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Free SMS & MMS app for Android
Your texts, organized and private.
Messages - SMS Texting is a fast, modern text messaging app for Android. Send SMS and MMS, sort your inbox with smart filters, schedule messages, lock private chats and keep your conversations on your device.
Free on Google Play. Requires Android 7.0 or newer.
- Messages stay on your device
- 30+ languages
- Dual-SIM ready
Why Messages
A better default texting app for Android
Everything you need for everyday SMS and MMS, plus tools that help you stay in control of a busy inbox.
Privacy first
Your messages are stored on your device, not uploaded to our servers. Lock sensitive chats and choose your own ad consent settings.
Find anything fast
Search your conversations (locked chats stay private), search within a chat, or use voice search when your hands are busy.
Highlights
Features that make texting easier
The most-used tools in Messages, all included for free.
Smart message filters
Your inbox sorted into Transactions, Orders, Promotions, Reminders, Known and Unknown senders, so important texts stand out.
Learn more →Scheduled messages
Write a text now and let Messages send it at the date and time you choose.
Learn more →Chat lock
Lock private conversations behind a 4-digit PIN, with fingerprint or face unlock where supported.
Learn more →Dual-SIM support
Choose which SIM sends your messages, or have the app ask you every time.
Learn more →Home-screen widgets
Six widget styles show unread counts, who is waiting and your weekly activity.
Learn more →Themes and languages
Light, dark or scheduled dark mode, custom accent colors and 31 languages.
Learn more →
Smart inbox
Bank alerts, orders and offers, sorted automatically
Messages recognizes common types of texts and groups them for you, so an OTP or delivery update is easy to find and promotional noise stays out of the way.
- Transactions and Finance: bank alerts, payments and transactions
- Orders & Deliveries: shopping, food delivery and packages
- Promotions & Offers: deals, coupons and marketing messages
- Reminders & Alerts: appointments, events and notifications
- Also: Known Senders, Unknown Senders, Unread and Spam
Privacy & control
Keep private chats private
Lock any conversation so its preview is hidden and it needs your PIN to open. Add fingerprint or face unlock on supported devices, and set security questions as a backup. You can also lock the whole app when it is closed.
- 4-digit PIN with security-question recovery
- Fingerprint or face unlock on supported devices
- Locked chats stay locked after you restart the app
Get started
Up and running in three steps
Install from Google Play
Search for "Messages - SMS Texting" or use the download button on this page.
Set it as your default SMS app
Android requires this for any app that sends and receives texts. Not ready? You can browse your messages in read-only mode first. You can change it back at any time. Why is this needed?
Start texting
Your existing conversations appear, sorted and searchable. Follow the quick guide to try filters, scheduling and chat lock.
Preview
See Messages in action
Real screens from the app.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Messages - SMS Texting free?
Yes. The app is free to download and use. It is supported by ads. If you would rather not see ads for a while, you can watch a short rewarded ad in the app to switch banner and native ads off for a period of time (see Ad-Free Time).
Which Android versions are supported?
Messages - SMS Texting runs on Android 7.0 (API 24) and newer.
Does it support dual SIM?
Yes. If your phone has two active SIMs, you can choose which one sends your messages, or set the app to ask you each time.
How do the smart filters work?
Messages automatically sorts your inbox into Smart Categories (Transactions, Finance, Orders, Reminders and Promotions), plus Known Senders, Unknown Senders, Unread and Spam views. You choose a filter on the Messages home screen to focus your inbox. See Smart Message Filters.
How does Chat Lock work?
You can lock individual conversations. A locked chat shows a lock icon with its message preview hidden, and needs your 4-digit PIN to open. You can also enable fingerprint or face unlock on devices that support it, and set security questions as a backup if you forget your PIN. See Chat Lock.
Get Messages - SMS Texting on Android
Free to download. Set it as your default SMS app and take control of your inbox in a minute.