Good Lock
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| Developer | Good Lock Labs (Samsung Electronics) |
| Initial release | March 2016 |
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| Operating system | Android |
| Platform | Samsung Galaxy |
| Type | System utilities |
| As of | November 4, 2025 |
Good Lock (Korean: 굿락) is a software suite to tweak and customize the user interface and experience on Samsung Galaxy devices.[1] 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.[2] Responding to customer demand, it was revived in 2018[3] for the Galaxy S7, S8, S9 and Note 8 lines running Android Oreo. Good Lock has continued to be developed since then.[4] Good Lock 6.0, was released alongside One UI 6.0 in Q4 2023.[5]
While it initially launched in South Korea, it has progressively expanded its availability to over 40 countries, with more being added.
Modules
[edit | edit source]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:[6]
- 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 | edit source]The website 9to5Google wrote about the first version of Good Lock: "crazy, complex, and even brilliant in places".[7] SamMobile called it a "balanced effort".[8] 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.".[9] In 2021, Tom's Guide wrote that Good Lock is "the first app you should install on your Samsung Galaxy phone".[10]
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