{"id":97678,"date":"2025-10-01T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/97678\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T20:48:10","slug":"ex-iphone-users-meet-good-lock-samsungs-secret-weapon-for-one-ui-customization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/97678\/","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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Theme Park<\/strong>: Easily and quickly create and apply themes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wonderland<\/strong>: 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>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>LockStar<\/strong>: Create new lock screens and Always On Display styles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keys Cafe<\/strong>: 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>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>NavStar<\/strong>: Customize the navigation bar and gestures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Home Up<\/strong>: Advanced customization options for the home screen and app drawer in One UI.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ClockFace<\/strong>: Configure clock styles on the lock screen and Always On Display.<\/li>\n<li><strong>QuickStar<\/strong>: Redesign the quick panel UI.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edge lighting+<\/strong>: Customize notification edge lighting effects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nice Shot<\/strong>: Expanded screenshot and screen recording features.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NotiStar<\/strong>: Manage notification history more easily.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edge Touch<\/strong>: Manage edge screen gesture behavior.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nice Catch<\/strong>: Monitor unexplained actions, such as random vibrations and screen-on events.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One Hand Operation +<\/strong>: Tailor your One UI experience for one-hand usage.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Routines +<\/strong>: Expand the Routines tool in One UI with new features.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MultiStar<\/strong>: Improvements to split-screen multi-window.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Camera Assistant<\/strong>: Customize Camera settings with extra options.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display Assistant<\/strong>: Access more display settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sound Assistant<\/strong>: Access more sound and volume slider settings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Booster +<\/strong>: Extra performance customization options for mobile gaming.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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>\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.europesays.com\/ie\/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":97679,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[257],"tags":[311,18,19,431,17,279,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-97678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-iphone","12":"tag-ireland","13":"tag-mobile","14":"tag-technology"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}