Samsung accidentally made this Galaxy app unremovable

Samsung has confirmed that Galaxy owners on One UI 6.1 can't delete their Secure Folder.

Samsung accidentally made this Galaxy app unremovable
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra screen and back
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  • Samsung has confirmed a One UI 6.1 issue which means users can’t delete their Secure Folder app.
  • A moderator said that Samsung was working on a Secure Folder app update to address the problem.

Secure Folder is one of the more underrated features on Samsung phones, offering users a PIN-protected folder to store private files. Unfortunately, it seems like some users can’t actually delete the Secure Folder app following the One UI 6.1 update.

A Samsung representative confirmed this issue on the Korean Community forum (h/t: Sammy Fans). The representative noted that the inability to delete Secure Folder was related to a “Google security policy” that was applied to One UI 6.1. The issue affects version 1.9.10.27 of the Secure Folder app.