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Samsung's encrypted private space for apps, photos and files, kept apart from the rest of the phone behind its own lock.
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Work profile
Keep: com.samsung.android.knox.containercore Keep Vendor documentation
The Knox core that runs separate secure spaces on Galaxy phones, including Secure Folder and work profiles. Keep it: Work profile is needed for the phone, its updates or its security.
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What it does
This is the core of Samsung Knox's separate-space support. Secure Folder and Knox-managed work profiles run as isolated spaces on the phone, with their own encrypted storage and apps, and this package creates and manages those spaces. Samsung's application lists for Android 10 call it KnoxCore, and newer phones show it as Work profile. It runs whenever a separate space exists.
Also shown as KnoxCore.
If you disable it
Secure Folder and any work profile can stop opening, leaving the apps and files inside them unreachable until it is enabled again.
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.knox.containercoreTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.knox.containercoreThe 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.knox.containercoreRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.knox.containercoreNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Manages encrypted storage for separate spaces on the phone; it does not upload their contents.
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.knox.containercore?
com.samsung.android.knox.containercore is Work profile. The Knox core that runs separate secure spaces on Galaxy phones, including Secure Folder and work profiles.
Can I disable Work profile?
Keep it: Work profile is needed for the phone, its updates or its security. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable Work profile?
Secure Folder and any work profile can stop opening, leaving the apps and files inside them unreachable until it is enabled again.
Sources
- Samsung: Use the Secure Folder on your Galaxy phone or tabletVendor documentation
- Samsung Knox: Knox Platform for EnterpriseVendor documentation
- Samsung Knox: application list, Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B), Android 11Vendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.samsung.android.knox.containercoreCommunity list
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
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