Five essential apps that complete your Samsung Galaxy setup beyond stock.

Essentials gives Pixel phones the power user tweaks Google never added.

One UI is already one of the most feature-rich Android skins out there, so I get why Samsung doesn’t ship Good Lock modules by default. Doing that could make things unnecessarily overwhelming — more ...

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However, if you're looking to take things a step further, then you absolutely need Good Lock. It is a free and official suite ...

Summary: Samsung has kept its promise by making Good Lock, the module-based customization app, available globally through the Galaxy Store. However, it’s still pending its arrival on the Google Play ...

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Good Lock is a powerful tool for customizing One UI, but it has been challenging to use. In the past, Samsung required users to use Good Lock to run apps on the Galaxy Z Flip 5’s cover display, and ...

In saying so, there are a few settings and features found in Good Lock apps that shouldn’t be hidden in a specialty app that only geeks know about and that I’d like to see built into Samsung One UI.

Samsung’s Good Lock allows for deep customizations to One UI without the need for root or any other complex mods, but the framework is limited to certain regions, and only accessible via the Galaxy ...

Eons later, Samsung’s Good Lock app is finally on its way to Google Play Store. One UI 7 makes this global update possible. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles.