How to Disable Gallery App in Samsung via ADB [Without Root]

In this guide, we will show you the steps to disable the Gallery app on your Samsung device using ADB Commands. If you are using Google Photos or any other third-party gallery app on your device, then there’s no need to have the default one running in the background, as this will only lead to additional battery drainage, not to mention its constant story notifications. So the best bet is to disable this app for good, and in this guide, we will show you how to do just that, without root! Follow along for the instructions.

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  1. To begin with, download & extract Android SDK Platform Tools .
  2. Then enable USB Debugging and connect your device to the PC.
  3. After that, open Command Prompt inside platform-tools folder.
  4. Type the below command to enable the adb shell environment: adb shell
  5. Type the below ADB Command to disable the Samsung Gallery: pm uninstall -k –user 0 com.sec.android.gallery3d
  6. Then type the below command to disable Samsung Gallery widget: pm uninstall -k –user 0 com.samsung.android.widget.pictureframe
  7. Now type the below command to disable the Samsung Gallery story pm uninstall -k –user 0 com.samsung.storyservice

Now that you have removed the default gallery app from your device, is there a way to open your preferred gallery app from the camera menu [at the bottom left]? Well, there does exist an impressive method through which you could open Google Photos directly from the Camera. Just head over to this guide and get the job done right away: How to Add Google Photos in Samsung Camera App .

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If at any point in time, you wish to re-enable the Gallery app, then use either of the two commands given below [NOTE: you cannot enable the Widget or Story without enabling the Gallery app first, which is along the obvious lines].

  1. To enable the Gallery app adb shell pm enable -–user 0 com.sec.android.gallery3d cmd package install-existing com.sec.android.gallery3d
  2. To enable the Gallery Widget adb shell pm enable -–user 0 com.samsung.android.widget.pictureframe cmd package install-existing com.samsung.android.widget.pictureframe
  3. To enable the Gallery Story adb shell pm enable -–user 0 com.samsung.storyservice cmd package install-existing com.samsung.storyservice
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