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You can uninstall these 22 preinstalled apps from your Samsung Galaxy

Samsung Galaxy smartphones come with many preinstalled apps from Samsung, Google, and third party. The availability of preinstalled apps depends on the launch time and country. For sure, these apps occupy a large portion of your Samsung phone’s storage, hence, we are listing uninstallable preinstalled apps.
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Apart from Google apps, there’s a heavy crowd of Samsung apps, which significantly reduces storage availability due to cache and app data. The company brings a cloned version of almost every Google app such as Galaxy Store, Smart Switch, Samsung Wallet, and Samsung Internet.
After setting up your newly purchased Samsung smartphone, you can uninstall the unused or cloned versions of apps. Some apps can not be uninstalled, but you can still disable them so they can’t consume battery or occupy app data or app cache.
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It’s worth mentioning that some apps are important to stay active on your smartphone for seamless operations. Due to this, it becomes pretty confusing to decide which apps should be uninstalled and which should be kept. Below, you can check the list of apps that can be uninstalled/disabled.
- Smart Switch
- Samsung Pass
- SmartThings
- Samsung Members
- Samsung Wallet
- Samsung DeX
- Game Launcher
- Samsung Kids
- Samsung Health
- Samsung Global Goals
- Galaxy Store
- Find My Mobile
- Samsung Internet
- Samsung Health Monitor
- Samsung Cloud
- PENUP
- Galaxy Themes
- Microsoft Office
- Samsung Notes
- Microsoft Outlook
- Bixby
As mentioned already, the number and categories of pre-installed apps depend on the launch timeline as well as carriers and countries. The above-mentioned app list is compiled by Android Police, on the Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone. Probably, it should be the same case for the Galaxy S23 series.
After Android 13-based One UI 5.0, Samsung released Galaxy S23’s One UI 5.1 firmware to older Galaxy flagships including the Galaxy S22, S21, and S20 series. For more information, you can visit dedicated One UI 5.1 stories on the rollout tracker, changelog, features, and roadmap.
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New Samsung Free app update released for Galaxy devices

Samsung Free app allows you to easily access podcasts, real-time news, and popular games as well as a variety of TV content all over the world for free. Now, the company is enhancing the Samsung Free service through a new update.
The fresh update for Samsung Free comes with version 6.0.01.21, which is available on the Galaxy Store with an installation package size of 17.93 MB.
June 2023 update of the Samsung Free app comes with general improvements to deliver a better performance. In addition, the update fixes issues that users might face after the last version installation.
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You can install the latest update via Galaxy Store >> tap on Menu option >> click on Updates option. Also, you can download the update from the third-party source link mentioned below.
- Samsung Free version 6.0.01.21 – Download
Notably, the update is compatible with Galaxy devices running from Android 8.0 Oreo to Android 13 based One UI 5.1/One UI 5.0.
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Samsung Bixby Vision 3.7.80.7 update brings Portrait screen mode

Bixby Vision is a service provided by Samsung to make it easier to learn more about the world around you. This app helps you to find relevant information or images similar to unknown objects or plants and animals. Now, the Samsung Bixby Vision app is getting Portrait screen mode support.
June 2023 is going on and Samsung has started expanding a new update to improve the Bixby Vision app. You may recognize this from version 3.7.80.7.
The latest release of the Samsung Bixby Vision app includes portrait screen mode support. It also fixes bugs and further optimizes performance to improve usability.
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The Bixby vision update is available on Galaxy Store with an installation package size of 25.65 megabytes, you can install it to get a smoother experience. It is gradually rolling out so it may take some hours/days to reach your Galaxy device.
Aside from this, Samsung has also updated several stocks app to improve the overall performance of the apps and services. We recommend you download the newest versions of apps through Galaxy Store if you have received them on your smartphones.
Just need to open the Galaxy Store app >> Tap on Menu option >> Click on Menu option.
Here’s how to change the navigation bar on your Samsung smartphone
Good Lock
Samsung confirms One UI 6 and Good Lock features finding underway

The Android 14 update is too away from Galaxy devices, while Samsung just confirmed that the development of One UI 6 and new Good Lock features is underway. Through a community post today, Good Lock’s manager revealed this info, which talks about the next One UI version months ahead.
According to Samsung’s Good Lock manager, the developers are “still” working hard to discover useful features and develop One UI 6. This cryptic quote hints at both the new Android 14-based One UI version and Good Lock’s version 2024.
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Ahead of its debut, the company’s moderator announced that they are working hard to share the news of the Good Lock team through Good Lock News in Terrace/Good Lock Diary/Working Good Lock. And notably, there were a lot of people who especially enjoyed the diary.
In addition to revealing One UI 6 progress, Samsung announced annual Good Lock event.
One UI 6 Good Lock
As Samsung teased the One UI 6 and Good Lock’s news together, we expect the customization suite may also get an early launch. Notably, most of the Good Lock plugins will stop working following the Beta software installation, which requires major code changes to resume operation.
The company may introduce One UI 6 Beta next month, starting with the Galaxy S23 series. Good Lock will not be compatible with the Android 14 OS due to which, some plugins and stops will no longer remain accessible. Therefore, you will have to wait until stable software, followed by major app updates.