Other

com.google.android.apps.messaging

Messages

Risk: Safe
Source: Google
What it is: Other

What it is

RCS client from Google, also supports SMS/MMS. Runs in the background.

Could be a global dependency for SMS, MMS, RCS, OTP, and other services/verifications.

GSMA has recently standardized E2EE, but currently, there is not alternative available for Android.

Careful: Once disabled/uninstalled, even if reinstalled, a factory reset may be required to re-obtain full functionality.

Commands

adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.apps.messaging

To put it back:

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.apps.messaging

Every removal listed here is per-user only: the system image is untouched, and the restore command puts the app back from the copy already on the device. Nothing is downloaded.

References

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging

This is not the directory. Here we say what a package is in general; what happens on your particular television is on your model's entry, and that one wins. The same package can be dead weight on one set and hold the home screen up on another.