Why can't I turn my magazine off?

[Nick Kennedy]

why cant I turn my magazine off?

Ive searched the forums and everybody says to turn off the app you got to application manager/all then hit the turn off button. Well, my turn off button is greyed out. I've cleared cache, cleared data, cleared defaults. I've turned off flipboard and google newstand. Help me!! This piece of crap app is still running and draining my battery.

 

[SpookDroid]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

I don't think you can turn it off without rooting as it's a (annoying) part of TouchWiz. And unless you set it up to update regularly and open it on a daily basis, it might be running but it's not draining your battery any more than TouchWiz is.

 

[steve Sharra]

Go to home screen settings and turn it off...
You can do that by holding menu key Wich is left of home button and it will take you home screen setting and tap it and un check my magazine

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[SpookDroid]

Go to home screen settings and turn it off...
You can do that by holding menu key Wich is left of home button and it will take you home screen setting and tap it and un check my magazine

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Yeah, but if I'm not mistaken that doesn't keep the app from running in the background, ironically... And I'm not even sure you can do that on an S5. You can on the Note 4, but I can't on my Tab S, and since the tablet is a 'sandwich' version between the S5 and Note 4, I'm assuming the S5 cannot just turn My Magazine 'off' like that. But I might be wrong.

 

[steve Sharra]

It takes my magazine from swipe left, so you can scroll through homepage freely
Note 4 took a lot of features from s5
I have the s5...
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[SpookDroid]

I wonder why the Tab S didn't borrow that option. I also don't use My Magazine, it would have been nice to be able to remove it from the Home Page.

 

[steve Sharra]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

I'm not sure, I never had a galaxy tab..

Samsung S5

 

[AZgl1500]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

Up until 4.4.4 appeared on my S5, I had MyMagazine "Turned OFF"

Now, with 4.4.4 it is greyed out as mentioned and aggravates me no end. I have no use for that POS app.

 

[Rmedy21]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

Ive searched the forums and everybody says to turn off the app you got to application manager/all then hit the turn off button. Well, my turn off button is greyed out. I've cleared cache, cleared data, cleared defaults. I've turned off flipboard and google newstand. Help me!! This piece of crap app is still running and draining my battery.

To turn off my magazine. Hold the menu button until the you see Home screen setting. Click on that, once you have done that unchecknthe box where it says my magazine.

Posted via Verizon Galaxy S5

 

[steve Sharra]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

I think I said that in the comments before..

Samsung S5

 

[icronic]

Go to home screen settings and turn it off...
You can do that by holding menu key Which is left of home button and it will take you home screen setting and tap it and un check my magazine

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FWIW: On my variant (SM-G900T1), The MENU key described above is now a dedicated RECENT APPS key. On stock rom you get to Home Screen Settings by tapping & holding anywhere on the screen (similar to when you want to drag an icon elsewhere!) Softkeys will appear for Wallpapers, Widgets and Home Screen Settings. Instructions are the same after this point.

Now if I can only get my home screen carousel to spin completely round and round!

 

[ABOSWORTH007]

Yeah, but if I'm not mistaken that doesn't keep the app from running in the background, ironically... And I'm not even sure you can do that on an S5. You can on the Note 4, but I can't on my Tab S, and since the tablet is a 'sandwich' version between the S5 and Note 4, I'm assuming the S5 cannot just turn My Magazine 'off' like that. But I might be wrong.

Yes, you make it go away with the said method on the S5. That was one of the first things I did when I got this phone. I also think Nova Launcher gets rid of it. Just to test, I set Touch Wiz as the default launcher, enabled the MyMagazine setting and then switched back to Nova and the MyMagazine was gone.

 

[SpookDroid]

Yup, MyMagazine is part of TouchWiz. If you use a different launcher, it's no longer in your Homescreen but can still be accessed through the App Drawer.

 

[GS5TR]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

If you allready cleared my magazine off your home screen, you can also putt if off at Active Programas at Applicationfiles... just click on it? Clear cache, remove memory and set it off.. just that simple.

 

[slinky]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

I have a Galaxy Note 3. I have seen the same click on an empty area and hold instructions for the home screen settings. I don't see any home screen settings doing this or holding any button. I too have the same issue with My Magazine being unable to be turned off so I can (a) not have it pop up with a swipe up and (b) not have it pull data that I potentially don't want. I'll use a standalone app if I wish. Speaking of which, Flipboard is the same problem, can't disable it.

 

[colyn1353]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

If you are using TouchWiz long press the home screen and pick home screen settings. Uncheck My Magazine then close.

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[Tom Plummer]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

I think I said that in the comments before..

Samsung S5

Thanks bud turned it off and forced stop sick as a dog no stupid sscreen nomore

 

[ZigZag3143]

+1 Long home screen> uncheck. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

 

[Earl Stanford]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

If you are using TouchWiz long press the home screen and pick home screen settings. Uncheck My Magazine then close.

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Best and quickest answer here. S5

 

[Tritonemusic]

Re: why cant I turn my magazine off?

Best and quickest answer here. S5

That may get it out of sight, but it doesn't turn it off. It will constantly run in the background.