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It sounds like Samsung has some pretty big plans for 2026<\/a> \u2014 that\u2019s great. I\u2019m excited by the idea of new cameras, a custom chipset, and renewed innovation in its foldable lineup. However, this all sounds like stuff we\u2019ve heard before. We\u2019ve seen Samsung adopt a 200MP primary sensor, tack the For Galaxy badge onto Qualcomm\u2019s latest chipset, and expand the Galaxy Z Flip\u2019s cover screen beyond its weird, folder-shaped limits.<\/p>\n So, for any of these new promises to actually make an impact in 2026, I need just one thing out of Samsung: I need it to fix the Galaxy Z Flip 8\u2019s cover screen. I know I\u2019ve been asking for it for years, but here\u2019s what needs to happen now.<\/p>\n Keep Good Lock, just give me an app drawer<\/p>\n Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Since you and I both know where my usual Galaxy Z Flip complaint lies, let\u2019s start there. Please, for the love of all things with USB-C ports, can you please just make one cohesive app drawer, Samsung? At this point, I don\u2019t even mind if you keep Good Lock<\/a> for some things; I just don\u2019t want to need it for such a basic feature. Motorola has done this correctly for years, and I\u2019m surprised Samsung hasn\u2019t copied it yet.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re out of the loop, Samsung currently offers one of the most limited, locked-down app drawers on the cover screen of its Galaxy Z Flip<\/a>. You can only access a limited number of optimized apps, including Google Maps and YouTube. There are a few more, but for the bulk of your apps, you\u2019ll need to install Good Lock from the Galaxy Store and then add plugins to get a full-sized app drawer. Annoyingly, once you\u2019ve done all that, you now have two app drawers instead of one \u2014 and one of them is clearly better than the other.<\/p>\n So, all I\u2019m really asking is for Samsung to get its act together and unite the app drawers. It would make life so much easier when I\u2019m trying to pull my Galaxy Z Flip out of my pocket and quickly jump to an app, and I remain at least somewhat surprised that Samsung hasn\u2019t done this already. After all, it controls Good Lock, so we know it has the technology\u2026 just make things easier for all of us.<\/p>\n Make multitasking great again (or at least okay)<\/p>\n Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Alright, now that my entire Good Lock argument is out of the way, let\u2019s move on to something a little less obvious: I want to be able to multitask on the Galaxy Z Flip\u2019s cover screen. I know it sounds tricky, especially with just a 4.1-inch panel, but if Samsung is going to give me the real estate, I want to use it.<\/p>\n Besides, Google recently overhauled the way that multitasking works in Android 16<\/a>, and I think it\u2019s become much friendlier to foldables. Instead of having to split your apps perfectly in half, you can now drag one or the other to command as much as 90% of your display, which would give me most of the now-square panel for whatever I need to get into. It would probably eliminate half of my need for the internal 6.9-inch display, which is kind of my dream.<\/p>\n If Samsung is giving me a 4.1-inch cover screen, I want to be able to multitask.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t get me wrong, I don\u2019t think multitasking on the Galaxy Z Flip\u2019s cover screen needs to work the same way it does on something like the Galaxy S25<\/a>. I know that the small form factor would make it more difficult to split a screen horizontally, but I think it\u2019s at least fair to ask Samsung to make things easier. Even if that means creating a special interface where one app occupies 80% of the display and you have to tap on a tiny square in the corner to switch to the other app \u2014 almost like flipping playing cards \u2014 I think it would be worth it.<\/p>\n Heck, just let me see my recent apps instead of forcing me to swipe back to the home screen each time I want to do something new, and I\u2019ll be happy enough.<\/p>\n I should be able to control my cover screen from\u2026 my cover screen<\/p>\n Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n The last thing I really need Samsung to fix on its Galaxy Z Flip cover screen<\/a> is to give it just a little more control over itself. At the moment, it\u2019s almost impossible to do anything without opening your phone, from arranging widgets to picking new clocks, tweaking your quick settings, or downloading third-party keyboards. And remember, this is a $1,100 phone that\u2019s built around the usefulness of its cover screen.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t think it\u2019s especially unreasonable to expect Samsung\u2019s cover screen to be customizable. I really feel like we\u2019ve come far enough that I should be able to drag and drop widgets on a display that\u2019s half the size of a Galaxy S25 Ultra without having to go through the motion of opening that phone. Besides, if Samsung wants to make widgets its go-to instead of full-sized apps, it should be just as willing to make those widgets easy to control.<\/p>\n Wait, I can’t change the settings for my cover screen without opening my phone? What year is it?<\/p>\n Perhaps the most frustrating thing about asking for better out of Samsung is that I don\u2019t have to do the same for its rivals. Motorola\u2019s Razr Ultra<\/a> doesn\u2019t have any of these problems, allowing users to rearrange their widgets, add apps to the app drawer, and set up a new clock and wallpaper combination directly on the 4-inch panel. It\u2019s such a simple but meaningful difference that makes me wonder how anyone picks the Galaxy Z Flip over the Razr \u2014 and Samsung didn\u2019t even take a few years off from the US market.<\/p>\n So, if Samsung\u2019s foldable goals for 2026 are really as big as it says they are, I think it needs to make changes. I think if it really wants people to care about its next Galaxy Z Flip, it needs to start with its smallest display and work its way out.<\/p>\n![\"Good](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/samsung-galaxy-z-flip-7-review-12-scaled.jpg\"\/ "\\"samsung")
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