Samsung phones, like the Galaxy S24 FE, come with a system app, AICore. This app helps run AI features on the phone. A big benefit is that it can do many of these things on the phone itself, without needing the internet. Some people, however, might want to turn it off to save storage or battery.

In a recent experiment by Android Authority, it has been decided to disable AICore. The process involved navigating to Settings >> Apps >> AICore, then selecting Force Stop and Disable. Additionally, the they enabled the “Process data only on device” option in Galaxy AI to ensure remaining AI tasks would continue to run locally.

After disabling it, they noticed very little change. Some AI features, like Generative Edit in the Gallery or Summarize in Samsung Internet, now asked to use the internet instead of working locally. Since these features were rarely used, it didn’t make much difference. Other features, like Circle to Search and Live Transcribe, continued to work normally.

Samsung Galaxy S24 FE

Turning off AICore didn’t make a noticeable difference in speed or battery life. The app takes about 1.3GB of storage, but it doesn’t use much RAM, and battery performance stayed about the same. On other phones, some users have seen better battery life after disabling it, so results may vary.

One thing to keep in mind is privacy. With AICore off, tasks that used to run on the phone may now go through the internet. For those who want AI tasks to stay private, keeping it on is safer.

For people who use AI features very low, turning off AICore is generally fine. So, it frees up some storage without breaking the main features of the phone.

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