Google Messages has become the latest app from the American tech giant, which has reached the milestone of one billion installs on the Play Store.
Many of the other Google applications, such as YouTube, Search, Gmail, Maps, Chrome and Drive, have long achieved that distinction. This makes this achievement even more remarkable as Messages is the only app on that list, which is not part of the company's GMS (Google Mobile Services) package.
This means that most manufacturers do not necessarily preinstall on your devices. It is not a native Android app.
The Google Messages app reaches one billion downloads on the Play Store
Long considered one of the best texting apps in the Android ecosystem, Google Messages comes with a number of exciting features that make it a must-have for many Android users.
The app received support for RCS messaging last year, and since then Google has added a number of new features to the software, to give users a more secure messaging experience.
One such feature, called verified SMS, helps users confirm the true identity of the company sending them text messages, while there's also a new real-time spam detection algorithm, which protects users from text messages. unwanted and potentially unsafe.
The Mi 9T PRO did come with Google Messages preinstalled
Meanwhile, starting with the I 9T Pro, Xiaomi has started shipping some of its smartphones with the Google Messages app pre-installed to comply with privacy regulations in the EU and Russia. Chinese, Indonesian, and Indian ROMs, however, continue to ship with the default MIUI Messenger app.
Either way, Google Messages is the default messaging app on Pixel devices globally, but non-Pixel users can still download the app from the Play Store:
