How to remove Samsung Free

[LordJJ]

I don't want it. I don't like it. I want it off my phone.

Samsung, allow us to remove your unwanted junk

[LordJJ]

Thank you for your constructive advice.
Let's hope, besides the busy bodies, that Samsung also read this forum.
You never know, they may well follow suit and give users the option of what to keep on their phones.
Thanks again

[Joeeye]

You can remove any of the so called bloatware, but it's not a subject suited for these forums.

These purist obsessed comments and talk of android have little place in an obvious Samsung space. If you were looking for a phone with pure android, then why are you looking at Samsung expecting it to be a Pixel instead? It's like you think Samsung are the only company with customised software for Android.

[MNas04]

You can disable it via settings. And uninstall updates if your worried about it using up storage space. There are some samsung apps I do use. But most I can disable them. But some you can't disable. Samsung phones do have a lot of bloatware. Which majority you don't need.

[neonfour]

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[neonfour]

Not at all. I want the option to remove things I'm not using.

Foursquare - baked into Gallery and ISNT ACTUALLY NEED TO show locations!
OneDrive - app and baked into Gallery and neither can be removed
PhoneLink - multiple apps, baked into OS = none can be removed
Swiftkey - mandatory, can't remove. And the default keyboard is getting full of more rubbish too.
AR Emoji, AR Emoji Zone, AR Stickers, AR Zone - mandatory, cant remove
AutoBlocker  - mandatory, cant remove
Device Care > McAfee - not needed under 99% of normal usage, cant remove
Samsung Autofill, Samsung Pass, Samsung Wallet - mandatory can't remove
FindMyMobile - use it, but duplicated version of Google BUILT IN functionality.  Same as Calendar, contacts, messages, phone, see also Samsung Cloud, not used but bloatware.  

Galaxy Themes, Secure Wifi, Samsung Free, Samsung Visit-in, Samsung Wallet Digital Key, Weather - all mandatory bloatware that can't be removed in the conventional sense. All taking up space, using power and data

I'm all for providing people with access to apps as alternatives. I'm all for providing people with additional or alternative services they may want from another provider. 

I want the ability to remove those apps, that I dont use, need, or want mining data when it isnt needed.

[AndrewL]

@LordJJ: While Samsung Free cannot be removed from your device, you do have the option of heading to Settings > Home screen > Add media page to Home screen, and toggle the switch so it greys out. Now, head to Settings > Apps > Samsung Free > Permissions > Disallow any permissions from here > Back > Mobile data > Allow background data usage > Off. 

[LordJJ]

Thank you to those who contributed in a positive constructive fashion.
Ignore the haters as Taylor tells us.

[JAMES4578]

Bloatware to some is useful to others, realise though that there is a demand for more apps to be easily removed  (however a large number can be disabled)  The problem though is not as significant as some have claimed  https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/samsung-galaxy-s23-bloatware-not-that-bad-why/ 

Whilst there are more options via ADB commands(need to have the knowledge) will not go into that too much here.

[Joeeye]

Then build your own device. The phone is made by Samsung, complaining about them designing a device that doesn't cater PURELY for your own desires seems a tad self indulgent. All the apps you mention are ALL avoidable and intrude in no way to your experience if you disable/ignore them. Which then begs the question of how much space you have free despite all of these and I think you'll find Samsung provide more free space than any other manufacturer at the same quoted size. If this weren't the case, I'd probably sympathise with all the hostility, but it isn't.

[neonfour]

We're gonna go round and round here in circles