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Samsung News app on Galaxy devices is being shut down
SamMobile • • general
Key Points:
- Samsung has announced that it will discontinue the Samsung News service, including the app, widget, and media page on Galaxy phones and tablets, effective December 21, 2026.
- The discontinuation notice has been posted in India and South Korea, with expectations that the service will also end in other markets pending official confirmation.
- After shutdown, all user data, profiles, and personalization information will be deleted unless local laws require temporary retention.
- Samsung News, launched in 2023, replaced Samsung Free, which itself succeeded Samsung Daily and Bixby Home in previous years, indicating a pattern of Samsung streamlining its news and content services.
- The future of Samsung's news aggregation on its devices is unclear, but Google Discover may become the default option, following Samsung's recent shutdown of its Daily+ service on TVs and smart monitors.
