- Total installs
- 11,763,735,009
- Installs / day
- +12.7M
- Rating
- 4.6★
- Released
- 12 Nov 2014
- Last update
- 8 Oct 2026
- Countries
- —
exact · Play shows 10,000,000,000+
7-day avg · last day +6.6M
50.4M ratings · 718.4K reviews
11.9y ago
5d ago
not checked yet
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayInstalls per day · last 90 days
Change timeline
Full historyNo changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.
Country availability
Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.
Top countries
estimate · charts of 13 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇮🇳 India (~19%), out of 124 countries where it is charted.
Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.
Top chart positions
as of 13 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top free · Communication | JM | #13 | ▲ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | TZ | #14 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | YE | #14 | = |
| Top free · Communication | MZ | #16 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | HN | #17 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | HT | #19 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | US | #20 | = |
| Trending · Communication | KR · 11 Oct | #23 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | TT | #27 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | ZW | #30 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | AO | #31 | = |
| Top free · Communication | ZM | #31 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | DO | #32 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | JP | #32 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | SV | #32 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | HK | #33 | ▲ 8 |
| Top free · Communication | VN | #33 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | CM | #34 | ▲ 5 |
| Top free · Communication | PR | #34 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | UG | #36 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | MX | #37 | ▲ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | GH | #38 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | AL | #39 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · Communication | KR | #40 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | MN | #42 | ▼ 7 |
| Top free · Communication | NI | #43 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | LA | #45 | ▲ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | MM | #46 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | TG | #46 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | CZ | #47 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | KH | #47 | ▼ 3 |
| Trending · Communication | MM · 11 Oct | #47 | — |
| Top free · Communication | NE | #47 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | TH | #47 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | TW | #48 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | CA | #50 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | KG | #50 | ▼ 2 |
| Top free · Communication | PH | #51 | ▼ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | CY · 12 Oct | #52 | ▲ 5 |
| Top free · Communication | MK · 12 Oct | #52 | ▲ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | SI · 12 Oct | #52 | ▲ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | TM | #53 | ▼ 8 |
| Top free · Communication | MO | #54 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | LI | #55 | ▼ 5 |
| Top free · Communication | ME | #55 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | IS | #56 | ▼ 5 |
| Trending · Communication | JP · 12 Oct | #56 | ▼ 46 |
| Top free · Communication | AG | #57 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | AW | #57 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | EE | #57 | ▼ 5 |
| Top free · Communication | FJ | #57 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | LU | #57 | ▼ 6 |
| Top free · Communication | LV | #57 | ▼ 5 |
| Top free · Communication | MT | #57 | ▼ 5 |
| Top free · Communication | BS | #58 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | BZ | #58 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | CV | #58 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | GW | #58 | ▼ 4 |
| Top free · Communication | BF | #59 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | EC | #59 | ▲ 4 |
Show all 60 chart positions
App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- Shares data with third parties Location, Personal info, and Device or other IDs
- Collects data Location, Personal info and 8 others
- Data is encrypted in transit
- You can ask for your data to be deleted
This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.
Permissions
37 in 11 groups23 Sensitive8 Notable6 Routine
What this app can do with your phone
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
- Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
- Use your camera to take photos and record videos
- Record sound using your phone's microphone
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
- See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
IdentitySensitive3
Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device ·
GET_ACCOUNTS - Add or remove accounts on your device and delete their saved passwordsadd or remove accounts ·
MANAGE_ACCOUNTS - Read your own profile card on the phone, such as your name and contact detailsread your own contact card ·
READ_PROFILE
ContactsSensitive3
Access to the contacts saved on your phone
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device ·
GET_ACCOUNTS - See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts ·
READ_CONTACTS - Add, change or delete contacts saved on your phonemodify your contacts ·
WRITE_CONTACTS
LocationSensitive2
Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals
- Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) ·
ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION - Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) ·
ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
SMSSensitive7
Access to read, send, and edit your text messages
- Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM cardread your text messages (SMS or MMS) ·
READ_SMS - Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see themreceive text messages (MMS) ·
RECEIVE_MMS - Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codesreceive text messages (SMS) ·
RECEIVE_SMS - Receive and handle WAP push messages, such as alerts for incoming picture messagesreceive text messages (WAP) ·
RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH - Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages ·
SEND_SMS - Change or delete text messages (SMS and MMS) stored on your phoneedit your text messages (SMS or MMS) ·
WRITE_SMS - Read emergency alert messages your carrier broadcasts to phones in your arearead cell broadcast messages ·
READ_CELL_BROADCASTS
PhoneSensitive4
Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail
- Call phone numbers without your input, which may cost you moneydirectly call phone numbers ·
CALL_PHONE - Call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without asking you firstdirectly call any phone numbers ·
CALL_PRIVILEGED - Control phone features, like switching networks or turning the phone signal on or offmodify phone state ·
MODIFY_PHONE_STATE - See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity ·
READ_PHONE_STATE
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1
Access to your camera to take photos and record video
- Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos ·
CAMERA
MicrophoneSensitive1
Access to your phone's microphone to record sound
- Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio ·
RECORD_AUDIO
Device ID & call informationNotable1
Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status
- See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity ·
READ_PHONE_STATE
OtherNotable11
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- Change how your phone connects to networks, like switching connections on or offchange network connectivity ·
CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE - Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup ·
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - Download files in the background without showing you a download notificationdownload files without notification ·
DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION - See detailed call and mobile data status, such as when calls connect, fail or dropread precise phone states ·
READ_PRECISE_PHONE_STATE - Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections ·
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - Check how much storage space apps are usingmeasure app storage space ·
GET_PACKAGE_SIZE - Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access ·
INTERNET - Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration ·
VIBRATE - Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration ·
com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES - Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet ·
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.
Store listing
Full description
Google Messages is the official Google app for messaging. Google Messages is revolutionizing how a billion users connect and is powered by Rich Communication Services (RCS), the industry standard for texting that replaces SMS and MMS. With RCS, you can share high resolution photos and videos, enjoy dynamic group chats, and seamlessly connect with other RCS users including your iPhone friends.
• Rich Communication: Share high-quality photos and videos, see when friends are typing, and enjoy dynamic group chats that now seamlessly include your iPhone friends.
• Personal Touch: Make conversations uniquely yours with features like custom chat bubble colors or fun selfie gifs.
• Privacy Matters: Rest easy knowing your personal chats are protected with end-to-end encryption between Google Messages users, so no one (including Google and third parties) can read or view your messages and attachments except the person you’re messaging. Plus, enjoy advanced spam protection.
• AI-Powered Messaging: Craft the perfect message with Magic Compose suggestions and our latest AI features.
• Seamless Across Devices: Start a chat on your phone and continue it effortlessly on your tablet or computer. The app is also available on Wear OS.
Google Messages is more than just messaging; it's a richer, safer, and more expressive way to connect.
App is also available on Wear OS. Availability of RCS varies by region and carrier and a data plan may be required. Availability of features varies by market and device and sign up for beta testing may be required.
What's new
• Bug fixes and stability improvements.
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