My concerns about the Samsung Keyboard in the format of an article:
Many Samsung Galaxy users believe that when they set another keyboard โ like Googleโs Gboard or Microsoftโs SwiftKey โ as the default, the native Samsung Keyboard is completely out of the picture. The truth, however, is far more alarming: the Samsung Keyboard remains active in the background, even when not in use, and it stores a clipboard history of everything you copy on your device.
That means anything from casual links to highly sensitive information โ passwords, banking details, or even private photos โ could be sitting in that hidden clipboard. And the worst part? Thereโs no official way to disable this feature.
Whereโs the problem?
The Samsung Keyboard cannot be uninstalled or disabled on any Galaxy model.
Even when another keyboard is set as the default, Samsungโs continues running.
On some devices, it doesnโt even appear in the app list, making it impossible to revoke permissions.
Clipboard history can only be cleared manually, and sometimes not fully.
In short: users are forced to accept that whatever they copy is saved in an app they didnโt choose to use.
Why is this serious?
Compromised privacy: passwords and confidential data remain stored without the userโs knowledge.
Exposure to malware: any malicious app with access to the keyboard could potentially exploit this.
Lack of transparency: Samsung does not provide users with control to disable or restrict clipboard storage.
Potential cloud leaks: in some cases, clipboard content could be synced to Samsung Cloud.
Conclusion
The Samsung Keyboard case is a clear example of coercive design: users are given no choice, forced to live with an intrusive feature that cannot be disabled. The danger isnโt just for those who use the keyboard, but for those who donโt โ yet are still monitored.
On your Galaxy A36 (and most Samsung phones), the clipboard itself canโt be completely โturned offโ because itโs a built-in Android function that handles copy-and-paste. But you can control or limit how it behaves:
