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Google's add-on that provides the RCS chat features in Google Messages and related carrier communication services.
Verizon package
Message+
Safe to disable: com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs Safe to disable Vendor documentation
Verizon's former texting app, Message+, which Verizon discontinued in December 2024 in favor of Google Messages. It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss.
What it does
Verizon Messages, also called Message+, was Verizon's own texting app for SMS, picture messages and chat, and it came preloaded on many Verizon Android phones. Verizon discontinued it in December 2024 and now recommends Google Messages on Android. Phones set up before then may still carry the app, but it no longer gets support.
Also shown as Verizon Messages, Verizon Message+.
If you disable it
If Message+ is still your default texting app, switch to Google Messages first. Verizon says your earlier texts stay on the phone and appear in the replacement app.
How to disable it
Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > Message+ > Disable or Uninstall; the exact wording follows the phone's maker.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgsTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgsThe 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.verizon.messaging.vzmsgsRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgsNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
As a texting app it reads and stores your SMS and MMS messages and your contacts on the phone.
Where it appears
- Made by Verizon.
Questions people ask
What is com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs?
com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs is Message+. Verizon's former texting app, Message+, which Verizon discontinued in December 2024 in favor of Google Messages.
Can I disable Message+?
It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss. You can do it from Settings or with ADB.
What happens if I disable Message+?
If Message+ is still your default texting app, switch to Google Messages first. Verizon says your earlier texts stay on the phone and appear in the replacement app.
Will I lose my texts if I disable Message+?
Verizon says messages stay in the phone's storage and show up in Google Messages once you make it the default app. Switch the default before you disable Message+.
Sources
- Verizon: No longer supported, Verizon Messages (Message+)Vendor documentation
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Vendor documentation. Backed by the maker's own documentation, the Android source or the Play listing. How we decide a verdict.
Cite this page: https://mysystemapp.com/packages/com.verizon.messaging.vzmsgs/ (verified 25 October 2026). Something wrong or out of date? Request a correction.