Google Messages needs 5 Samsung features users miss

Google Messages lacks five key features that former Samsung Messages users miss, including chat folders, auto-delete options, in-app translation, a better search tool, and fewer AI distractions. This gap persists months after Samsung Messages support ended, leaving Google's app less convenient for many. Samsung Messages offered folders for organizing chats by category, automatic deletion of old texts after reaching 1000 text or 100 multimedia messages, and built-in translation for received and sent messages. Its search displayed full messages instead of snippets, and it avoided AI features like Gemini and Magic Compose that Google Messages includes. Google has adopted some Samsung features, such as chat themes and a 30-day trash folder, but these additions don't fully address the missing conveniences. Users hope Google will close this gap soon to better serve former Samsung Messages users.