Google Messages migration nightmare: Former Samsung Messages users watch chats vanish in real time

• Samsung Messages users who are migrating to Google Messages are missing some of their conversations.
• A Google Product Expert has confirmed that the vanishing messages bug is linked to the phasing out of Samsung Messages.
• The issue is being caused by a sync and re-indexing delay.

If you’re unaware, Samsung is sunsetting its Messages app and sending its users to Google Messages. As the end of the road is in sight, July 2026, more and more users are now migrating over to Google’s solution. However, it appears that some of these users are running into an issue where old and new chats are suddenly disappearing.

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