Communication

What's new in Google Messages 3.5.053

• Messages has a fresh new look including a dark theme.
• Messages for web now has GIF search and lots more stickers.
• Bug Fixes and performance improvements.

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About Google Messages 3.5.053

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 3.5.053 Play Store screenshots (12)

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Download Google Messages 3.5.053

This release comes in several variants (we currently have 18). 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
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_alldpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35053230
August 30, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
nodpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_mdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35053232
August 31, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
160dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_hdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35053234
August 29, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980 2
35053236
August 29, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
320dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xxhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35053238
August 29, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
400-480dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xxxhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35053239
August 29, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 5.0+
560-640dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_alldpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35053240
August 28, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
nodpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_hdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35053244
August 30, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xhdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35053246
August 28, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
320dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xxhdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35053248
August 28, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
400-480dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xxxhdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35053249
August 28, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 5.0+
560-640dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_alldpi.x86.phone) APK 0980
35053270
August 30, 2018
x86
Android 5.0+
nodpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_hdpi.x86.phone) APK 0980
35053274
August 30, 2018
x86
Android 5.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xxhdpi.x86.phone) APK 0980
35053278
August 28, 2018
x86
Android 5.0+
400-480dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_hdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35053334
August 30, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 8.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_xhdpi.armeabi-v7a.phone) APK 0980
35053336
September 4, 2018
armeabi-v7a
Android 8.0+
320dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_hdpi.arm64-v8a.phone) APK 0980
35053344
August 30, 2018
arm64-v8a
Android 8.0+
213-240dpi
3.5.053 (Zither_RC22_hdpi.x86.phone) APK 0980
35053374
August 30, 2018
x86
Android 8.0+
213-240dpi
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