SCPM Client

Samsung Cloud Platform Manager client on older Galaxy phones, which fetched configuration policies for Samsung apps. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.

What it does

SCPM Client downloaded configuration and policy data from Samsung's cloud platform manager and handed it to Samsung apps and system features, including Device care's optimization rules. Samsung's application lists show it on Galaxy phones around Android 10, and device surveys find it on older models such as the S10, Note9 and A12; newer phones carry com.samsung.android.scpm instead. It runs in the background when it checks for new policies.

If you disable it

Samsung apps that read their settings through it may stop receiving updates to those settings. Community lists rate it risky to remove, so disable rather than uninstall and watch for errors.

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.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.sm.policy

adb shell pm enable com.samsung.android.sm.policy

The 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.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.android.sm.policy

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.sm.policy

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Data and battery

Downloads configuration policies from Samsung's servers and identifies the device model when it does.

Where it appears

• Made by Samsung Electronics.
• Android versions: 9 to 12.
• Seen on: Galaxy S10, Galaxy Note9, Galaxy Note8, Galaxy A12, Galaxy M31.