3 ms·A default SMS app is required for Android. It's made by google.by whoitwas 2y agoA default SMS app is required for Android. It's made by google.aristofun 2y agoAndroid is also made by google, soo?whoitwas 2y agoYes, but Android and it's derivatives are open source for the most part. Or at least based on open source technology. Ideally, I can minimize my data exposure by limiting Google's access.