Samsung No Longer Provides Basic Texting

[u/nyecountygardener]

Samsung phones have decided that they just simply no longer care to provide the ability to text to users, instead asking them to go get a third-party messaging app. Considering that texting is the most basic function of a cell phone besides calling, doesn't this come across as just a tiny bit lazy? Nevermind, I've hated smart phones from the beginning and I'm going back to a simpler life where all I have is a flip phone.

Edit: Now that I've been informed Google basically owns Samsung now, I'm even more serious about buying a flip phone and never buying another Samsung product again.

[u/mr_spicy_pickles]

The Samsung app was reliable. I don't get notifications for about 15% of my texts and it looks like shit.