The advancement of technology has fostered the emergence of different digital payment options from the mobile phone. Applications and platforms from different developers whose objective is to allow the transfer of money, using the mobile as the identification and transfer unit. PayPal, Google Pay, and also the app itself developed by Samsung and originally named Samsung Pay.
Application Samsung Pay comes pre-installed on Galaxy family devices, that is why there are some users who do not have much faith in it. Pre-installed applications are famous for having errors, and also the impossibility of controlling their operation generates doubts in users, mainly when it comes to apps that have access to our accounts or bank details. In this post we will tell you what it is, how it works and how to remove Samsung Pay from your mobile and avoid any inconvenience.
What is Samsung Pay and how does it work?
The Samsung Pay application, developed by the Korean manufacturer, It is used to create an electronic wallet with which to pay from the mobile. Before, it only worked on phones from the Korean manufacturer, but today it serves as an official download application on the Play Store and works on any device.
The main advantage of this type of application is that you can carry your debit and credit cards on the same phone, without having to carry a traditional wallet. It reduces the chances of losing or having your credit cards stolen, since you only have to be careful not to lose sight of your phone.
The download is made from the Google Play Store, or it comes installed from the factory in the mobiles of the Samsung Galaxy family. The application requires us to enter our card data only once, and later we will access using our username and password, or with the recognition of biometric data.
To make payments using Samsung Pay, we must have the Near Field Communication, NFC function activated. It is a short-range technology that allows merchants to recognize your device and then we select the card with which we wish to pay and confirm the transaction. we can even have NFC on mobiles that by default do not have it.
Common errors in Samsung Pay
If you're thinking about disable or remove Samsung PayIt is because it has errors. Among the most common that are recorded in the opinions of the app, we find on the one hand the sudden blackouts. This may be due to the app not being up to date or even network connection errors.
Another quite repeated error according to users, is that of operations that take time to be registered. This error is not that common, but it is a repeated reason among users who decide not to continue using the application.
Disappear Samsung Pay and its intrusive mode
The first alternative to prevent Samsung Pay from getting in the way of your digital money exchanges, is by disabling the intrusive mode of favorite cards. This appearance of Samsung Pay appears irregularly at the bottom of certain screens while you are using the mobile. But we can disable it by following the steps listed below:
- Open the Samsung Pay app.
- Access the menu through the icon with three lines that is in the upper left corner of the app.
- Choose the Settings option.
- Select Use favorite cards.
- Disable “Lock screen, home screen and the screen off”.
This simple setting allows you to disable unexpected appearances of Samsung Pay. The Samsung application on your mobile will remain installed, but it will only open when you voluntarily order it.
Remove Samsung Pay from your Android phone
The Samsung Galaxy family obviously has exclusive tools and apps designed by Samsung teams for specific services. But if you want to delete Samsung Pay, you can. It's a bit more cumbersome than with a normal app, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. In older models the option was forbidden, but in the most recent Galaxy phones, Samsung incorporates the option to disable the app.
In this case, we remove any trace of the payment app from our mobile. However, remember that to use it again you must download it from the Google Play Store or return the phone to its factory condition. The steps for uninstallation are as follows:
- We hold down the Samsung Pay icon in the app drawer until the menu appears.
- We choose the Uninstall option.
- We accept and confirm that we want to uninstall the application.
Conclusion
Despite its good ideas, its simple and intuitive interface and the support of Samsung, Samsung Pay app still has bugs and areas for improvement. For that reason, it is appreciated that the developers have introduced simple methods to disable Samsung Pay intrusion or even delete the app without much trouble. If you are interested, you can always re-download it officially from the Google Play Store to see if its performance has improved.