topic Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet in Galaxy S22

How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

nanlan — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:09:15 GMT

These two apps, especially Samsung Internet have been suddenly very intrusive and constantly pop up now in the last month! How do I get rid of both apps or at least disable them. This is ridiculous - extremely annoying and SPAM!

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

Ethan316 — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:11:32 GMT

Hold down on each of their icons and Push "Disable" Hope this helps!

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

patriciostarr — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:34:35 GMT

Those two you can't that is 1 of my complaints

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

Zelendel — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:31:21 GMT

There are ways to remove them. Check XDA but be warned it can cause issues with updates.

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

requa — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:23:24 GMT

I do not see intrusive behavior from either of these apps. I am assuming you have set another browser as default. I have, and do not get any pop-UPS from Samsung Internet. My guess is that some other app you installed is triggering a pop-up and for some reason using Samsung Internet to deliver it. What is the content of the pop-up you are seeing?

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

LongHiker — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:19:25 GMT

@nanlan To turn off Samsung News:

Long press on a blank spot on your home screen.
Swipe right until you see the Samsung News screen.
Flip the switch on the top right to disable Samsung News.

If you are seeing pop ups from Samsung Internet, you have downloaded either directly or inadvertently some nefarious app. One thing that you can easily check:

Open Samsung Internet
Click the hamburger menu in lower right
Click on Privacy
Scroll down and click on Block apps from opening internet
If you notice an unknown app in the list or an app which should not be opening the browser, disable it or delete it.

Re: Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

nanlan — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:56:34 GMT

It's grayed out, so can't do that...already tried. 😕

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

useredwK216XQb — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 15:31:23 GMT

Very intrusive popups interrupting all the time
I'm sick of it

Re: Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

nanlan — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:50:58 GMT

That option is not available...it's grayed out!!!

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

Simonteoh — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 06:42:28 GMT

Use these simple steps to disable Samsung Free :

1. Phone > Settings

2. Home screen

3. Add media page to Home
screen
> Samsung Free

Disable !!

Hope this helps.

Re: Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

smiley24 — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 15:38:32 GMT

I have done all of this and nothing works

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

uservgAhZlPB1F — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 13:02:34 GMT

Same here !!

Re: How To Disable Or Uninstall Samsung News & Samsung Internet

uservgAhZlPB1F — Sat, 10 Feb 2024 13:16:17 GMT

Try this

1 Launch the Samsung Internet app

2 Tap on the 3 Lines.

3 Select Settings

4 Select Sites and download > toggle on Block pop-ups.

5 Head back to the Samsung Internet menu and select Ad blockers.

6 Download a suggested Ad blocker.

I'm using multiple