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Samsung News
Safe to disable: com.samsung.android.app.spage Safe to disable Vendor documentation
The news feed panel to the left of the Galaxy home screen, earlier called Samsung Free, Samsung Daily and Bixby Home. It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss.
What it does
This package is the feed you see when you swipe right on the Galaxy home screen. Samsung has renamed it several times: Bixby Home, then Samsung Daily, then Samsung Free, and in its current Galaxy Store listing Samsung News, which shows headlines and stories from news partners. You can switch the panel off or replace it with Google Discover from the home-screen editing view. When it is on, it refreshes its feed over the network in the background.
Also shown as Samsung Free, Samsung Daily, Bixby Home.
If you disable it
The leftmost home-screen panel goes blank or falls back to Google Discover. Nothing else on the phone depends on it.
How to disable it
Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > Samsung News > Disable.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.app.spageTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.app.spageThe 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.spageRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.app.spageNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Loads partner news content and records which stories you open; Samsung's privacy notice for the service covers that data.
Refreshes in the background. Turning the panel off in the home-screen editor stops that without disabling the package.
Where it appears
- Made by Samsung Electronics.
- Android versions: 9 to 16.
- Seen on: Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S22+, Galaxy A53 5G, Galaxy Z Flip4, Galaxy A23 5G.
Questions people ask
What is com.samsung.android.app.spage?
com.samsung.android.app.spage is Samsung News. The news feed panel to the left of the Galaxy home screen, earlier called Samsung Free, Samsung Daily and Bixby Home.
Can I disable Samsung News?
It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss. You can do it from Settings or with ADB.
What happens if I disable Samsung News?
The leftmost home-screen panel goes blank or falls back to Google Discover. Nothing else on the phone depends on it.
Why does Samsung News use battery when I never open it?
It refreshes its feed in the background. Turn the panel off from the home-screen editor, or disable the package.
Is Samsung Free the same thing as Samsung News?
Yes. It is the same package, com.samsung.android.app.spage, under the name Samsung uses for it now.
Sources
- Samsung: Samsung News and Google Discover on Galaxy phonesVendor documentation
- Samsung UK: How to use Samsung News on your Galaxy phoneVendor documentation
- Galaxy Store: Samsung News listingVendor documentation
- Samsung Knox: application list, Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B), Android 11Vendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.samsung.android.app.spageCommunity 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.
Cite this page: https://mysystemapp.com/packages/com.samsung.android.app.spage/ (verified 25 October 2026). Something wrong or out of date? Request a correction.