issues with recent software updates and AI

[rooot]

I just updated my S23+ to the latest firmware and noticed that generative AI (Galaxy AI) features have been added nearly everywhere without a way to fully remove them. I personally really HATE generative AI for quality, ethics, and privacy reasons, and I want a way to fully REMOVE (or, at the very least, fully disable!) it.
In addition to that, unnecessary software restrictions broke several of my third-party apps, including my custom theme (Hex Installer), which, in my opinion, is unacceptable.
Blocking the ability to disable preinstalled apps and services, even though ADB (which has been possible for decades up until now!) is not acceptable behaviour, and if Samsung doesn't change their ways very soon, my next phone will not be Samsung.

This means:
 - remove the recent permission blocks from the shell/system user (adb, UID 1000) or have a way to fully disable them
 - restore the ability to use custom themes through third party apps (make com.samsung.android.permission.MODIFY_THEME and related permissions unrestricted or at least user accessible)
 - have a way to fully remove or disable Galaxy AI

As I said, if these things don't change soon, my next phone won't be Samsung anymore.

[Glenntech]

Quite a lot of the AI software is installed by Google that have made it part of the new software.
Even Apple are on board with Apple AI, and it's part of iOS
So whatever phone you go for it will have AI features of various levels.
I don't think Google has given a way to remove or stop completely all of the AI software as its part of Android itself now, and probably will be going forward
Some App developers still need to update the software for their apps
You can go into the support section on the Members App and leave feedback there for development teams to see
They won't see your request here as this is a customer to customer based forum
Maybe also contact Google to see if they can help you with what you are wanting

[Moiramon]

Settings then galaxy AI. Click on each one and you can turn most of them off.

[Sonora]

Even if you could disable the entire AI, you can't prevent yourself from coming into contact with the AI. Soon, all your complaints, suggestions, praise or criticism, regardless of which company you send them to, will be answered precisely with AI. AI enables companies to respond more quickly and efficiently to all complaints, and enables them to send personalized ads. This is the age of AI and you'll have to get used to it...or you'll have to stop using the internet altogether.

[rooot]

i do not want the AI on my phone though. also, you can very much still use the internet without coming into contact with AI - but that's besides the point.

my complaint is about Samsung locking their software down more and more, to a point where I don't want to use it anymore.

[rooot]

the google AI can be easily uninstalled using ADB - Samsung's garbage is integrated into core system features like the screenshot app, and the Galaxy AI category is hardcoded into the Settings app.

[Sonora]

So your next phone will be a Pixel (with integrated Google AI) or an iPhone (with integrated Apple AI) or the Chinese ones that also have AI, but don't even tell you that they integrated it? Good luck finding a phone without AI today.

[Glenntech]

All i can suggest is to go through the feedback section on the Members App
You will probably lose some features if you can turn off the ai as they are integrated
But to be honest I personally think it's something you will have to get used to as in the next couple of years you will find all new phones will have AI in some form on them
Regardless of manufacturer
All these software announcements are putting AI as part of its core. Not just phones but all sorts of technology based equipment

[KholaI]

Hey @rooot 

You can disable or only allow on-device processing for the Galaxy AI features. There's also a "master switch" to disable all cloud-based processing for the Galaxy AI features. To find this, navigate to Settings > Galaxy AI > Tap the switch by Process data only on device.

[rooot]

Google lets you easily install custom ROMs on their pixel phones. GrapheneOS is a very popular option without AI garbage shoved into it.

Samsung does not support custom ROMs the same way as they purposefully make their hardware difficult to support. Also, installing a custom ROM on Samsung phones voids the warranty, which it does not do on Pixel phones. At all.