messages not sending receiving

[Amanda1]

Text messages won't send or receive unless phone is turned off and on. Tried what was in the notices for the S9 fix, however, 

steps 4 and 5 did not exist. Did a factory reset and still the same problem. Help!

[theonecid]

Try using Android Messages app

[Samesung]

Strange when you open up the apps manager and select messages it has three dots and uninstall updates...I'm unfortunately going with user error on this one.

[Amanda1]

Not user error but thanks for that typical tech response

[RichMan1]

Go to Playstore and download 'Android Messages' app. Open that and select it as default. Then try sending/receiving messages. See if the issue persists. I think it should fix the problem.
Also, Android Messages is actually better than current Samsung Messages.

[CHMultimedia]

Amanda, that means you didn't update Samsung Messages at all. Try to update it. S Messages is in my opinion much better than Android Messages, but to each his own taste