Google Messages and Phone by Google have reached important milestones in the Play Store.
Google Messages exceeded one billion downloads in May 2020 and reached 5 billion in September 2023. According to the Play Store today, Android’s default SMS and RCS client now has over 10 billion downloads.
In that intervening period, Samsung pushed Galaxy users to Google Messages about your own applicationwhile Verizon He was another notable convert. In September 2024Apple launched RCS support for iPhone, with end to end encryption comes next.
In I/O 2025Google shared that more than 1 billion RCS messages are sent daily in the US.
Other first-party apps that have over 10 billion downloads include: Google (Search) app, YouTube, Google Photos, Google Chrome, Gmail, Gboard, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Meet, Google TV, Android Auto, Speech Recognition & Synthesis, Android Accessibility Suite, and Android Switch.
Meanwhile, the Phone by Google The app recently surpassed 5 billion downloads. Most of the new features these days are for Pixel devices, but all phones benefit from calling cards and the Material 3 Expressive redesign.
Other apps with 5 billion downloads include: Google Files, Google Calendar, YouTube Music, Contacts, Google Play Games, Google Assistant, Digital Wellbeing and Carrier Services.
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