What Gets Deleted After December 21
Once the shutdown takes effect, Samsung will delete Samsung News data, profiles, and personalization settings, according to reporting from SamMobile and PhoneArena. The company gave no reason for the shutdown and announced no successor, leaving Google Discover - already the default leftmost-panel option on many devices - as the existing alternative.
Key facts
- Samsung will delete Samsung News data, profiles, and personalization settings after the shutdown.
- The app's widget stops receiving content updates.
- Samsung gave no reason for the shutdown.
- Samsung announced no successor product.
- Google Discover is the existing alternative, expected to take over the leftmost home-screen panel.
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