# ‘We might as well get Google Pixels’: Samsung Galaxy owners rebel against being forced to switch to Google Messages

> Samsung Messages is being shut down in July Users are unhappy about the closure, and especially with the suggestion that they move to Google Messages Over on Reddit, Samsung owners have posted their favorite alternative…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/we-might-as-well-get-google-pixels-samsung-galaxy-owners-rebel-against-being-forced-to-switch-to-google-messages?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69d4fa0f60e4305bdbf3e97d)
- **Published:** 2026-04-07
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #samsung #google #galaxy #pixel #messages #users #being #might
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