MB
Downloads:31
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Uploaded:April 18, 2024 at 11:45PM UTC
File size:25.49 MB
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Version:20240321_01_RC05
Uploaded:April 16, 2024 at 2:02AM UTC
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Version:20240402_01_RC03
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Version:20240321_01_RC04
Uploaded:April 15, 2024 at 8:48PM UTC
File size:11.99 MB
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Version:20240402_01_RC01
Uploaded:April 15, 2024 at 12:19AM UTC
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Version:20240318_01_RC02
Uploaded:April 10, 2024 at 12:43AM UTC
File size:25.23 MB
Downloads:31
Version:20240321_01_RC02
Uploaded:April 9, 2024 at 7:35PM UTC
File size:25.24 MB
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Version:20240318_01_RC01
Uploaded:April 3, 2024 at 9:34PM UTC
File size:25.23 MB
Downloads:29
Version:20240312_00_RC03
Uploaded:April 3, 2024 at 9:34PM UTC
File size:26.26 MB
Downloads:41