Does Google Message underlie other Android SMS apps?

Posted Jan 17, 2026 3:52 UTC (Sat) by mrekow (subscriber, #179961)
In reply to: Does Google Message underlie other Android SMS apps? by alison
Parent article: A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9 (Project Zero)

The AOSP SMS app (used in some form by all "alternative" Androids) is separate, and to my knowledge does not automatically decode audio attachments (since it doesn't perform any audio transcription).