{"id":779790,"date":"2026-09-23T08:44:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/779790\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:44:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:44:19","slug":"weird-good-lock-bug-messes-with-clock-placement-after-one-ui-9-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/779790\/","title":{"rendered":"Weird Good Lock bug messes with clock placement after One UI 9 update"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Samsung<\/p>\n

Aamir Siddiqui \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n

Add Android Authority on Google: <\/p>\n

TL;DR<\/p>\n

Samsung has confirmed a Good Lock ClockFace bug that can move lock screen clocks from their chosen position.
\nThe issue was reported by a Galaxy S26 Ultra owner after updating to One UI 9.
\nSamsung is investigating and recommends using a default clock style as a temporary workaround.<\/p>\n

Good Lock<\/a> is supposed to give Galaxy owners more control over how One UI looks, but one Galaxy S26 Ultra user has found their carefully arranged lock screen doing its own thing after updating to One UI 9. They weren\u2019t imagining it, with Samsung now confirming that there\u2019s an issue affecting clock positioning when using Good Lock\u2019s ClockFace options.<\/p>\n

Should Samsung just merge Good Lock into One UI?<\/p>\n

168 votes<\/p>\n

Yes, absolutely<\/p>\n

68%<\/p>\n

Only some modules<\/p>\n

14%<\/p>\n

No, keep it optional<\/p>\n

18%<\/p>\n

The problem was raised on Samsung\u2019s Korean Community forum<\/a> by a Galaxy S26 Ultra owner. They showed how the time and date were positioned close together in LockStar, but the actual lock screen and Always-On Display put them much farther apart. The clock itself had moved rather awkwardly to almost the very top of the display.<\/p>\n

\"SamsungLockStar setup\"SamsungAOD display<\/p>\n

Samsung\u2019s Good Lock support team replied<\/a> to confirm that it has reproduced a bug in which clocks provided by Good Lock ClockFace can appear in a different position than the one the user selected. The development team is investigating the problem.<\/p>\n

Positive as it may be to get a fairly quick response confirming that the team is on the case, there isn\u2019t a fix just yet. Samsung recommends using one of the Galaxy phone\u2019s default clock styles for the time being. If the same positioning problem occurs with a default clock type, the company is asking affected users to submit an error report with logs for further investigation.<\/p>\n

The report comes shortly after Samsung began rolling out stable One UI 9<\/a> to the Galaxy S26 series in Korea. One commenter also said they\u2019d seen similar clock-positioning behavior on the S26 Ultra in the One UI 9 beta and that others had experienced it on the Galaxy Z Fold 8, but there\u2019s no further indication of how widespread the issue is right now.<\/p>\n

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