Joe Maring / Android Authority
If you’re a Samsung fan, you probably heard about the One UI 8.5 beta release last week. Samsung officially launched the beta on December 8, and since then, we’ve discovered a surprising number of new features and settings.
While there’s a lot to like about One UI 8.5, having used the update myself for a few days, it’s clear to me which new feature is the best. And I won’t beat around the bush — it’s Samsung’s new Quick Settings.
One UI 8.5 takes Quick Settings to another level
Quick Settings are a crucial part of any Android phone, and every Android skin offers some level of customization for them. In Google’s version of Android 16 on Pixel phones, you can add, remove, rearrange, and resize Quick Settings toggles. OnePlus’s OxygenOS lets you add and remove toggles, but doesn’t let you resize them. Customizing your Quick Settings isn’t a new concept for Android. However, Samsung has taken it to a completely different level with One UI 8.5.
With One UI 8.5, Samsung has taken off all guardrails and gives you free rein to make your Quick Settings look like whatever you want them to. And compared to One UI 8, the difference in customization options is staggering.
Previously, Samsung only let you add/remove toggles from the expandable menu. Things like the media playback widget, smart home controls, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggles, and Smart View could be rearranged, but not deleted. Don’t want to see buttons for Nearby Devices and Modes? Too bad! Samsung made you keep them.
But in One UI 8.5, that’s no longer the case. Open your Quick Settings, tap the edit button, and you can change … everything. You can delete those pesky Wi-Fi and Bluetooth toggles, the media player, and even the brightness and volume sliders if you want to.
More importantly, you can add new toggles and arrange them almost however you’d like. Want a dedicated button for Google Wallet? You got it. Want to separate your volume and brightness sliders so they’re on different parts of the page? No problem. Hell, you can even arrange those sliders vertically if you want to embrace One UI’s increasing fondness for iOS.
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