Major mobile brand to DELETE accounts in weeks unless users act now
IF you haven't used your Samsung account in a while, you should probably start now before the phone maker deletes it for good.
The Korean phone giant is having a big clear out of its Galaxy user accounts this summer.
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Samsung accounts are used to access apps on Galaxy devices.
The Galaxy Store and all of Samsung's native apps, like Health and Galaxy Wearables, require an account to log in.
This can be tied to a Google Account, which will not be affected by the shut down.
However, they are often separate.
If you haven't signed into your Samsung account in the past two years, the phone maker with deem it inactive.
The company will delete inactive accounts on 31 July.
For people who use their Samsung devices regularly, this shouldn't be a worry.
It is difficult to operate a Samsung device without logging into your account.
However, if you switched from Samsung to another mobile brand, you might want still want to keep your account in case you switch back.
Alternatively, if you have a secondary account that you don't want to lose, then it's important to act now.
If you've logged into your account at least once in the last 24 months, there should be no risk of removal.
But it is a good idea to check and make sure your account doesn't get culled.
Any accounts that are deemed inactive will be deleted, and it will be impossible to retrieve them.
Save your Samsung account
Simply log into your Samsung account before 31 July.
This will mark the account as active to Samsung, and spare it from deletion.
Galaxy users who haven't logged in for a while should receive an email from Samsung notifying them of the change.
Though, as 9to5Google notes, that may prove ineffective if the email associated with the account is also inactive.
Samsung – a brief history
Here's what you need to know...
Samsung is a major South Korean company made up of many businesses that operate globally
It's known locally as a 'chaebol', which means 'business conglomerate'
It was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company
But over several decades, it branched out into food processing, insurance, textiles and retail
It wasn't until the late 1960s when Samsung entered the electronics industry – for which it's best known in the West today
It also launched businesses in construction and shipbuilding in the 1970s
Today, Samsung's most important sources of income are its smartphones and computer chips
The firm accounts for around a fifth of South Korea's total exports, and roughly 17% of the country's GDP
More than 270,000 staff are employed by Samsung globally
And in 2023, Samsung Electronics turned over the equivalent of $194 billion in revenue
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