Samsung uses a custom version of Google Messages, which no other company is allowed to offer. The integration of Google Messages into Samsung Messages enables ecosystem sync across tablets and watches. Google Messages has also been optimized for One UI, matching Samsung’s design language.
The app is preloaded on selected Samsung devices and is the default messaging app. It allows users to send and receive messages between Galaxy devices for new or existing conversations. Additionally, RCS (Rich Communication Services) chat is enabled in Messages, ensuring that conversations stay in sync across Galaxy devices.
Redesigned Samsung Messages in Beta
For months, Google has been testing its redesigned home screen, where it has removed the navigation drawer. Before rolling out to everyone, the latest redesign of Google Messages debuted on Samsung. This is still in beta and will start rolling out to more users in the coming weeks.
The company has brought the revamped Samsung version of Messages into Google Messages. In the new redesign, the header is still significant, but this time, there is a G logo for Google on top of Messages. This is the intention behind the broader home screen revamp.
Additionally, the search field gets a magnifying icon next to your Google Account avatar. The triple-horizontal burger menu gives you access to Archived, Spam, & Blocked, Mark All Read, Device Pairing, Your Data in Messages, Message Settings, and Help & Feedback. There is even a full-screen search page with further tweaks.
Further, it also has two new icons that appear on the right, with nothing else in that line, looking somewhat weird. Samsung Message uses a circular FAB instead of a rounded square or rectangle. The broader Google Message home screen redesign has yet to be available to everyone, as it has not been widely rolled out or reached a stable version.
Regarding this, Samsung Knox administrators can modify signatures on company devices. They can add, edit, or turn off message signatures on company-issued devices. A banner with an automatic signature is present on corporate-administered Samsung devices. Employees can tap the banner to find their signature, but they can’t edit it.