Samsung has gone all-in on AI with its Galaxy phones. From Writing Assist and Photo Assist to Now Brief and Now Nudge, every corner of One UI is littered with Galaxy AI features. After the One UI 8 and 8.5 updates, AI features are now everywhere. While some of the features are useful, users who value privacy and prefer a clutter-free experience, find the constant AI suggestions annoying. So, if you want to turn off Galaxy AI features on your Samsung phone, here are the steps to follow.
Turn off every Galaxy AI feature on Samsung Phones
Thankfully, Samsung has a centralized menu for all its Galaxy AI features, and you don't have to jump through hoops to turn them off. You can check each feature and choose to disable the toggle. Here is how it's done.
- Launch the Settings app on your Samsung phone and tap on Galaxy AI.
- Here, you will find all the AI features in one place. Select the AI feature from this list to turn it off.
- For example, to disable Call assist, you need to turn off the Live translate toggle.
- Similarly, you can disable Writing assist too inside the "Writing assist" screen.
- Following that, you can turn off the Note assist toggle under the "Note assist" screen.
- After that, move to Interpreter and turn off toggles next to Auto detect languages, Read translations aloud, and Auto record when mic is on.
- Next, open Call screening and Browsing assist screens and disable the relevant toggles in the subsequent screens.
- Now, go to the Photo assist and Creative studio options and turn off the respective toggles.
Disable Personal Data Intelligence on Samsung Phones
With OneUI 8.5, Samsung rolled out a new Now Nudge feature which uses AI to surface relevant information by reading the on-screen content. It's similar to Google Pixel's Magic Cue feature. You can simple disable Personal Data Intelligence to turn off the Now Nudge AI feature, along with Now Brief, on your Samsung phone. Here are the steps to follow.
- Open the Settings app on your Samsung phone, and navigate to Galaxy AI.
- Scroll down and go to Now nudge > Personal data intelligence.
- Now, turn off the toggle at the top and confirm it again by tapping on Turn off inside the prompt that appears on your screen.
Turn On "Process Data Only on Device" for better privacy
If your main concern is privacy and you don't want Samsung to send your data to cloud servers for AI processing, there is a dedicated toggle for that. Basically, you can use some AI tools locally on your smartphone with this mode. Here is how to turn it on.
- Head over to the Settings app and select Galaxy AI.
- Scroll to the bottom and turn on the Process data only on device toggle.
This will enable only those Galaxy AI features which can be processed locally.
And this is how you can turn off Galaxy AI features on Samsung smartphones. Compared to other phone makers, Samsung has provided a one-stop hub to disable all the AI features and processing, which is nice. And if you don't want AI cloud processing, the last option is the best choice for you.
