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The face recognition service that handled face unlock on older Galaxy phones such as the S10 and Note9.
Samsung package
Biometrics
Keep: com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.setting Keep Vendor documentation
The screens for registering and managing fingerprints and face data on Galaxy phones. Keep it: Biometrics is needed for the phone, its updates or its security.
What it does
This package provides the biometrics settings on Galaxy phones: registering fingerprints and your face, choosing what they can unlock and confirm, and removing biometric data. It is opened from Security and privacy in Settings and by apps that ask you to set up biometrics. It runs only while those screens are open.
If you disable it
You cannot register, change or remove fingerprints or face data, and apps that send you to biometric setup may fail.
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.biometrics.app.settingTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.settingThe 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.biometrics.app.settingRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.settingNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Works with biometric templates kept in the phone's secure hardware; nothing is uploaded.
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.biometrics.app.setting?
com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.setting is Biometrics. The screens for registering and managing fingerprints and face data on Galaxy phones.
Can I disable Biometrics?
Keep it: Biometrics is needed for the phone, its updates or its security. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable Biometrics?
You cannot register, change or remove fingerprints or face data, and apps that send you to biometric setup may fail.
Sources
- Samsung: Use Facial recognition security on a Galaxy phone or tabletVendor documentation
- Samsung: Use Security and privacy settings on Galaxy phones and tabletsVendor documentation
- Samsung Knox: application list, Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B), Android 11Vendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.samsung.android.biometrics.app.settingCommunity list
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
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