Carrier Services
Advanced
Google's add-on that provides the RCS chat features in Google Messages and related carrier communication services.
Google package
Messages
Advanced: com.google.android.apps.messaging Advanced Vendor documentation
Google's texting app for SMS, MMS and RCS chats, the default messaging app on Pixels and many other phones. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.
What it does
Messages is Google's texting app. It sends and receives SMS and MMS through your carrier and RCS chats over data, with typing indicators, read receipts, high-quality media and group chats that can include iPhone users. It is the default messaging app on Pixels and many other Android phones, and it relies on Carrier Services for RCS.
Also shown as Google Messages.
If you disable it
If it is your default SMS app, new texts have nowhere to show until you install another messaging app and make it the default. Settings usually will not disable it while it is the default.
How to disable it
Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > See all apps > Messages > Disable.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.messagingTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.google.android.apps.messagingThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.messagingRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.apps.messagingNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Stores your message history on the device; RCS chats pass through your carrier or Google's servers, and Google says RCS chats between Messages users can be end-to-end encrypted.
Where it appears
- Made by Google LLC.
- Listed on Google Play: Messages on Google Play.
Questions people ask
What is com.google.android.apps.messaging?
com.google.android.apps.messaging is Messages. Google's texting app for SMS, MMS and RCS chats, the default messaging app on Pixels and many other phones.
Can I disable Messages?
You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first. You can do it from Settings or with ADB.
What happens if I disable Messages?
If it is your default SMS app, new texts have nowhere to show until you install another messaging app and make it the default. Settings usually will not disable it while it is the default.
Sources
- Google Play: Google MessagesGoogle Play listing
- Google Messages Help: Turn on RCS chats in Google MessagesVendor documentation
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
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