To remove the old Briefing news panel, turn off the far-left home-screen page: touch and hold an empty area of the home screen, swipe to the leftmost page, and switch off the option shown there. Depending on your Galaxy’s age and software, it may be called Briefing, Flipboard, Bixby Home, Samsung Daily, Samsung Free, or Google Discover. This hides the page; it does not necessarily uninstall an app.
Turn off Briefing on an older Galaxy
On older Samsung phones, the news page may be labeled Briefing, Flipboard, or Bixby Home. Samsung’s instructions for Android 6.x, 7.x, and 8.x use the home-screen edit view:
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- Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
- Swipe through the home-screen previews to the far-left news page.
- Switch off Briefing, Flipboard, or Bixby, whichever label appears.
- Return to the home screen.
For Android 4.x and 5.x, Samsung’s instructions instead say to open Home screen settings from the edit view and switch off My Magazine or Briefing Flipboard. These are legacy instructions; menu names and availability may not match your phone today. Samsung Kazakhstan’s legacy Briefing instructions
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Turn off Samsung Daily, Samsung Free, or Google Discover
The far-left page has changed names across Galaxy generations. Samsung Korea says Bixby Home was called Samsung Daily after the One UI 2.1 update, and Samsung Free replaced Samsung Daily starting with Android 11. Newer home screens may offer Samsung Free or Google Discover instead. Samsung Korea on Samsung Daily and Samsung Free
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- Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
- Swipe to the far-left home-screen page.
- Turn off the switch for Samsung Daily, Samsung Free, or Google Discover, depending on what your phone displays.
Samsung’s US instructions cover switching Samsung Free or Google Discover on or off from the relevant home-screen page. Exact choices can vary by model, region, carrier, and software version. If your screen differs, use Samsung’s current home-screen guidance. Samsung also explains how to remove an unwanted home-screen page with its trash icon; deleting a page is not the same as uninstalling its content app. Samsung home-screen page instructions
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Turning off the page removes the panel from the home screen. It does not establish that the underlying app has been uninstalled or disabled. Google distinguishes removing an app shortcut from uninstalling the app: removing the shortcut takes it off the home screen. Android Help: Add apps, shortcuts, and widgets to your Home screens
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- Please note, this device does not support E-SIM; This 4G model is compatible with all GSM networks worldwide outside of the U.S. In the US, ONLY compatible with T-Mobile and their MVNO's (Metro and Standup). It will NOT work with other CDMA carriers, and it is also not compatible with their MVNO (Visible, Xfinity Mobile, US Mobile, Cricket Wireless, etc).
- Compatibility with certain third-party devices and accessibility accessories, including some hearing aids, may vary depending on manufacturer support, Bluetooth protocols, software compatibility, and regional firmware limitations. For additional hearing aid compatibility information, please refer to Samsung’s official support documentation.
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If your goal is to uninstall or disable a separate app, the available controls depend on your model and software version; the steps above are for hiding the home-screen page, not for removing an app. Samsung describes Bixby Home as a homepage that displays content from apps. Samsung UK: What is Samsung Bixby?
Is Briefing the same as Galaxy AI Now Brief?
No. Briefing and the other names above refer to versions of the far-left home-screen content page. Galaxy AI Now Brief is a distinct, newer feature. The available Samsung guidance does not establish one universal way to turn off Now Brief, so do not assume the legacy home-screen switch controls it. If you mean Now Brief, check the Galaxy AI settings on your specific phone. Samsung’s home-screen and content-page guidance covers Samsung Free and Google Discover, not a universal Now Brief disable route. Samsung home-screen guidance
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- MEMORIES MADE PICTURE PERFECT: Capture every angle in stunning clarity, from wide family photos to close-ups of friends, with the triple-lens camera on Galaxy A17 5G.
- NEED MORE STORAGE? WE HAVE YOU COVERED: With an improved 2TB of expandable storage, Galaxy A17 5G makes it easy to keep cherished photos, videos and important files readily accessible whenever you need them.³
- BUILT TO LAST: With an improved IP54 rating, Galaxy A17 5G is even more durable than before.⁴ It’s built to resist splashes and dust and comes with a stronger yet slimmer Gorilla Glass Victus front and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer back.
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