topic Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore in Other Smartphones

Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

Gnietschow — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 10:40:42 GMT

Dear Community,

For a half year now, I am unable to uninstall apps via the home screen. I can drag and drop them on remove to get them off the homescreen, but when I drop them on the trash icon it doesn't happen anything. The same problem persists for the app list. Uninstalling apps via the settings menu still works, but is a bit tedious when I again install tons of games to test and want to get rid of them afterwards.

Does anyone have an idea what I can do? Ot does anyone know the related system service, so I can clean and restart it?

Thank you in advance!

- Tobias

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

CarloL — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:02:39 GMT

Hey @Gnietschow! Third party apps are the only ones that can be actually uninstalled from the phone, whereas Samsung embedded apps can't be deleted whatsoever. The best way to uninstall third party apps is to hold your finger on the app icon as this will bring up a little menu with different actions you can do. Among them there will also be "uninstall". Does it make it easier?

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

Gnietschow — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:20:21 GMT

Hey CarLoL,

it doesn't work with any app icon on my homescreen. Uninstalling them from the settings menu does work and removing them too, but not uninstalling.

I think I don't have this menu already as I can't bring it up. When I hold my finger on the app icon, it will drag and two buttons appear "Remove" and "Uninstall", but not a list. Maybe my Android version is too old, in the settings menu is statet that I'm using Android 9 with One UI-Version 1.0, last updated on 27th October 2019.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

CarloL — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 17:44:20 GMT

Hey! When you hold your finger on the app icon and you select uninstall. Does the third party app get uninstalled? If so, this would be the quickest way to uninstall third party apps at the moment, aside from uninstalling them from the Settings menu. Let's also make sure that your phone is running on the latest software version by heading to: Settings > Software update > Download udpates manually.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

maxim5 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 15:14:53 GMT

Hi,

I have the exact same problem as the original poster. Any third party app when I long press it and drag it to "Uninstall" it doesn't do anything. The only way to uninstall apps ist to go into Settings - Apps - select the app and hit uninstall which is more work than dragging and dropping from the menu or home screen.

regards,

Maxim

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

Titi22 — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:50:21 GMT

Same issue here

I see no soultion.

Long press on any apps on home screens, bring remove and uninstall, dragging to uninstall does nothing, to remove ok. Uninstall from settings- apps works fine.

Galaxy s8 +

Looking for solution

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

gama2010 — Wed, 20 May 2020 21:43:06 GMT

go to settings-->Display-->Homescreen-->unlock home screen layout

you should be able to uninstall and move apps directly from your homescreen

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

maxim5 — Thu, 21 May 2020 08:02:45 GMT

seems you're on to something. However in Settings --> Display my "home screen" is grayed out!

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

Gnietschow — Thu, 21 May 2020 09:55:42 GMT

I don't think that this is it. For me the home screen option is also disabled, but even it wouldn't: I can change my home screen freely, move apps, add apps, remove apps, but only can't uninstall them from the home screen.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

BacardiMan — Fri, 22 May 2020 04:46:10 GMT

I on a Samsung Galaxy S9 running Android 10 and One UI 2.0 (Build: OP1A.190711.020.G960FXXS9DTD7).

I have the exact same problem as maxim5.

When I go to Settings --> Display there is no "Home Screen" button.

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

StephanieV1982 — Thu, 26 May 2022 16:23:52 GMT

Settings, display, homescreen, unlock home screen!

Re: Samsung Galaxy S8, Can't Uninstall Apps via the homescreen anymore

igiveanswer — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:38:00 GMT

Hi Tobias,

It sounds like you are experiencing an issue with the app uninstall feature on your device. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve the issue:

Restart your device: Sometimes, simply restarting your device can resolve the issue.
Clear cache and data: Go to your device's settings > Apps > All apps > select the app that you are having trouble with > Storage > Clear Cache and Clear Data.
Disable "Screen Overlay": Go to your device's settings > Apps > Gear icon in the top-right corner > Draw over other apps > check if any apps are enabled. If so, disable them temporarily and try uninstalling the app again.
Safe mode: Try booting your device in Safe mode, which disables all third-party apps. To do this, press and hold the power button until the "Power off" option appears, then press and hold "Power off" until the "Safe mode" option appears.
Look at the instruction again to uninstall or delete an app from your Samsung devices from here: https://www.samsunger.com/2023/04/how-to-uninstall-apps-on-samsung.html

If none of the above steps resolve the issue, you may want to consider backing up your data and performing a factory reset on your device. This will erase all data on your device and restore it to its original state. Be sure to back up all of your important data before performing a factory reset.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.