Samsung Messages is almost dead, and Google Messages is still missing 5 big features

Samsung Messages is shutting down in a matter of weeks. Starting in July, the app will no longer be supported, and Samsung will push users to switch to Google Messages instead. As it turns out, Samsung Messages has a lot of dedicated fans among Android Authority‘s readership, and you’ve all been vocal in our comments about the features Samsung’s app offers that Google’s doesn’t.

Google Messages has been adding impactful new features pretty frequently lately — a new trash folder last month, real-time location sharing weeks earlier — but there’s still plenty the app can’t do. Here are five Samsung Messages features Android Authority‘s commenters say they’ll miss most once the app winds down.

Chat customization