Joe Maring / Android Authority
It sounds like Samsung has some pretty big plans for 2026 — that’s great. I’m excited by the idea of new cameras, a custom chipset, and renewed innovation in its foldable lineup. However, this all sounds like stuff we’ve heard before. We’ve seen Samsung adopt a 200MP primary sensor, tack the For Galaxy badge onto Qualcomm’s latest chipset, and expand the Galaxy Z Flip’s cover screen beyond its weird, folder-shaped limits.
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’s cover screen. I know I’ve been asking for it for years, but here’s what needs to happen now.
Keep Good Lock, just give me an app drawer
Joe Maring / Android Authority
Since you and I both know where my usual Galaxy Z Flip complaint lies, let’s 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’t even mind if you keep Good Lock for some things; I just don’t want to need it for such a basic feature. Motorola has done this correctly for years, and I’m surprised Samsung hasn’t copied it yet.
If you’re 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. 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’ll need to install Good Lock from the Galaxy Store and then add plugins to get a full-sized app drawer. Annoyingly, once you’ve done all that, you now have two app drawers instead of one — and one of them is clearly better than the other.
So, all I’m really asking is for Samsung to get its act together and unite the app drawers. It would make life so much easier when I’m 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’t done this already. After all, it controls Good Lock, so we know it has the technology… just make things easier for all of us.
Make multitasking great again (or at least okay)
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