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You may have heard the good news about Samsung's experimental platform, Good Lock, breaking its Galaxy Store exclusivity shackles earlier today. Samsung now offers customers and Good Lock users a second option through the Google Play Store. It's a step in the right direction, as Galaxy device users are no longer bound to a single […]
If you recently received an email in Korean from the Good Lock Team and translated it only to read something about Good Lock services collecting your personal data, you need not worry. The Good Lock Team accidentally sent the email to customers outside of Korea. The information on privacy policies enclosed in that email likely […]
Update: We received another tip that Good Lock is now also available in Ukraine. We'll keep you posted if we find out more. (Thanks for the tip, Yevheniia). Update 2: A couple of X (formerly Twitter) users told us Good Lock is also available in Slovenia and Serbia. (Thanks for the tip, @r_skedelj and @ratkobatinic). […]
Samsung is rolling out a new update for its Good Lock module, Keys Cafe. The update brings a fun feature that adds music when you type anything, elevating your typing experience. Apparently, you will hear a sound when you type text or hit the backspace button, so if you ever wanted to have a melodious […]
With Android 13 and One UI 5.0 beta, Samsung has introduced a handful of new customization options for the lock screen, elevating the user experience to new heights in terms of the number of ways one could personalize the UI. However, the concept is not entirely new, and in fact, Samsung has been offering rich […]
Samsung's high-octane Good Lock customization app is finally reaching more markets. The company hasn't made any official announcement on the matter just yet but we were able to confirm with help from our colleagues at GalaxyClub that Good Lock is now available for download from the Galaxy Store in a handful of European countries. As of this writing, we […]
Samsung will soon push out an update to Good Lock that will make it fully compatible with Android Pie and One UI. When the One UI beta was released for the Galaxy S9 last year, many were disappointed to see that most of Good Lock's plugins and apps failed to run properly. The development team […]
Samsung has today updated its Good Lock application to version 24.0.12 in the Galaxy Apps Store. The upgrade introduces compatibility for the recently-announced Galaxy Note 7 and its integrated iris scanner; giving users the facility to unlock a handset that's running the replacement lock screen using their retina should they want to. It's worth noting that this […]
Bored of the default lock screen on Android devices, and specifically the one on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge? Samsung thinks you could do with a more powerful lock screen and has launched an app called Good Lock on the Galaxy Apps store. Supported on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, Good Lock […]
Qualcomm is gearing up for the Snapdragon Summit in November 2022 in Hawaii, where it is expected to unveil its flagship chipset for 2023, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. While all eyes will be set on the flagship processor, Qualcomm is also expected to announce more chipsets that will be used in a bunch of smartphones […]
Samsung has long been the worldwide partner for the Olympics. It has continued to support the games over the years. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will soon be kicking off and this time around, the event is unlike any other in history. Japan has banned spectators from attending the games to limit the potential of COVID […]
It's December 15 and contrary to expectations, Samsung hasn't revealed the highly anticipated Exynos 2100 chipset today. The company teased its fans with a short animated trailer last week in anticipation of today's unveiling, however, the unveiling was not centered around the chipset itself but rather on the full-length version of the original trailer. In […]
Samsung Malaysia is once again extending all product warranties in direct response to a government-issued lockdown meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. The local arm of the Korean tech giant first confirmed the move in early April, but has now extended the said period by an additional two weeks. In a Tuesday announcement, the […]
Samsung's browser app for its Android smartphones and tablets recently got API support for ad blockers, and we saw a couple of ad blocking apps go live with support for the same. Soon after, Google removed the Adblock Fast plugin from the Play Store, stating violation of the store's developer rules and agreements. None of the other plugins […]
Ads. We all hate them. Especially if they are in-your-face and take away from the experience of using the actual product those ads are showing up in. Getting the ability to block ads is one of the top reasons for many for rooting their Android smartphones, and getting an ad blocker on a desktop browser […]