Samsung To Shut Down AR Doodle and Quick Measure on December 31, 2026

Overview

• Samsung updated Galaxy Store changelogs Monday to announce that AR Doodle and Quick Measure will be retired on December 31, 2026.
• After the cutoff date new downloads will be blocked and the company will stop issuing updates so existing installs may continue to work but will not receive compatibility fixes for future One UI releases.
• The apps have been hidden on recent One UI builds, which reduces discovery and points to a platform-level deprecation rather than a simple app update.
• Samsung said the features will "return with improved services" but provided no timeline, no migration path, and no details for affected users or third-party developers.
• The move reflects a broader industry shift away from standalone consumer AR tools toward other priorities such as AI, and it may lead Samsung to fold measurement and annotation features into core apps or partner services.