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.

Verizon Message Plus is shutting down today. Users won’t be able to send or receive messages, and the app itself won’t be available to download. Verizon recommends switching to Google Messages ...

While Big Red initially planned to shut down Verizon Messages and its Message Plus app on November 7, it has since extended the closure date to December 9. With Verizon’s app shutdown date just ...

Any message you have scheduled for delivery after December 9, 2024, won't be sent either. Verizon's FAQ page notes that it will run system maintenance before the Message+ shutdown. Due to this ...

Verizon is removing all sections related to the Message+ (or Message Plus) app from its website. Some pages remain active, but just for alerting users about the app’s shutdown. “Verizon ...