The Notice Nobody Expected

The first sign came on October 26, 2026, when SamMobile spotted an in-app notice announcing that Samsung News would shut down on December 21, 2026 at 00:00 UTC. The shutdown was confirmed in India and Korea, with no published country list - leaving owners elsewhere unsure whether their devices were affected.

Key facts

The shutdown notice was first discovered on 2026-10-26 and reported by SamMobile.
Shutdown date and time: 2026-12-21 at 00:00 UTC.
The app, its widget, and the leftmost home-screen media panel will all stop; the widget will no longer receive content updates.
The shutdown was confirmed in India and Korea; Samsung did not publish a full country list.
A wider rollout beyond those markets had not been confirmed.