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# Samsung is discontinuing it's messaging app…helping iPhone users get encrypted RCS
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/samsung-is-discontinuing-its-messaging-app-helping-iphone-users-get-encrypted-rcs/
- Published: 2026-04-06T23:55:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-06T23:55:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler

Last month, I [wrote about](https://birchtree.me/blog/encrypted-rsc-is-coming-in-ios-26-4/) how Apple is working on adding support for encrypted RCS messages between Apple Messages on iOS and Google Messages on Android. At the time, I said I hoped Apple would make this work with Samsung's messaging app as well so that basically all Americans could get the benefits here.

Well, today [Samsung announced](https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/samsung-messages/?ref=birchtree.me) they are ending their custom messaging app and are directing users to switch to Google Messages instead.

Well, problem solved.