Samsung Music

Samsung's music player for songs stored on the phone, with playlists and a sound equalizer. It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss.

What it does

Samsung Music plays audio files stored on the phone or a memory card, organizes them into albums, artists and playlists, and offers Samsung's sound settings. Samsung publishes it on the Play Store and Galaxy Store, and it is preinstalled on some Galaxy phones or offered during setup. It runs only while you use it or while music is playing.

If you disable it

Nothing beyond the app itself. Your music files stay on the phone and play in any other player.

How to disable it

Settings offers Disable for this package on most phones. Open Settings > Apps > Samsung Music > Disable.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.sec.android.app.music

adb shell pm enable com.sec.android.app.music

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.sec.android.app.music

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.sec.android.app.music

New to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.

Data and battery

Reads music files on the phone; nothing beyond the app's own settings is sent.

Where it appears

• Made by Samsung Electronics.
• Android versions: 9 to 16.
• Listed on Google Play: Samsung Music on Google Play.