Samsung Keyboard
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The default on-screen keyboard on Galaxy phones, with predictive text, emoji, stickers and handwriting.
Samsung package
Samsung Keyboard
Advanced: com.sec.android.inputmethod Advanced Community evidence
The older Samsung Keyboard package used on Galaxy phones before the current Samsung Keyboard took over. You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first.
What it does
This is the earlier Samsung Keyboard, used as the default keyboard on Galaxy phones until Samsung moved to the com.samsung.android.honeyboard package. Device surveys find it only on older models such as the Note8 and Note9. On those phones it is the keyboard used for typing, including your password after a restart, so it matters there.
Also shown as Samsung Keyboard (legacy).
If you disable it
On phones that still use it, you may have no keyboard at all, including for an alphanumeric lock password after a restart. Install and switch to another keyboard first.
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.inputmethodTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.sec.android.inputmethodThe 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.inputmethodRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.sec.android.inputmethodNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Learns words you type to improve predictions and stores them on the phone.
Where it appears
- Made by Samsung Electronics.
- Android versions: 7 to 10.
- Seen on: Galaxy Note9, Galaxy Note8.
Questions people ask
What is com.sec.android.inputmethod?
com.sec.android.inputmethod is Samsung Keyboard. The older Samsung Keyboard package used on Galaxy phones before the current Samsung Keyboard took over.
Can I disable Samsung Keyboard?
You can disable it, with a caveat: read what stops working first. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable Samsung Keyboard?
On phones that still use it, you may have no keyboard at all, including for an alphanumeric lock password after a restart. Install and switch to another keyboard first.
Sources
- Android Developers: Support Direct Boot modeDeveloper documentation
- Bayton system app database: com.sec.android.inputmethodCommunity list
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Community evidence. Backed by community debloat lists and forum reports, not by the maker. How we decide a verdict.
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