{"id":173658,"date":"2025-10-01T20:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/173658\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:54:08","slug":"ex-iphone-users-meet-good-lock-samsungs-secret-weapon-for-one-ui-customization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/173658\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-iPhone users, meet Good Lock, Samsung&#8217;s secret weapon for One UI customization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Galaxy phone users who have just switched from iOS to One UI for the first time may have noticed some surface-level similarities between the two platforms. But one thing Samsung&#8217;s One UI excels at is customization, and today, we&#8217;ll tell you how to maximize that potential.\n<\/p>\n<p>You may have seen a glimpse of how flexible One UI can be when we explored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/switching-from-ios-to-one-ui-master-navigation-and-app-drawer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">navigation methods and the app drawer<\/a> not long ago. Since then, you may have even customized your Galaxy phone in a way that feels familiar and more iOS-like. You want more? In that case, you need to know about One UI&#8217;s secret weapon: Good Lock.\n<\/p>\n<p>One UI is the only Android skin that can be extensively customized through Good Lock. The latter is a Samsung app suite that supports a variety of plugins, also known as modules, each expanding the range of customization options for different facets of One UI.\n<\/p>\n<p>Good Lock plugins can be downloaded from the Good Lock app&#8217;s main screen and include:\n<\/p>\n<p>\nTheme Park: Easily and quickly create and apply themes.\n<\/p>\n<p>Wonderland: Create 3D motion wallpapers with various effects \u2014 still our favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/opinion\/samsung-wonderland-is-still-the-best-holiday-wallpaper-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">holiday wallpaper generator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\nLockStar: Create new lock screens and Always On Display styles.\n<\/p>\n<p>Keys Cafe: Create and customize the Samsung Keyboard (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/not-into-good-lock-customization-you-will-still-want-this-module\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">play typing games<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\nNavStar: Customize the navigation bar and gestures.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHome Up: Advanced customization options for the home screen and app drawer in One UI.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nClockFace: Configure clock styles on the lock screen and Always On Display.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nQuickStar: Redesign the quick panel UI.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEdge lighting+: Customize notification edge lighting effects.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNice Shot: Expanded screenshot and screen recording features.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNotiStar: Manage notification history more easily.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEdge Touch: Manage edge screen gesture behavior.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nNice Catch: Monitor unexplained actions, such as random vibrations and screen-on events.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOne Hand Operation +: Tailor your One UI experience for one-hand usage.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nRoutines +: Expand the Routines tool in One UI with new features.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMultiStar: Improvements to split-screen multi-window.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nCamera Assistant: Customize Camera settings with extra options.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nDisplay Assistant: Access more display settings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSound Assistant: Access more sound and volume slider settings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nGame Booster +: Extra performance customization options for mobile gaming.\n<\/p>\n<p>With Good Lock installed on your Galaxy phone, you can go beyond the default One UI customization options and truly personalize your experience in ways that you can&#8217;t do with any other phones powered by Android, iOS, or anything in between.\n<\/p>\n<p>For an even closer look at what Good Lock can do, you should check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@SamMobileTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">YouTube channel<\/a>, where we have a series dedicated to the best and most useful Good Lock modules. Our Good Lock video playlist is embedded below.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to give Good Lock a try, you can download the app from the <a href=\"https:\/\/galaxystore.samsung.com\/detail\/com.samsung.android.goodlock?langCd=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Galaxy Store<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.samsung.android.goodlock&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Google Play<\/a>. Once installed, you can launch the app and choose which modules you want to use on your Samsung device.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"google-preferred-news-source-cta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sammobile.com\/news\/add-sammobile-as-a-preferred-source-on-google-to-always-get-the-latest-news\/\" style=\"display: inline-block;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" id=\"google-preferred-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Google Preferred News Source\" style=\"max-width: 50%; height: auto;\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Galaxy phone users who have just switched from iOS to One UI for the first time may&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[304,641,2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-173658","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-iphone","10":"tag-mobile","11":"tag-technology","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}