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TL;DR
- Samsung has up to date its One-Hand Operation Plus module with two new options.
- The app now lets you may have greater than two units of gesture handles, equivalent to a number of units on one aspect of the display.
- The app additionally allows you to use the system again gesture whereas gesture handles are enabled.
Good Lock modules are simply probably the greatest causes to get a Samsung cellphone, as these functions assist you to deeply customise varied elements of your gadget. One-Hand Operation Plus is without doubt one of the hottest modules, and it simply received a notable replace forward of One UI 8’s launch.
Probably the most notable addition is you can now have greater than two units of gesture handles. The app at present lets you may have one left deal with and one proper deal with. Nevertheless, this replace means you’ll be able to set a number of handles on all sides of the display. This may very well be useful in the event you use your cellphone in a unique orientation (e.g. panorama) or in the event you merely need totally different controls in numerous areas of the display.
For the uninitiated, these gesture handles allow you to conduct one among three swipe gestures to provoke quite a lot of potential actions. For instance, you’ll be able to swipe in to return, swipe diagonally in and as much as activate notifications, and swipe diagonally in and all the way down to activate the latest apps menu.
Fortunately, you don’t want to attend for One UI 8 to get this up to date deal with system. I can verify that the function is engaged on my Galaxy S23 Extremely working One UI 7.
The up to date One Hand Operations Plus module additionally presents a brand new System again gesture toggle. Enabling this toggle means you’ll be able to nonetheless use the system again gesture outdoors your deal with space. This addresses one ache level with the module, as you beforehand couldn’t use the system again gesture on the identical aspect of the display that hosted a deal with (i.e., no again gesture on the suitable aspect if the suitable deal with was enabled). Sadly, the app changelog exhibits that this modification is restricted to One UI 8. Positive sufficient, we are able to see this feature on our S25 Extremely working the One UI 8 beta however not on the S23 Extremely working steady One UI 7.
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In any occasion, we’re anticipating extra Good Lock modules to obtain updates forward of the steady One UI 8 launch. Samsung’s new software program will debut with its upcoming foldables, that are tipped to reach subsequent month.
