One UI 7 App Archiving Helps Better Manage App Storage on your Samsung Phone

By Mehtab Ansari • Updated On 10 Dec 2024

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One UI 7 is among the very few Android skins to adopt the app archiving feature.
This feature frees up space by uninstalling apps while retaining data. The apps can be reinstalled later from the respective app store.
Other skins like OxygenOS, HyperOS, and Funtouch OS haven’t added this feature yet.

Samsung’s One UI 7 beta is officially rolling out, and Galaxy S24 series users in India, the UK, and the US will be able to join the beta testing soon. While it brings several aesthetic changes, one standout feature is app archiving.

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What is App Archiving and How Does It Work?

App archiving allows you to uninstall apps without losing their data. If you decide to reinstall, the app is restored seamlessly. This is particularly useful for freeing up storage while keeping your app preferences and data intact.

How It Works: A new Archive button appears in app info settings, sitting alongside the Open button. Tap it, and the app files are removed, but the data remains on your device. When reinstalling, the app retrieves its data from supported app stores like the Google Play Store, Galaxy Store, or F-droid.

One UI 7 New Function: Archive pic.twitter.com/H3TjGR7fyk
— ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) December 9, 2024

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This feature is a basic Android 15 feature, but Samsung is one of the few brands to adopt it so far. While the feature is available in One UI 7, it’s missing from OxygenOS 15, HyperOS 2, and Funtouch OS 15.

What do you think of this new feature? Let us know your thoughts.

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Mehtab Ansari

Mehtab Ansari is the Assistant Editor – Features & Reviews at Smartprix, where he writes about smartphones, laptops, audio gear, and everything in between. A computer science student by degree but a tech nerd by heart, he’s been into consumer tech for years and started reviewing products professionally in February 2024. He’s especially into photography and audio, often spending more time testing a smartphone’s camera than he probably should. For him, tech isn’t just work, it’s what he’s always thinking about.

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Smartphones, laptops, tablets, monitors, smartwatches, photography, and audio gear. I’ve reviewed over 60 products across these categories on Smartprix in the past year and a half.

Education - Bachelor of Computer Applications – Nizam College, Hyderabad (2022–2025) | Joined Smartprix -February 2024 | Published Reviews & Stories - 723

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