how to get rid of Samsung Security Policy Update

Anonymous · ‎25-09-2013

I've found a way to get rid of the policy update notification...

if you go to settings, more options, application manager then "running"... find the option that says software update. Click it, press stop. Then if the notification is still there, click it press "cancel" and it goes

MI5 · ‎25-09-2013

Until you next restart the phone at which point it will come back again.

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Toby · ‎25-09-2013

Thanks for sharing Beckibum94 and welcome!

@MI5, have you found any other ways to combat the problem after a restart?

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MI5 · ‎25-09-2013

Not unless the phone is rooted Toby.... It's pushed as a system app so will be started by default at every boot.....

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Toby · ‎25-09-2013

Ah I see. Thanks for the info.

I've raised this with the team so I'll report back with anything.

If anything changes for you though, let me know.

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Anonymous · ‎25-09-2013

I have read elsewhere that it is caused by whatsapp. I uninstalled, rebooted and reinstalled and so far no reappearance.

MI5 · ‎25-09-2013

Honestly, Knox has nothing to do with whatsapp!

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