Google Messages
★ 4.7AndroidGoogle Play
What it actually doesGoogle Messages is Google's official messaging app and a revolutionary way to communicate for billions of users.
45%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability99%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Messaging85% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠File sharing
- ⚠Group chats
- ⚠End-to-end encryption
- ⚠Sync across devices
- ⚠Wear OS support
- ⚠AI assistant
- ⚠Фильтр спама и защита
- ⚠Кастомизация чатов (цвета, GIF-селфи)
Common complaints
- ✗Messages don't arrive or arrive with delays16% of mentions
«Works very badly, SMS messages don't arrive»
- ✗Excessive battery consumption after updates4% of mentions
«Started draining battery like crazy»
- ✗Sound notifications don't work despite enabled settings4% of mentions
«Sound notification doesn't arrive even though all settings are enabled»
- ✗No information about which SIM card received the message6% of mentions
«Dual SIM phone, why can't you see which SIM the message came to?»
- ✗Mandatory trash bin and complex message deletion require an extra step10% of mentions
«Cannot select multiple messages for deletion, everything goes to trash»
What people praise
- ★Basic SMS delivery functionality works
«Good, it works; thanks, everything arrives clearly»
- ★Convenient and intuitive interface
«excellent app. very convenient»
- ★Works stably for basic messaging
«fine app; everything works well»
- ★Standard SMS app for Android
«Best app when considering chat issues in the country»
- ★Ability to send different types of messages
«At least you can send messages»