Question Samsung Gallery app "Stories" - how to turn off?

[Android Dude777]

I have a Samsung Galaxy A15. I have a third party Gallery app that I use for my pics, and I have turned off all permissions for the Samsung Gallery app. But periodically, I get a notification that the Samsung Gallery app has accessed my pics and put together a musical pictorial of certain pics of mine (called Stories).

--How can this happen when all permissions for this app are turned off?
--And how can I stop this from happening again?

Thanks.

 

[Bkdodger1]

Go to your settings then to your apps find the gallery and then turn off notifications

 

[Android Dude777]

That will stop the app from telling me what it's doing, but it will still be accessing my pics and making "stories". What I want regarding this app is no more access to my pics and no more stories. Until that happens, I actually want notifications, because I want to know what it is doing.

 

[Bkdodger1]

Go into the gallery settings and uncheck anything you don't want it to be doing, since you already denied any permissions.

 

[Android Dude777]

Thanks. Your settings interface looks a bit different than mine. And on the Samsung Gallery Settings screen, under the "Stories" heading, it shows only one thing: "Customization Service". And under this heading, it says "Not in use". And when I tap it, it takes me to a page where I can log into a Samsung Account (which I don't have and don't want).

So basically what it is telling me is that even though I have not chosen to "Auto Create Stories" and even though I have given the app no permissions to do anything except notifications, that the app is still able to access my pics (which I don't want) and make these "stories" (which I don't want)...

 

[Bkdodger1]

Thanks. Your settings interface looks a bit different than mine. And on the Samsung Gallery Settings screen, under the "Stories" heading, it shows only one thing: "Customization Service". And under this heading, it says "Not in use". And when I tap it, it takes me to a page where I can log into a Samsung Account (which I don't have and don't want).

So basically what it is telling me is that even though I have not chosen to "Auto Create Stories" and even though I have given the app no permissions to do anything except notifications, that the app is still able to access my pics (which I don't want) and make these "stories" (which I don't want)...

I get it but it's the stock app so not accessing your photos is probably not something possible to do since you are using the camera and I feel like that gallery should somehow be active for the camera to work properly, I know others can chime in but I think there was an app where you could disable Samsung apps on your phone including system apps I'm just not sure if it still works @mustang7757 ?

 

[mustang7757]

I get it but it's the stock app so not accessing your photos is probably not something possible to do since you are using the camera and I feel like that gallery should somehow be active for the camera to work properly, I know others can chime in but I think there was an app where you could disable Samsung apps on your phone including system apps I'm just not sure if it still works @mustang7757 ?

Turn off auto create stories

 

[Bkdodger1]

Turn off auto create stories

I suggested that option but I think he doesn't have that in his settings since he denied permissions but I was thinking of the app where you disabled system apps I just forgot the name of it

 

[mustang7757]

I suggested that option but I think he doesn't have that in his settings since he denied permissions but I was thinking of the app where you disabled system apps I just forgot the name of it

Package Disabler

The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.

www.packagedisabler.com

 

[Bkdodger1]

Package Disabler

The only NON-root solution that let’s you disable any unwanted packages that come pre-installed / installed with your phone / tablet.

www.packagedisabler.com

There you go good stuff

 

[mustang7757]

There you go good stuff

I use this on all my Samsung devices , I think they the only one to have Knox license

 

[BerryBubbles]

Sneaking in ...

~~ I was curious & checked my Gallery settings on my Unlocked s24 Ultra. I do not have the option to toggle off stories. I wonder if that's new in One UI7.



~~ That being said, it's easy enought to find & disable in Package Disabler Pro. Love that program.

 

[Bkdodger1]

Sneaking in ...

~~ I was curious & checked my Gallery settings on my Unlocked s24 Ultra. I do not have the option to toggle off stories. I wonder if that's new in One UI7.

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~~ That being said, it's easy enought to find & disable in Package Disabler Pro. Love that program.

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I forgot that's correct I'm on the OneUI 7 beta on my Fold 6

 

[BerryBubbles]

I forgot that's correct I'm on the OneUI 7 beta on my Fold 6

Thanks for confirming that.