Is Google Messages Safe for Kids?
Real permissions, ads, age rating, and privacy policy for Google Messages — live-scraped from its Google Play listing, not curated.
Google Messages
Google LLC · 4.6★ (51,340,552)
Description
Simple, helpful messaging by Google
Downloads
10,000,000,000+
Category
Communication
Age category
Everyone
Price
Free
Subscription
No in-app purchases
Contains ads
No
Permissions (30)
find accounts on the deviceadd or remove accountsread your own contact cardread your contactsmodify your contactsapproximate location (network-based)precise location (GPS and network-based)read cell broadcast messagesread your text messages (SMS or MMS)receive text messages (MMS)receive text messages (SMS)receive text messages (WAP)send SMS messagesedit your text messages (SMS or MMS)directly call phone numbersdirectly call any phone numbersmodify phone stateread phone status and identityread the contents of your USB storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storagetake pictures and videosrecord audioview network connectionschange network connectivitymeasure app storage spacefull network accessrun at startupcontrol vibrationprevent device from sleepingread Google service configuration
Privacy policy
First released
Nov 12, 2014
Last updated
2026-10-29 · vVARY
Developer site
Not provided
Does Google Messages show ads?
Google Messages's Google Play listing does not declare itself as ad-supported.
What age rating does Google Messages have?
Google Messages carries the age rating Everyone on Google Play.
What permissions does Google Messages need?
Google Messages declares 30 permission group(s) on Google Play, including find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts, read your own contact card, read your contacts, modify your contacts.