Live Message is gone.
Strokara brings it back.
Samsung removed Live Message from newer Galaxy phones. One independent developer rebuilt the whole experience from scratch.
Get Strokara on Google Play
What happened to Live Message?
Live Message was the Samsung feature that let you draw or handwrite a message on any photo and send it as an animated GIF — the recipient watched your strokes appear exactly as you made them. It was a Galaxy staple for years, then Samsung quietly dropped it from newer models. If you upgraded your phone and went looking for it, you found an empty space where it used to be.
Strokara was built for that exact moment. It recreates the full Live Message experience as an independent Android app — no Samsung account, no system app, no waiting for Samsung to bring it back.
What you get with Strokara
- Draw on any photo — gallery or camera, with your finger or an S Pen
- S Pen pressure — with an S Pen, light press is a thin line and hard press is a bold stroke
- Stroke-by-stroke replay — watch your drawing redraw itself exactly as you made it, at 0.5x–2x speed
- Export as MP4 or GIF — GIF or full MP4 video, viewable on iPhone
- 15 brush styles — Fire, Electric, Galaxy and more, plus text captions and emoji stamps
Why Strokara works on any Android phone
Live Message was tied to Samsung's messaging app and Samsung phones. Strokara works on any Android phone — Galaxy, Pixel, whatever you carry — and the exported MP4s and GIFs play everywhere: iMessage, WhatsApp, Instagram, all of it. One $2.99 purchase, yours forever. No ads, no subscription, nothing uploaded anywhere.
Miss it? It's back.
Draw on a photo. Watch it replay. Send it to anyone.
Get Strokara — $2.99Strokara is an independent app by Systemic Studios and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Samsung Electronics. "Live Message" is a feature name formerly used by Samsung; references here are descriptive only. Galaxy, S Pen, and S Ultra are trademarks of Samsung Electronics.