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How do I get rid of the news app on lock screen?

CampiJR

CampiJR

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I have deactivated all apps in notifications and blocked all apps in advanced but I still get a news feed and to get rid of it I have to press and hold the screen which brings me to the lock screen page. Any suggestions?

Thank you
 
puppykickr said:
You need to identify the specific app and disable it or uninstall it in app settings on your phone.
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I have disabled every app and it still shows.

The phone is only a couple of months old and it has been there from day one. Could it be a Samsung app?
 
It could very well be a Samsung app.

You obviously have not disabled it yet, because the news thing is still showing up.

I am not familiar with your device, but I do know that you can find out what apps have permission to show up on the lockscreen.

One of the apps with this permission is the culprit.
 
I had this problem. I actually disabled the lock screen, and it went away months ago. Today it came back. I hate it because it not only brought back the lock screen, but because I have to swipe right twice to unlock the phone, for some reason. The app causing it was called "Headlines". I uninstalled the updates for it, but the app remains. I clicked the options for it, and one of them did the trick. I am not going back to find out which one, no way.
 
This was caused for me by wallpaper carousel. Had to remove that and the reason I selected was that I don't want to see recommend stories. So they force ads or "news" on you to get a feature, typical
 
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