Message+ was for a long time the default messaging app for Verizon customers. However, to support a more open messaging service, Verizon is urging users to move to Google Messages

Google Messages is introducing a new "Your profile" feature, allowing users to personalize their displayed name and profile picture. This feature offers privacy controls, letting users choose who sees their profile information: contacts,

Ahead of Verizon Message shutdown, Google has released a guide for former Verizon Message Plus users to make it easier to transition.

Verizon Wireless customers relying on the carrier's Message Plus texting app will soon need to change over their phone's default texting app, as the carrier plans to fully discontinue it Monday. This change will likely be most noticeable to customers using an Android phone purchased from Verizon before 2022,

The day has arrived, as Verizon has officially shut down its Message+ app on Android in favor of Google Messages, but users aren’t happy about the change, especially as the old app has blocked access to messages entirely.