Good Lock
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| Developer | Good Lock Labs (Samsung Electronics) |
| Release | March 2016 |
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| Operating system | Android |
| Platform | Samsung Galaxy |
| Type | System utilities |
| As of | 20 June 2026 |
Good Lock (Korean: 굿락) is a software suite to tweak and customize the user interface and experience on Samsung Galaxy devices.[2] It is developed by Good Lock Labs in cooperation with Samsung, and can be downloaded from the Galaxy Store.
Good Lock was first released in April 2016.[3] Responding to customer demand, it was revived in 2018[4] for the Galaxy S7, S8, S9 and Note 8 lines running Android Oreo. Good Lock has continued to be developed since then.[5] Good Lock 6.0, was released alongside One UI 6.0 in Q4 2023.[6]
While it initially launched in South Korea, it has progressively expanded its availability to over 40 countries, with more being added.
Modules
[edit]Good Lock uses modules that can be added by users, each of which provides a different sort of customization. Some of the many modules available include:[7]
- ClockFace, which customizes the clock on the always-on display or lock screen
- KeysCafe, which customizes the Samsung Keyboard
- LockStar, which customizes the lock screen
- One Hand Operation+, which adds a customizable gesture control system
- Theme Park, which lets users create their own theme
- Home Up, which customizes the home screen, apps screen and share menu
- NavStar, which customizes the navigation bar
- QuickStar, which customizes the quick panel and the top info bar
- RegiStar, which customizes the order of Settings menu items
- Pentastic, which customizes the S Pen Air command menu, cursor, and sound
Reception
[edit]The website 9to5Google wrote about the first version of Good Lock: "crazy, complex, and even brilliant in places".[8] SamMobile called it a "balanced effort".[9] XDA Developers wrote about Good Lock in 2018 saying: "Samsung Good Lock genuinely changes a great deal of how the phone's UI looks and feels. This is something that other manufacturers don't allow.".[10] In 2021, Tom's Guide wrote that Good Lock is "the first app you should install on your Samsung Galaxy phone".[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.goodlock?langCd=en.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Harish Jonnalagadda (2022-12-09). "Samsung Good Lock: The ultimate guide to customizing your Galaxy phone". Android Central. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Good Lock: Customize the Way You Use Your Galaxy Smartphone". news.samsung.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Make Your Galaxy Smartphone Personal with Good Lock 2018". news.samsung.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Samsung reboots its Good Lock UI app, download it here (Updated)". Android Authority. 2018-06-27. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ Kew-Denniss, Zachary (2023-09-25). "Samsung's Good Lock is getting an overhaul for One UI 6". Android Police. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Samsung Good Lock guide: The must-have toolkit for your Galaxy phone". Android Authority. 2023-08-17. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "Samsung's "Good Lock" UI for Galaxy devices is crazy, complex, and even brilliant in places". Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ SamMobile; R, Deidre (2016-04-05). "Good Lock app review: Samsung's futuristic TouchWiz preview is a balanced effort". SamMobile. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ Hulse, Eric (2018-10-27). "Samsung's Good Lock Offers the Coolest Smartphone Features & Customization Nobody Talks About". XDA Developers. Archived from the original on 2022-12-19. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ Dale Fox (2021-12-21). "This is the first app you should install on your Samsung Galaxy phone". Tom's Guide. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-04.