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Here’s how to hide navigation gesture bar in One UI 6.1

Samsung released the much-awaited One UI 6.1 update to millions of high-end phones yesterday. After installing the One UI 6.1 update on their phones, some users have had issues with the UI navigation system and some new limitations that Samsung has imposed. If you want to hide the UI navigation gesture bar on your phone […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Good Lock’s ClockFace module now offers more customization

Samsung has released an update to ClockFace, a module for Good Lock that gives you additional options to customize clock face for the lock screen and always-on display over what Android and One UI offer. The update changes the app’s version to 3.1.7 and according to the changelog, it brings three features for phones/tablets running […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
3 weeks ago

Good Lock’s Wonderland module gets new features for Galaxy S24

Samsung has released a new update to the Wonderland app, which is a module for the company’s Good Lock app that allows you to create moving wallpapers. The latest update bumps the app’s version to 1.5.05 and brings four changes. First, the app now supports fullscreen always-on display (AOD) on the Galaxy S24 series smartphones. […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Samsung to fix MultiStar’s Multi Focus issue with One UI 6.1

Samsung’s MultiStar application, which is a module for the company’s Good Lock app, offers additional features related to the multi-window functionality over what the system settings offer. One of those features is Multi Focus. Usually, when you use two or more apps simultaneously, one of the apps that isn’t active can stop working. Multi Focus […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Vertical scrolling app drawer coming with One UI 6.1.1 Good Lock update

The default One UI experience has a horizontal scrolling app drawer and no options to change how this characteristic functions. In the past, Good Lock users could switch to a vertical scrolling drawer, but Samsung took that option away. Now, a Samsung Community moderator confirms it is coming back. According to a post on a […]

By Mihai Matei
1 month ago

Bring back old navigation features to One UI 6.1 and Galaxy S24

Samsung's One UI 6.1 update is fantastic overall, but it also brings a few odd changes that might rub some Galaxy S24 users the wrong way. For example, One UI 6.1 removes the old Samsung navigation gestures and leaves only two options: Google's navigation gestures and the traditional on-screen buttons. Furthermore, the gesture hint UI […]

By Mihai Matei
2 months ago

Galaxy Ring is already being shown in Samsung’s Good Lock

There's a lot of excitement for the Galaxy Ring, the first truly “new” mobile product from Samsung in a while. Samsung teased the Galaxy Ring during the Unpacked event for the Galaxy S24 series last month, only saying that the device will be out later this year. It may be a while until the company […]

By Adnan Farooqui
3 months ago

Good news, Good Lock brings back Samsung gestures

Ever since Samsung started releasing bezel-less Android smartphones, it has offered on-screen buttons and its own gesture-based navigation systems. Later, it also added a gesture-based navigation system from Google as well. However, with the One UI 6.1 software, Samsung removed its gesture-based navigation system on the Galaxy S24, enraging some users, including some of us. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

NavStar update lets you hide gesture bar on One UI 6.1

Samsung is rolling out an update to the NavStar app that allows you (via Mishaal Rahman and @RydahDoesTech) to hide the gesture navigation bar on Galaxy smartphones and tablets. So, if you are among those who like to hide the navigation gesture bar to see more content on the screen, you can do that now […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Samsung updates LockStar, Edge Lighting Good Lock plugins

Good Lock recently crossed the 100-million-downloads milestone, due in part to the app becoming available in more countries over the last few months, and it has been receiving regular updates in recent days in tandem with Samsung's One UI 6 rollout. Some of those updates brought new features that take advantage of Android 14/One UI […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
4 months ago

Samsung updates NotiStar with support for Galaxy Z Flip 5 cover screen

Samsung has released an update to the NotiStar module in the Good Lock app, and it adds support for the cover screen of the Galaxy Z Flip 5. The latest version (6.0.32.0) of the app is available to download via the Galaxy Store, and it is compatible with all Galaxy smartphones and tablets that support […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Good Lock update fixes plugin installation issues

Good Lock has received multiple updates over the last few weeks. A lot of them have been focused on making sure the app and all of its functionality work well with One UI 6, which Samsung has released for a multitude of Galaxy smartphones recently. This week, Good Lock is receiving yet another update, which […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
4 months ago

Good Lock’s Samsung Keyboard theming is broken on One UI 6

Good Lock users who have applied a custom theme to the Samsung Keyboard using Good Lock's Theme Park app and updated their device to One UI 6 (Android 14) may have noticed that the keyboard theme isn't working as intended. If you're having that issue, you're not alone. Good Lock devs have confirmed that the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 months ago

Samsung updates Home Up module to brings new styles for recent apps

Samsung recently resolved the animation bug on the home screen while opening and closing apps through widgets through an update to One UI Home app launcher. Now, the company has released a new update to Good Lock's Home Up module to introduce some new styles for the Recent Apps screen, and this is great for […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Good Lock racks up 100 million downloads on the Galaxy Store

Good Lock has passed 100 million downloads, Samsung revealed this week on its community forums. Since 2015, Samsung has toned down the number of software features its phones come with. Before 2015, the company had a kitchen-sink approach that made its phones extremely feature-rich but ruined their performance. Samsung decided to change that by stripping down […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
5 months ago

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