Gaming Hub
Safe to disable
Samsung's game library app, formerly Game Launcher, that groups your games and opens Game Booster during play.
Samsung package
Modes and Routines
Advanced: com.samsung.android.app.routines Advanced Vendor documentation
Samsung's automation feature that switches settings by time, place or activity, such as Sleep, Driving or Work modes. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.
What it does
Modes and Routines lets a Galaxy phone change settings on its own. A routine pairs a trigger, such as arriving at a place, connecting to a car or a time of day, with actions like silencing notifications or turning on Wi-Fi. Modes are preset profiles such as Sleep, Driving, Work and Exercise that you switch on from Quick settings. It started as Bixby Routines and has lived in Settings since One UI 5, and it runs in the background to watch for the triggers you set.
Also shown as Bixby Routines.
If you disable it
All modes and routines stop, including Sleep mode and the Game mode that Gaming Hub now uses to block calls and alerts during play.
How to disable it
On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.routinesTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.app.routinesThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.routinesRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.app.routinesNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Uses location, connection and app-usage events on the phone to fire triggers; routines you create are stored on the device.
Only the triggers you set are watched; a location trigger can add some background location use.
Where it appears
- Made by Samsung Electronics.
- Android versions: 10 to 16.
- Seen on: Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24.
Questions people ask
What is com.samsung.android.app.routines?
com.samsung.android.app.routines is Modes and Routines. Samsung's automation feature that switches settings by time, place or activity, such as Sleep, Driving or Work modes.
Can I disable Modes and Routines?
You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable Modes and Routines?
All modes and routines stop, including Sleep mode and the Game mode that Gaming Hub now uses to block calls and alerts during play.
Sources
- Samsung: Use Modes and Routines on your Galaxy phone or tabletVendor documentation
- Galaxy Store: Modes and Routines listingVendor documentation
- Samsung Knox: application list, Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B), Android 11Vendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.samsung.android.app.routinesCommunity list
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Vendor documentation. Backed by the maker's own documentation, the Android source or the Play listing. How we decide a verdict.
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