Samsung bakes SMS support into ChatON for Android, because please use ChatON

Between social networks and a near infinite number of messaging apps, there are frankly too many ways us humans can keep in touch. With so many platforms competing for a slot in your app drawer, some are attempting to absorb SMS traffic and become your one-stop messaging shop. Google Hangouts was updated a month ago with SMS support (stock Android 4.4 KitKat does away with a pre-loaded SMS app altogether), and now Samsung's ChatON for Android has followed suit. The latest version of the app allows you to set it as your SMS/MMS inbox, though the feature is only live in Germany and Brazil at the moment. Not that anyone uses ChatON, but it's another mixture of cellular and data messages that's a recipe for confusion. Facebook recently removed SMS integration from its messaging app due to poor uptake, probably because most users prefer the distinction. Everyone uses Snapchat exclusively now anyway, right?

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