Samsung News
Safe to disable
The news feed panel to the left of the Galaxy home screen, earlier called Samsung Free, Samsung Daily and Bixby Home.
Samsung package
One UI Home
Keep: com.sec.android.app.launcher Keep Vendor documentation
The Galaxy home screen and app drawer, which also provides the Recents screen and gesture navigation. Keep it: One UI Home is needed for the phone, its updates or its security.
What it does
One UI Home is the default launcher on Galaxy phones: the home screen, the Apps screen, folders and widgets. It also provides the Recents (multitasking) screen and the gesture navigation that goes with it, so it keeps working in the background even if you use another launcher. Samsung updates it through the Play Store and Galaxy Store. It runs constantly.
Also shown as Samsung One UI Home, TouchWiz Home.
If you disable it
Without another launcher there is no home screen. Even with one, the Recents button and gestures can stop working on Galaxy phones.
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.sec.android.app.launcherTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.sec.android.app.launcherThe 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.sec.android.app.launcherRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.sec.android.app.launcherNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Stores your home-screen layout on the phone and backs it up through Samsung Cloud or Smart Switch if those are used.
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.
- Listed on Google Play: One UI Home on Google Play.
Questions people ask
What is com.sec.android.app.launcher?
com.sec.android.app.launcher is One UI Home. The Galaxy home screen and app drawer, which also provides the Recents screen and gesture navigation.
Can I disable One UI Home?
Keep it: One UI Home is needed for the phone, its updates or its security. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable One UI Home?
Without another launcher there is no home screen. Even with one, the Recents button and gestures can stop working on Galaxy phones.
Sources
- Galaxy Store: Samsung One UI Home listingVendor documentation
- Google Play: Samsung One UI HomeGoogle Play listing
- Samsung Knox: application list, Galaxy S20 FE 5G (SM-G781B), Android 11Vendor documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.sec.android.app.launcherCommunity 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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