Communication

What's new in Google Messages 3.5.048

Updated Material Design 2 theme.
Dark mode.

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About Google Messages 3.5.048

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 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.
Android Messages is supported on devices running Android™ 5.0 Lollipop and above.

Google Messages 3.5.048 Play Store screenshots (7)

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Download Google Messages 3.5.048

This release comes in several variants (we currently have 12). Consult our handy FAQ to see which download is right for you.

Multiple valid signatures exist for this app. If you're having trouble with installation due to a mismatched signature, try a different one. See this FAQ entry for more info.

Known valid signatures: 0980 b28c.

Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_alldpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35048230
August 18, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
nodpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_hdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980 2
35048234
August 17, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_xxhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35048238
August 18, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
400-480dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_alldpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980 1
35048240
August 18, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
nodpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_hdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35048244
August 18, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_xxhdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980 1
35048248
August 16, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
400-480dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_xxxhdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35048249
August 16, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
560-640dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_alldpi.x86.phone) APK 0980
35048270
August 18, 2018
x86
Android 5.0+
nodpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_hdpi.x86.phone) APK 0980
35048274
August 18, 2018
x86
Android 5.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_hdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35048334
August 18, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 8.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_hdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35048344
August 18, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 8.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.048 (Zither_RC14_hdpi.x86.phone) APK 0980
35048374
August 18, 2018
x86
Android 8.0+
213-240dpi
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