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How to disable Samsung Pay and Samsung Wallet's swipe up feature
Samsung Wallet, also known as Samsung Pay, makes NFC-based mobile payments a breeze for anyone with a Samsung phone. One of its quick access features lets you swipe up from the bottom of the screen to launch the app, even from the lock screen. This makes it easy to access the app without numerous taps or by scrolling through the app drawer. It can get annoying quite quickly, though, especially if you use swipe gestures, as you might accidentally launch the app multiple times. If you’ve encountered this problem, here’s how to disable the Samsung Pay swipe feature.
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To disable the Samsung Pay/Samsung Wallet swipe feature, open the app, tap on the menu button (three horizontal lines icon), tap the Settings cog, and go to Quick access and default card. Toggle off the quick gesture option for the home screen to disable the feature.
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How to enable or disable the Samsung Pay/Samsung Wallet swipe feature
The Samsung Pay and Samsung Wallet apps look slightly different, but the steps to disable the swipe-up gesture are similar. Additionally, this process may differ slightly based on your device’s One UI version.
- Open Samsung Pay/Samsung Wallet.
- Tap Menu, then the Settings cog.
- Select Quick access.
- Tap Access locations and default card.
- Toggle off Home screen.
The ability to quickly access the payment features from your home screen should now be disabled.
Other ways to quickly launch Samsung Pay and Samsung Wallet
Accidentally launching Samsung Pay or Samsung Wallet with a swipe is annoying. It’s still one of the most convenient ways to pay quickly. However, a few quick launch options are available that won’t get in the way of everyday activities.
Launch Samsung Pay and Samsung Wallet using the side key
To launch Samsung Pay or Samsung Wallet through the side key:
- Open Settings on your phone.
- Select Advanced features.
- Tap Side key on older phones or Side button on newer models. The verbiage will depend on your One UI build.
- Set the Double press gesture to Pay with Samsung Pay or Samsung Wallet quick access. Once again, the terminology used will differ based on which One UI version you’re using, but it’ll nevertheless trigger the same action.
You can now access Samsung Wallet by double pressing your smartphone’s side key.
Use lock screen shortcuts
If you want to launch Samsung Pay or Samsung Wallet from the lock screen without using the swipe-up gesture or any buttons, there’s a way to use lock screen shortcuts.
- Open Samsung Pay/Samsung Wallet.
- Tap Menu, then the Settings cog.
- Select Quick access.
- Tap Access locations and default card.
- Toggle on Lock screen.
You can now pay for items without activating your phone’s home screen or pressing buttons.
FAQs
Older Samsung phones have three buttons, namely the power button, the volume rocker, and a third side button (often known as the Bixby button). On more recent devices like the Galaxy S23 and Galaxy S24, Samsung has integrated the third button’s features into the power button. This button is now termed the side key.
Samsung Pay, also known as Samsung Wallet, is the company’s mobile payments service that lets users pay for items with their supported smartphones and smartwatches.
Samsung Wallet combines Samsung Pay and Samsung Pass. The new combined app effectively replaces Samsung Pay in the available countries.