• Text from your computer. Select “Messages for web” in the menu to get started.
• Share the perfect GIF. Tap the + button in a conversation to send GIFs and more.
• Reply with a single tap. Smart Reply suggests responses to save you time.
Meet Android 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 colorful, intuitive 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 youre 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.
Android Messages is supported on devices running Android™ 5.0 Lollipop and above.
This release comes in several variants (we currently have 14). Consult our handy FAQ to see which download is right for you.
