
Notification sent to Galaxy users in South Korea and India; widgets and media page will be disabled on December 21, 2026
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Samsung's newsroom started as Bixby Home in 2017, became Samsung Daily in 2019, and was retuned as Samsung Free a year later. A final trial was made with Samsung News in 2023. Samsung previously changed its default messaging app to Google Messages and fully integrated Samsung Messages in the US in April 2026.
You may have used the news feed that appears when you swipe the home screen to the left on your Galaxy phone, without ever opening the application. This feed called Samsung News is soon becoming history. Galaxy users in some regions received a notification that Samsung will shut down the service later this year.
The notification has been sent only to users in South Korea and India for now. However, publications such as SamMobile state that it is "very likely" that the service will be shut down in other markets as well.
Widgets and media page are also gone
In these regions, the app, along with Samsung News widgets and the media page on the home screen, will stop working on December 21, 2026. Engadget asked Samsung if US users are expecting the same change, but has not yet received a response.
The decision comes after Samsung announced a major update a few months ago that added short videos from publishers like ABC News and USA Today. We explained the latest changes on the One UI side in our news that One UI 9.5 may be a minor update.
From Bixby Home to Samsung News
Samsung's newsroom has changed names many times. It started as Bixby Home in 2017, became Samsung Daily in 2019, and was tried again a year later under the name Samsung Free. None of these initiatives gained much traction among Galaxy users.
Coming in 2023, Samsung News may be the company's last attempt to rival Google Discover. In the latest versions of One UI, Google Discover is already turned on by default. Samsung had previously replaced its own applications with Google's: In 2021, the default messaging application became Google Messages, and in April 2026, Samsung Messages was completely closed in the USA.
What to do before closing?
To use Google Discover instead of Samsung News, press and hold an empty area on the home screen, swipe left and select Google Discover instead of Samsung News. If you want to close the news panel completely, you can tap the settings icon on the same screen and turn off the Media Page option.
Samsung states that preferences in News will not be transferred to another news application, including Google Discover. You will need to follow the publications you follow in the new application from the beginning. It would also be a good idea to remove widgets that will stop working from the home screen.

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