https://freerepublic.com/tag/samsungmessages/ en-us Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:20:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4388130/posts You may be hearing that Samsung Messages is going away, and for many Android users, that's true. Samsung is quietly phasing out its Samsung Messages app and moving people to Google Messages as the default texting platform with a planned cutoff around July 2026 in the U.S. Newer Galaxy phones already come with Google Messages preinstalled, and Samsung Messages is no longer available to download on many newer devices. That shift is real. But the way people are finding out about it is causing confusion. For many people, it starts with a text that doesn't feel quite right. They're checking... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4388130/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:20:29 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4388122/posts A new Google Search setting can save Lens images, voice searches and uploaded files. Here’s how to turn it off ... There are few emails that make your stomach drop faster than one about "new privacy settings." That usually means a company has moved another data switch, renamed a control or tucked a new choice inside an account menu you rarely visit. Google is now rolling out one of those changes for Search services. The setting is called Search Services History. It controls whether Google saves your activity from Search services when you are signed into your Google Account. That... Fox News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4388122/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:41:40 GMT