Galaxy Phones May Finally Get a Basic Privacy Feature Samsung Missed

Galaxy phones may finally get a basic privacy feature Samsung missed

A leaked One UI 9.5 build reveals a proper App Lock for Galaxy phones, protecting individual apps with biometrics while hiding their notifications, widgets, and shortcuts.

One UI 9.5 shows up on a Galaxy phone before Samsung is even done with One UI 9

Credit: Shimul Sood / Android Authority TL;DR A leaker has shared screenshots of One UI 9.5. The tipster claims that “Much has changed.” Samsung is currently busy preparing to roll out the stable version of One UI 9.0 to older Galaxy devices. However, we know that the company is multitasking, working on One UI 9.5, which was spotted on a test server for the Galaxy S27 Ultra. While no information about the update has been revealed yet, we could …

Samsung reportedly abandons plans to give the Galaxy S27 a variable-aperture camera

Another one bites the dust: Early rumors of the Galaxy S27 reviving Samsung’s variable-aperture camera seem to falling short, as the company is already seemingly repeating last year’s cycle.

Samsung One UI 9.5 Leak Uncovers Exciting Galaxy S26 Changes and Android 17 Support

Samsung appears to be working on the next iteration of its Galaxy software, with Samsung One UI 9.5 now running on a Galaxy S26 in an early internal build. The software offers an early look at features Samsung could introduce in its next major One UI update, including a native App Lock option that would […]

Samsung Is Finally Adding App Lock, Soon — Here's How It Works

As some of you already know, Samsung has started testing One UI 9.5 on the Galaxy S26 series recently. That ended up happening weeks ahead of schedule. Having said that, a rather interesting feature was spotted. Samsung will finally be adding App Lock to Galaxy devices, with One UI 9.5 It seems like One UI 9.5 will finally bring the app lock feature to Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets. Samsung does have a Secure Folder option to offer, whi…