Disable pre-installed apps on Samsung

Disable Apps on Samsung

Last update: October 24, 2023

Mobile phones and tablets of the Samsung brand usually come from the factory with pre-installed applications that are not always useful or we do not need and we can deactivate them so that they are not running in the background and therefore collecting information and consuming battery.

Unfortunately there are applications that cannot be deleted from the device, the ideal would be to be able to uninstall them to free up storage space, but the manufacturers prevent their deletion completely.

Why can't I delete some apps from my Samsung device?

The main reason for a manufacturer to prevent deleting an application built into the device by default is that it is an application on which the proper functioning of the device depends or it could be a basic application such as a calculator, radio, clock, telephone, etc.

Another reason is that some manufacturers of devices with the Android operating system such as Samsung reach agreements with other companies such as Amazon, Netflix or Facebook so that their devices come with their applications installed by default in exchange for an economic agreement, in this way They can increase your profit margin and offer cheaper mobile devices and tablets.

In the following steps we give you the instructions to deactivate apps on your Samsung mobile phone or tablet.

Estimated time: 5 minutes.

Step 1:

First we access the Samsung device settings, it is the gear icon. If you don't see it on the home screen, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and make sure it's there.

Step 2:

We go down through the settings until we find the section called "Applications", click to access.

Step 3:

We will see the list of applications installed on the Samsung device, whether it is a smartphone or tablet. We look for the app that we want to disable and click on it to continue.

Step 4:

The available options will appear at the bottom of the screen, there are applications that cannot be disabled and others that it only allows to uninstall. If the "Deactivate" button appears, click to continue.