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I have a Galaxy phone and have no idea if it's the basic Android or Samsung app. It just says Messages in the app settings, there is no Samsung Messages app.

by kerng 8y ago

poglet 8y ago
Samsung Messages is also called 'Messages' and uses and orange and white icon. I went to Menu > Settings > About Messages and no where does it state that it is a Samsung app (but it is).
- deleted 8y ago
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- gh02t 8y ago
  Yep, Android (Google) Messages' logo is a white text bubble on blue background. If you have a Samsung phone and didn't explicitly install another SMS app you're probably using the Samsung one. Ditto for the email client (Email), the photo gallery (Gallery), calendar (Calendar) etc. Samsung likes to do their own thing. Edit: occurs to me that they don't have their own Maps app though. I'm honestly a bit surprised they didn't try to make at least their own UI for Google Maps, seems like a Samsung thing to do. I should also add that I don't mind the Samsung apps at all nowadays, but I do kinda wish they would just stick to the Google stuff (and quietly take Bixby out back and shoot it).
dragonwriter 8y ago
The default one on Samsung phones that can neither be uninstalled nor disabled is Samsung's. It can be made not-default, and you can turn off all of its permissions, but you can't get rid of it.
- milkytron 8y ago
  Not without root, that is.
  - zcid 8y ago
    Or on unrooted phones, you can use adb to remove software.
    - milkytron 8y ago
      So you're saying that you could remove all the bloatware that comes with Android phones these days simply with adb? Didn't realize it was that easy.
      - zcid 8y ago
        It one of the reasons why it's a security issue to leave usb debugging enabled all the time. adb has almost unlimited access to your device when it is. But, yeah, i think you just type 'adb uninstall <package name>'. I can't remember exactly since it's been a while.
- ddalex 8y ago
  But you can get to the app permissions and revoke all permissions, rendering the app incapable to run

I have a Galaxy phone and have no idea if it's the basic Android or Samsung app. It just says Messages in the app settings, there is no Samsung Messages app.

by kerng 8y ago

I have a Galaxy phone and have no idea if it's the basic Android or Samsung app. It just says Messages in the app settings, there is no Samsung Messages app.

poglet 8y ago

Samsung Messages is also called 'Messages' and uses and orange and white icon. I went to Menu > Settings > About Messages and no where does it state that it is a Samsung app (but it is).

deleted 8y ago
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gh02t 8y ago
Yep, Android (Google) Messages' logo is a white text bubble on blue background. If you have a Samsung phone and didn't explicitly install another SMS app you're probably using the Samsung one. Ditto for the email client (Email), the photo gallery (Gallery), calendar (Calendar) etc. Samsung likes to do their own thing. Edit: occurs to me that they don't have their own Maps app though. I'm honestly a bit surprised they didn't try to make at least their own UI for Google Maps, seems like a Samsung thing to do. I should also add that I don't mind the Samsung apps at all nowadays, but I do kinda wish they would just stick to the Google stuff (and quietly take Bixby out back and shoot it).

dragonwriter 8y ago

The default one on Samsung phones that can neither be uninstalled nor disabled is Samsung's. It can be made not-default, and you can turn off all of its permissions, but you can't get rid of it.

milkytron 8y ago
Not without root, that is.
- zcid 8y ago
  Or on unrooted phones, you can use adb to remove software.
  - milkytron 8y ago
    So you're saying that you could remove all the bloatware that comes with Android phones these days simply with adb? Didn't realize it was that easy.
    - zcid 8y ago
      It one of the reasons why it's a security issue to leave usb debugging enabled all the time. adb has almost unlimited access to your device when it is. But, yeah, i think you just type 'adb uninstall <package name>'. I can't remember exactly since it's been a while.
ddalex 8y ago
But you can get to the app permissions and revoke all permissions, rendering the app incapable to run