Ask HN: Did Messages get removed from Google Takeout?

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Post by MollyRealized » Sun, May 24, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC

"Messages" appears to have disappeared from Google Takeout. Does anyone know why Google removed it, or if there is an official notice or explanation?

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Post by Armonsrer » Sun, May 24, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, May 24, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC

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Post by loremm » Sun, May 24, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC

I don't know if this is the case but trying to export RCS images is so difficult

It takes up space on android phones and I don't know how to backup completely and then remove

To be fair, same for iphones, when I help my family/relatives, I can use Google photos to export then delete photos but don't know what to do for imessage

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 25, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC

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Post by bizistechhamad » Mon, May 25, 2026, 4:48 AM UTC

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Post by Mark7499 » Mon, May 25, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC

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