Samsung Clock app.

[Rahdni]

How do i uninstall Samsung Clock app. and then reinstall it? I am trying to resolve an alarm issue where notification bar shows alarm but there is no alarm set.

 

[Jfalls63]

Have you tried going to the application manager in Settings and finding the clock app and clear it's cache?

 

[Rahdni]

Have you tried going to the application manager in Settings and finding the clock app and clear it's cache?

Yes, i have cleared the cache and data a few times but the icon reappears five miutes later. Also tried restarting phone.

 

[Jfalls63]

I just checked my AT&T S5 Active and if you have it show System Apps by clicking the 3 dot menu in Application Manager, there are 3 clock apps and you can clear app cache and data on two of them.
Only other thing I can think of would be to try a cache wipe in recovery.

 

[Rahdni]

Do you know what would happen if I disabled the Clock app?

 

[Jfalls63]

I played around with mine and disabled one and Forced Stopped the other two. Rebooted the phone after a few minutes and the ones I forced Stopped, restarted. It's not my daily driver so I don't mind experimenting.
You can try and see what affect it has and enable it if needed and do a restart.

 

[Rahdni]

I played around with mine and disabled one and Forced Stopped the other two. Rebooted the phone after a few minutes and the ones I forced Stopped, restarted. It's not my daily driver so I don't mind experimenting.
You can try and see what affect it has and enable it if needed and do a restart.

Force stopped clock app. Icon went away. Came back 5 hrs. later when i went online. Phone won't let me disable clock app., only force stop. Any other thoughts.? I appreciate your help on this.

 

[Jfalls63]

Did you try wiping the cache in recovery?

 

[Jfalls63]

If you pull down on the drop-down menu and tap on the alarm icon, does it take you to the clock app?

 

[Rahdni]

If you pull down on the drop-down menu and tap on the alarm icon, does it take you to the clock app?

No. When I pull down the menu, there in nothing regarding the clock app., only the "Select keyboard" tab.

 

[Jfalls63]

Can you take a screenshot showing it?

 

[Rahdni]

Can you take a screenshot showing it?

How do i attach a screenshot to the reply?

 

[Jfalls63]

Next to Post Reply is Upload a file. Select it and navigate to where the screenshot is saved and select it.

 

[Rahdni]

Can you take a screenshot showing it?

Next to Post Reply is Upload a file. Select it and navigate to where the screenshot is saved and select it.

 

[Jfalls63]

That is strange. If you click on the 3 vertical dot menu in the bar with the Samsung clock app message, what options do you have?
I'm gonna play around with my S5 Active some more and see what I can find.

 

[Rahdni]

That is strange. If you click on the 3 vertical dot menu in the bar with the Samsung clock app message, what options do you have?
I'm gonna play around with my S5 Active some more and see what I can find.

Is this what you are referring to?

 

[Jfalls63]

In your first screen shot in the red box under the status bar.

 

[Rahdni]

In your first screen shot in the red box under the status bar.

That was a shot from inside the gmail app.

 

[Jfalls63]

Guess that was just a email alert.
Kinda got me stumped. Last thing I got would be to set a new alarm then delete it.
Hopefully someone more familiar with Samsung devices will chime in with a solution.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

 

[Rahdni]

Guess that was just a email alert.
Kinda got me stumped. Last thing I got would be to set a new alarm then delete it.
Hopefully someone more familiar with Samsung devices will chime in with a solution.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

Tried setting and deleting when it first happened. Didn't work. Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it.

 

[Rahdni]

Tried setting and deleting when it first happened. Didn't work. Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it.

Wanted to let you know, I did a cache wipe in recovery but did not resolve issue. Bummer.

 

[Jfalls63]

There is always the dreaded factory reset.
If it's that annoying and you don't mind the hassle of setting it back up.
It sucks that it is a system app and you can't uninstall/reinstall without root.
Package Disabler Pro at the Play Store will let you disable it and any other pre installed app that you can't normally disable. Might be worth checking in to but it's a paid app.

 

[Rahdni]

There is always the dreaded factory reset.
If it's that annoying and you don't mind the hassle of setting it back up.
It sucks that it is a system app and you can't uninstall/reinstall without root.
Package Disabler Pro at the Play Store will let you disable it and any other pre installed app that you can't normally disable. Might be worth checking in to but it's a paid app.

Thanks. I might look into that. I guess for now I'm just stuck with the icon until someone can come up with a solution.

 

[philayl]

Hi, it looks like you might have to root it to get rid of it, easy to do and gives you more control over your phone. Phil

 

[Rahdni]

Hi, it looks like you might have to root it to get rid of it, easy to do and gives you more control over your phone. Phil

Thanks for your reply. How do I go about doing this?