Samsung has adopted Google Messages as its default messaging app in the US, starting with the Galaxy S22 series (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung has adopted Google Messages as its default messaging app in the US, starting with the Galaxy S22 series  —  Messaging on Android has been a mess for years, but the tide is finally changing.  With Google Messages bringing enhanced RCS messaging to virtually any Android user that wants it, there’s finally a “default.”