Package
com.samsung.storyservice
Gallery stories
42device profiles
63observations
0user-facing hits
2 Jun 2026last seen
Package intelligence
Observed signing, permission, version and size signals from contributing devices - descriptive of that sample, not a verdict. These come from the v2 Package Search sync, which not every device has contributed to yet, so for some packages this detail is partial or not present at all.
2
signing certs
OEM-forked / varies
41
permissions
largest set observed
1.1 MB – 7.0 MB
APK size
30 – 37
target SDK
7.0.40 → 12.0.25
versions observed
14
device profiles
- Signed by the device maker's own signing key (Samsung), so it is an OEM preinstall, but 2 different certificates appear across the fleet, so OEMs ship their own builds of it.
- Its largest observed manifest declares 41 permissions: 5 runtime (user-granted), 6 install-time and 30 vendor or uncatalogued.
- APK size ranges from 1.1 MB to 7.0 MB across the reporting device profiles, so the build differs substantially between them.
- Never reported as user-facing, so it runs as a background or system component rather than an app the user opens.
Declared permissions (41)
Largest permission set observed for this package. Text is Android's own published description where one exists; platform permissions Android does not document show their granted protection level (in grey) instead; vendor or unknown constants show the name only.
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION |
Allows the app to read locations from your media collection. |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected. |
FOREGROUND_SERVICE |
Allows the app to make use of foreground services. |
POST_NOTIFICATIONS |
Allows the app to show notifications |
QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES |
Allows an app to see all installed packages. |
READ_MEDIA_IMAGES |
Allows the app to read image files from your shared storage. |
READ_MEDIA_VIDEO |
Allows the app to read video files from your shared storage. |
READ_MEDIA_VISUAL_USER_SELECTED |
Allows the app to read image and video files that you select from your shared storage. |
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED |
Allows the app to have itself started as soon as the system has finished booting. This can make it take longer to start the phone and allow the app to slow down the overall phone by always running. |
REORDER_TASKS |
Allows the app to move tasks to the foreground and background. The app may do this without your input. |
WAKE_LOCK |
Allows the app to prevent the phone from going to sleep. |
com.samsung.android.app.deepsky.permission.ACCESS_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.ce.permission.START_SERVICE_CE |
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com.samsung.android.internal.intelligence.useranalysis.permission.READ_PLACE |
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com.samsung.android.liveeffectservice.REQUEST_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.basicdomain.permission.READ_BASIC_DOMAIN |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.preference.permission.READ_LIFESTYLE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.preference.permission.READ_PREFERENCE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_BASIC_DOMAIN_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_EVENT_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_MEMORY_SEARCH_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.moneta.sdk.permission.BIND_MEMORY_SERVICE |
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com.samsung.android.pde.fusioninference.permission.READ |
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com.samsung.android.permission.READ_SCPM |
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com.samsung.android.permission.SEM_MEDIA_CONTENTS |
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com.samsung.android.permission.WRITE_SCPM |
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com.samsung.android.providers.cmh.READ |
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com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY |
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com.samsung.android.providers.media.CMH |
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com.samsung.android.providers.media.READ |
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com.samsung.android.providers.media.WRITE |
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com.samsung.android.scloud.gallery.permission.READ |
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com.samsung.android.scloud.gallery.permission.WRITE |
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com.samsung.android.smartsuggestions.search.permission.READ |
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com.samsung.cmh.SKIPHEAVY |
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com.samsung.cmh.data.READ |
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com.samsung.cmh.data.WRITE |
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com.samsung.mediasearch.provider.READ |
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com.samsung.mfcontents.data.READ |
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com.samsung.storyservice.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION |
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com.sec.android.gallery3d.provider2.READ |
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Manage on devices
ADB commands for this package (the inverse of each is included so you can undo). Run from an authorised shell or wire the equivalent into your DPC. Verify on a test device first - this database doesn’t yet classify which packages are safe to change. --user 0 targets the current user; drop it (and use a privileged shell) to act device-wide.
Disable for the current user
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.storyservice
Remove for the current user - a per-user uninstall; the APK stays on
/system, so Restore re-adds it (-k keeps app data)adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.samsung.storyservice
Re-enable
adb shell pm enable com.samsung.storyservice
Restore (re-install for the current user)
adb shell pm install-existing com.samsung.storyservice
Seen on
Each record is a device profile (make + model + Android version). Each unique handset that syncs against a matching profile will increase the observations of a package, thereby increasing confidence that a package is expected to be on a device.
| OEM | Model | Android | Provenance | Observations | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | SM-A125F | Android 12 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A135F | Android 14 | OEM Samsung | 3 | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A137F | Android 14 | - | 1 | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A236B | Android 14 | OEM Samsung | 2 | 10 Apr 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A266B | Android 15 | - | 2 | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A266B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 26 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A346B | Android 14 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-A515F | Android 13 | - | 1 | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A528B | Android 13 | - | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A536B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A556B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 1 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-A566B | Android 16 | - | 2 | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-F721B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-F766B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-G766B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-G780F | Android 13 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 29 Dec 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-G973U | Android 12 | OEM Samsung | 2 | 28 May 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-G991B | Android 15 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 19 Apr 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-M315F | Android 12 | - | 1 | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-N950U1 | Android 9.0 | - | 1 | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-N986B | Android 13 | - | 9 | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S721U | Android 15 | - | 5 | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S906B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S908U | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 15 | OEM Samsung | 2 | 22 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S921B | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 13 May 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S921U | Android 15 | - | 1 | 19 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S926B | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S928B | Android 16 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 25 Jan 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-S928U1 | Android 15 | - | 1 | 12 Sep 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S931B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 20 Sep 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S931B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 23 Nov 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S936B | Android 16 | - | 1 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S937B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S938B | Android 15 | - | 2 | 25 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-S942B | Android 17 | OEM Samsung | 1 | 25 May 2026 |
| Samsung | SM-T636B | Android 15 | - | 2 | 12 Oct 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-T976B | Android 13 | - | 1 | 21 Jul 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X200 | Android 14 | - | 1 | 27 Aug 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X716B | Android 15 | - | 1 | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X910 | Android 14 | - | 1 | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Samsung | SM-X910 | Android 15 | - | 1 | 12 Sep 2025 |
Known labels
Locale-aware display names seen in the wild.
| Label | Locale | Seen |
|---|---|---|
| Gallery stories | en-gb | 21 |
| Gallery stories | en-us | 16 |
| Gallery stories | en | 7 |
| Galerijverhalen | nl-nl | 5 |
| Storie nella Galleria | it-IT | 5 |
| Gallery stories | en-nl | 3 |
| Gallery-Storys | de-de | 3 |
| Historias de Galería | es-us | 3 |
| Gallery stories | en-GB | 2 |
| Gallery stories | 2 | |
| Histoires de la Galerie | fr-fr | 2 |
| Historias de Galería | es-es | 2 |
| Historias de Galería | es-ES | 2 |
| Storie nella Galleria | it-it | 2 |
| Gallery stories | en-au | 1 |
| Gallery stories | en-US | 1 |
| Histoires de la Galerie | fr-dz | 1 |
| Histoires de la Galerie | fr-FR | 1 |
| Historias de Galería | es-US | 1 |
| Historie z Galerii | pl-pl | 1 |
| Historie z Galerii | pl-PL | 1 |
| Истории “Галереи” | ru-ru | 1 |