Verizon has had a textual content message app known as Verizon Messages, that everybody known as Verizon Message+, for no less than 8 years. The app isn’t one thing I ever thought-about utilizing, because it has at all times been a bit behind when it comes to UI developments, however it has no less than 100 million downloads on Google Play. It’s clear that folks use and admire the expertise that Verizon Message+ gives.
For many who weirdly fall into that class, I’ve some unhappy information for you – Verizon Messages (aka Verizon Message+) is shutting down. In actual fact, the shutdown formally started yesterday (10/2) and can take a couple of month to finish.
VERIZON MESSAGE+ SHUTDOWN DATE: A devoted help web page for the shutdown of Verizon Message+ is dwell and may reply your whole questions in case you occur to make use of this app recurrently. The web page says that the app might be absolutely discontinued on November 11, 2024, so in a couple of month.
As for why Verizon has determined to close this down, they mentioned that they need you to have the “greatest messaging expertise” and Message+ should not offer that (shocker). They acknowledge RCS as the way forward for each Android and iOS messaging, and Message+ merely can’t compete there.
As soon as the app is shutdown, you gained’t have the ability to ship or obtain messages and the app might be faraway from Google Play and the Apple app retailer. As a result of it can depart Google Play, Verizon is recommending that you just change to Google Messages (obtain) if you’re on Android. The Google Messages app has actually grown into a top quality messaging app lately, so I feel most gained’t thoughts the change. iPhone house owners ought to simply change to iMessage.
When you use an e mail alias (like [email protected]), that may also cease working.
For extra, go to this Verizon help web page.
