Call
Do not remove
The Samsung screen shown during incoming and active calls: answer, decline, speaker, mute and keypad.
Samsung package
Phone
Keep: com.samsung.android.dialer Keep Vendor documentation
Samsung's Phone app on Galaxy devices: the dialer, call log, voicemail access and call settings. Keep it: Phone is needed for the phone, its updates or its security.
What it does
This is the Phone app Samsung puts on Galaxy phones. It holds the keypad, recent calls, favorites and the entry points to voicemail, call blocking and Caller ID and spam protection, and it works together with the in-call screen package to place and receive calls. It runs whenever you make a call or open the app. Samsung updates it through the Galaxy Store.
Also shown as Samsung Phone.
If you disable it
You lose the default dialer, call history and call settings. Calls may still ring through another phone app if one is set as default, but Samsung's calling features stop.
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.dialerTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.dialerThe 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.dialerRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.dialerNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Reads your contacts and call history on the phone; the spam-protection feature checks numbers with Samsung's caller-ID partner.
Where it appears
- Made by Samsung Electronics.
- Android versions: 9 to 16.
- Seen on: Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24.
Questions people ask
What is com.samsung.android.dialer?
com.samsung.android.dialer is Phone. Samsung's Phone app on Galaxy devices: the dialer, call log, voicemail access and call settings.
Can I disable Phone?
Keep it: Phone is needed for the phone, its updates or its security. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable Phone?
You lose the default dialer, call history and call settings. Calls may still ring through another phone app if one is set as default, but Samsung's calling features stop.
Sources
- Samsung: Adjust call settings on your Galaxy phoneVendor documentation
- Galaxy Store: Samsung Phone listingVendor documentation
- Samsung Knox: application list, Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B), Android 11Vendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.samsung.android.dialerCommunity 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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