How to uninstall Safe Surfer for Android

This guide will show you how to uninstall the Safe Surfer app for Android devices, along with any protection installation remaining on the device.

We demonstrate the uninstallation process on a Samsung device (running Android 16, released in 2025), although the steps will be similar if you are uninstalling on a different kind of device.

Step 1: Uninstall the Safe Surfer app

Open the Settings app, then tap the Apps menu.

Scroll down the list until the PIN screen is triggered by detecting the Safe Surfer app listing. Enter your PIN to prepare the Safe Surfer app to be uninstalled.

If you've forgotten the PIN, you can find out how to reset it by clicking this link.

After entering your PIN, navigate to the Settings app > Apps > Safe Surfer. Once you're inside, tap the Uninstall option.

Tap the "Deactivate and uninstall" option.

Tap the Uninstall option.

Once you've finished uninstallation, you can disable any parental controls for the Google Play Store by navigating to the Play Store app > tap the profile icon at the upper-right corner > Settings > Family > Content restrictions > tap the switch and enter your PIN > OK.

Step 2: Set Private DNS to Automatic mode

This step is only required if you installed the permanent mode feature during the original installation process. If you're uninstalling Safe Surfer on a device manufactured by Samsung, Google, or Motorola, it's very unlikely that you'll need to do this.

Go to the Settings app main menu, then tap the search bar (or search icon).

Search for “private dns”, then tap the Private DNS menu result.

Tap the Private DNS menu.

Tap the Automatic option, then tap the Save option.

The Private DNS feature should now be in Automatic mode (which is the default), where this means that you have now removed the protection installation.

Uninstallation complete

You have now successfully uninstalled Safe Surfer from this device. As the account holder, you can also remove the listing for the now unprotected device by visiting the Devices menu (https://my.safesurfer.io/devices). On the Devices menu, select the user that this device is assigned to > click the applicable device listing > click the three-dot button found inside the listing > Delete (and confirm).

Updated on: 09/09/2026

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