Android one app disabling,bixby key - Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers

Is there anyway to disable apps? I remember on my note 9 being able to. Also is there anyway to change the bixby key to another action ?

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Disabling apps - If they can be disabled normally then find the app under settings > apps and then click on the disable button. If you can't disable them normally either a 3rd party app can do it for you or else use ADB to disable the app. With the ADB method you need to have it installed on your computer, your phone setup and connected to the computer by USB cable, and the application package name you wish to disable.
The command you use in ADB would be along the following:
Code:
pm disable-user --user 0 {enter package name here}
So to disable the bixby wakeup service you enter:
Code:
pm disable-user --user 0 com.samsung.android.bixby.wakeup
I would suggest you disable apps using a 3rd party app to make things easier and simpler. I would suggest not uninstalling/removing apps via adb. If you remove the wrong thing you could end up creating more problems then solutions.
Remapping bixby key - You can also use 3rd party apps to do this. With the latest release of Bixby you can do this easily.
Open Settings > Advanced features > Bixby Key
Select single press or double press
If it isn't toggled already toggle the option under the single or double press selection you made. Then proceed to tap on the option you just toggled to open a new menu.
You can choose to open an app or run a quick command. Tap the gear icon to make the applicable selection(s)
Alternatively the website below can be used as a tutorial with pictures:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-remap-the-bixby-button/
Notes: There is a restriction with this option. While it does not actually disable bixby it does allow you to map it to either a single or double press.
Also you can not use a competing voice app when using this method of remapping the bixby key. That being said you can work around this by using an app like tasker which has a "Tasker Secondary" app feature. You create a task in tasker to open Google Assistant (for example) and set this to trigger when the Tasker Secondary app is opened.
I personally use that option with Google assistant since I run tasker for other things as well. I have bixby set for double press, but I rarely if ever use it. Single press launches the tasker secondary app, and holding the bixby button in lets me use bixby voice commands.