Last updated: October 31st, 2026 at 11:37 UTC+01:00
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After a long journey spanning nearly a decade and three design overhauls, Samsung's news aggregator app is shutting down. Thankfully, Galaxy phone and tablet users who want quick access to aggregated news via their home screens still have an option: Google Discover.
Galaxy device users have had to choose between Samsung News and Google Discover — or not using a news aggregator at all — for years. With Samsung discontinuing its service, that choice has become clearer.
If you want to replace Samsung News with Google Discover ahead of time, before Samsung News shuts down later this year, you have three options:
In its termination notice, Samsung even kindly recommends removing News widgets from your Home screen. If you have one, you can delete it by holding it and tapping Remove all.
So far, Samsung has sent discontinuation notices in a couple of markets, including India and South Korea. In those regions, Samsung News will be shutting down on December 21, 2...