How to stop update reminders?

[tensecondsdown]

I just bought  an S23 and I refuse to update to the ridiculously ugly and stupid UI 8. Is there any way to stop the constant update reminders? And YES I did turn off the auto download but I still get reminded every day and I want this to stop. It is MY phone and I should get to decide how it looks NOT samsung. Thanks 

[tensecondsdown]

I am going to go back to using my S8. These updates are the very reason I hate getting a new phone. 

[Robin621k]

He went from an S8 to a 23. He thinks Ui 1 is better. Unbelievable!

[tensecondsdown]

What is unbelievable is that you assume that everyone wants a phone that can do anything and everything. I am not some young little **bleep** who spends 8 hours a day with my phone in my hand. I am 45 years old, I want a phone that makes calls, send texts and can go on the internet. Nothing more. I never said UI 1 is better. It is what I have been used to for the last 10 years and I don't need the change. 

[Robin621k]

I am not some young little thing either, I have 20 yrs on you.

The 23 can do everything you described.

[tensecondsdown]

And so can the S1. You are missing the point

[Robin621k]

No one is making you buy a new phone with the latest security patches. T

[tensecondsdown]

YES I KNOW, THAT IS WHY I SAID I AM GOING BACK TO USING MY S8. REMEMBER THAT?

[nullandvoid]

Dude, you bought an S series phone, that very fact implies that you wanted a phone that "does everything and anything".  You could have gone with an A series that does less and saved you a bunch of cash,  although you would still be stuck with OneUI8 eventually. Obviously you wanted a change, because if your older phone was serving you well, you didn't need to buy anything else.

[tensecondsdown]

Or I got the S series phone because that was the one that was free with a contract?

[nullandvoid]

well, if you were happy with your old device and you switched carriers or just were entitled to an upgrade with your current carrier, you didn't need to take the new device.  Those phones are never "free".  If you break your contract, or return it, you are normally responsible for the full cost of the phone.