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TL;DR

• We spotted code in the latest Google Messages update that hints at a useful upgrade for Samsung users.
• The app could soon let users search through text messages with Samsung’s S Finder app.
• The feature isn’t available yet, but it could let users quickly search through their texts without opening the Messages app.

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Ever since Samsung shut down its Messages app in the US, the company has basically forced users to switch to Google Messages. Whether you enjoy using Google Messages or not, you simply can’t use Samsung Messages anymore. And if you relied on the upgraded S Finder to look through your text messages, well, you were out of luck in the US. Fortunately, that could change soon. While looking through the latest beta version of the Google Messages app (v20260921), we spotted some interesting details. It seems Google is working on adding support for S Finder to search through messages in the Google Messages app.

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