Remove New Software Update Notification

[Lee Frances]

How do I permanently disable  the Software Update notification on S21?

[Harveyx1]

By doing the update

[Lee Frances]

I did and it messed up the settings on my phone! It seems that Samsung want you to update your phone every week. It's annoying and invasive.

[AndrewL]

@Lee Frances: I'm sorry to hear of your frustration. If you have downloaded an update via Settings > Software update, then the update notification will remain in your drop down panel, as well as the Status Bar at the top of the screen, until the update is completed. If you would like a bit more control regarding when updates are downloaded, please head to Settings . Software update, and toggle off 'Auto download over Wi-Fi'. From this point onwards, you can manually check for updates via Software Update > Download and install, as well as Settings > Biometrics and security > Security update. I hope this helps. 

[antikythera]

Every week? Android patches are released monthly, anything else is app updates or Samsung doing out of band stuff for One UI independent of Google security patches

[BandOfBrothers]

There used to be a section in the Developers settings for this.

Activate the developers settings and take a look.

[pepsikennedy]

Youre lucky. Still no update for my A53 5G.😡

[danilomazzaro]

I got a temporary solution to disable this notification without install this update, go to "Settings", "Software Update", disable "automatic download", click on "Download and Install" and click on "Later". You will have no notification about for the next 24h. Maybe it's not a better solution, but it's the only way worked for me. It work on any Samsung with android 10, 11 and 12.

[funeralmaster]

This can remove notification issue for a longer time (For me it last months)

I use this method on a Samsung A31 Android 10

1. Go to settings > software update > disable download update automatically and Scheduled software update.
2. Enable developer options by clicking the build number 7 times 
3. go to developer option > disable auto update system.
4. go to Biometrics and security>other security option > security policy update > disable auto update
5. Downoad SetEdit from Playstore and open it
6. Look for SOFTWARE_UPDATE_LAST_CHECKED_DATE and click edit value
7. Switch the digits to a later date like "2524608000000"
8. You are good to go.
9. DO NOT OPEN SOFTWARE UPDATE DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL

[Members_5fRM15U]

This worked perfectly for me on my Galaxy Z Fold2 running Android 11 and One UI 11.

Thanks a ton for the tip - The notification that has been there for ages has been driving me crazy. I almost can't believe it's finally gone!