Author: Cameron Summerson / Source: howtogeek.com
Samsung is the biggest manufacturer of Android phones in the world, but that doesn’t mean these handsets are perfect out of the box. In fact, most of these phones have several annoyances initially—here’s how to fix many of these.
Note: We’re using a Galaxy S9 here, but the same rules should apply to most modern Galaxy devices.
Remove Any and All Bloatware
Right out the box, pretty much all Samsung phones come with a lot of extra garbage installed. Some of it may be from your carrier, some may be from Samsung itself. While you should get the option of whether or not to install Samsung apps during the setup process, these can still be easily removed if you later decide you don’t need them.
To get started removing bloatware on your phone, pull down the notification shade and tap the cog icon in the upper right corner. On the Settings menu, tap the “Apps” option.
In the Apps menu, tap on any app you want to get rid of. There will likely be one of two options here: Uninstall or Disable. While the former removes the app from your phone, the latter simply puts it in sort of a “dormant” mode. It won’t show up in the app drawer, and you won’t get notifications from it. For all intents and purposes, it’s gone.
That said, some system apps can’t be removed or disabled—this is generally true for those that are a core part of the system, like Bixby Vision. Since it’s part of a bigger app tool—Bixby—disabling it would break other functions, so Samsung doesn’t allow it to be disabled.
Get Rid of Bixby (or Remap the Button)
If you’re using a modern Galaxy phone that has a Bixby Button—like the S9 or Note 8, for example—there’s a good chance that you don’t really want (or need) it.
Fortunately, you can turn Bixby off. Samsung doesn’t include a simple tap-and-disable button for Bixby—it’ a multi-stop process. Fortunately, we have a full tutorial on shutting Bixby down.
RELATED: Samsung’s Bixby Sucks. Here’s How to Turn it Off.
The thing is, with Bixby turned off, you have this superfluous button on the side of your phone. If you want to make use of that button, you can remap it. This isn’t a feature that Samsung supports natively, so you’ll need a…
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