Samsung bloatware list: what you can disable on a Galaxy phone

A Galaxy phone ships with Samsung's own apps alongside Google's, plus partner apps and, on carrier models, the carrier's tools. Many of them duplicate something you already use. This list covers the Samsung packages most people turn off, grouped by verdict, and the ones that hold One UI together. Names can differ slightly between models and One UI versions, so check each one against your own list.

How do I disable a Samsung app?

On the phone: open Settings > Apps, tap the sort-and-filter icon and turn on Show system apps, then open the app and tap Disable at the bottom of the screen. If you see Uninstall instead, the app can be removed normally. Samsung notes that some preinstalled apps can only be disabled, and some core apps neither.

From a computer with ADB set up (see how to set up ADB):

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.spage
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.app.spage   # to undo

Use ADB only for apps whose Disable button is missing. Our guide to uninstalling system apps with ADB explains the uninstall option and how to restore.

Which Samsung apps are safe to disable?

These are extras. Turning them off removes a feature you are not using and nothing else.

• com.samsung.android.app.spage: Samsung News (formerly Samsung Free), the news panel at the edge of the home screen. You can also just switch the panel off in the home screen settings.
• com.samsung.android.app.tips: Tips.
• com.samsung.android.voc: Samsung Members, the community and diagnostics app.
• com.samsung.android.arzone: AR Zone.
• com.samsung.android.aremoji: AR Emoji.
• com.samsung.android.game.gamehome: Game Launcher, the game library. Game Booster's in-game panel goes with it.
• com.samsung.android.kidsinstaller: Samsung Kids installer.
• com.samsung.android.visionintelligence: Bixby Vision, the camera's scan-and-identify mode.
• com.sec.android.easyMover: Smart Switch, after you have finished moving to the phone.
• com.samsung.android.email.provider: Samsung Email, if you use Gmail or another mail app.
• com.sec.android.app.sbrowser: Samsung Internet, once another browser is your default.
• com.samsung.android.bixby.agent: Bixby Voice. Remap the side button first (Settings > Advanced features > Side button) so a long press does something else.
• com.samsung.android.spay: Samsung Wallet, if you do not pay or keep cards with it. Tap to pay, cards, passes and digital keys in Samsung Wallet stop; Google Wallet is separate and keeps working.

Partner apps that come with many Galaxy phones:

• com.facebook.appmanager, com.facebook.services and com.facebook.system: Meta's update and install helpers. They do nothing useful if you do not use Facebook, and they can install or update Meta apps in the background.
• com.microsoft.skydrive: OneDrive, which you can usually uninstall outright.

Which Samsung apps are advanced?

These are safe for many people, but each one carries a cost. Read the caveat first.

• com.samsung.android.game.gos: Game Optimizing Service. It manages performance and heat while you play. Without it, some games run differently, and some people report more heat.
• com.samsung.android.app.routines: Modes and Routines. Any modes or routines you set up stop working.
• com.samsung.android.forest: Digital Wellbeing and parental controls on Samsung. Screen time and app timers stop.
• com.samsung.android.scloud: Samsung Cloud. Backups of Samsung settings, messages and call logs to your Samsung account stop.
• com.samsung.android.fmm: Find My Mobile (SmartThings Find). You lose the ability to locate, lock or erase the phone through your Samsung account.
• com.samsung.android.honeyboard: Samsung Keyboard. Install another keyboard and set it as the default first; with no keyboard you cannot type a screen-lock password after a restart.
• com.samsung.android.mobileservice: Samsung Experience Service. Samsung account features such as shared albums and some sync stop.

Which Samsung apps should I keep?

Do not disable or remove these. Several of them cause boot loops, lost calls or a frozen screen.

• com.android.systemui: System UI, the status bar and navigation.
• com.sec.android.app.launcher: One UI Home. Keep it unless another launcher is set as your home app.
• com.samsung.android.dialer and com.samsung.android.incallui: the phone app and the in-call screen.
• com.sec.imsservice: the IMS service behind VoLTE, Wi-Fi calling and RCS chat.
• com.sec.android.app.samsungapps: Galaxy Store. Samsung's own apps, and the security fixes for them, update through it.
• com.samsung.android.lool: Device Care, which runs battery, storage and memory management. Our Device Care page covers it.
• com.wssyncmldm: Software update, the client that downloads One UI updates and security patches.
• Any package whose name contains knox: Samsung's security platform, used by Secure Folder, Samsung Pass and work profiles.

What else should I know about Samsung phones?

• Carrier models add more. A Galaxy bought from Verizon, AT&T or T-Mobile carries the carrier's apps too; see the carrier list.
• Updates can undo your work. After a One UI update, run adb shell pm list packages -d and compare it with your saved list.
• "Reset app preferences" in Settings > Apps re-enables every disabled app at once.
• Samsung's own panel, Samsung News (formerly Samsung Free), can be switched off without touching the package. Long-press an empty spot on the home screen, swipe to the panel, and use its switch.

The Samsung brand hub lists every Samsung package we document, with a filter by verdict, and the debloat checklist builds a script for only the lines you tick.