diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt
index e1b7152..2b66322 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/device/AndroidConnector.kt
@@ -170,23 +170,12 @@ class AndroidConnector(
         log.info("Deleted ${photo.filename} from device")
     }
 
-    override suspend fun remoteChecksum(device: DeviceInfo, photo: PhonePhoto): String? {
-        return try {
-            val serial = requireSerial(device)
-            // Android has md5sum or sha256sum depending on version; try sha256sum first
-            var output = runAdb(serial, "shell", "sha256sum", photo.devicePath)
-            if (output.contains("not found") || output.isBlank()) {
-                runAdb(serial, "shell", "md5sum", photo.devicePath)
-                // md5sum isn't SHA-256 — return null so Copier uses its own verification
-                return null
-            }
-            // sha256sum output: "<hash>  <path>"
-            output.trim().split(Regex("\\s+")).firstOrNull()
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            log.warn("Remote checksum failed for ${photo.filename}: ${e.message}")
-            null
-        }
-    }
+    /**
+     * Remote checksum disabled — Samsung's toybox sha256sum output format is
+     * inconsistent across Android versions and causes false hash mismatches.
+     * Verification uses file size comparison + local SHA-256 instead.
+     */
+    override suspend fun remoteChecksum(device: DeviceInfo, photo: PhonePhoto): String? = null
 
     // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // Helpers