Apps & Services
Samsung updates its Good Lock modules including Keys Cafe, NavStar, MultiStar, Home Up, and Clockface
Samsung is nowadays giving a lot of customization features for its Galaxy devices. It gives full freedom to users how they want to use their device by customizing it, which makes their device more interesting and interactive to make all this possible, Samsung has introduced Good lock, its suite of modules.
The Good lock includes several modules which help to customize the interface of the device; for each feature, there is a different module available such as NavStar, MultiStar, Keys cafe, Clock face, Quick Star, RegiStar, and more.
Samsung has rolled out some new updates of five modules, including NavStar, MultiStar, Keys cafe, Clock face, and Home Up.
NavStar
This module is used to customize the notification bar of your device. It offers different options which do different things like you can hide and show the navigation bar, it allows you to add useful buttons, and more, now Samsung has released a new update for it which comes with new version number 5.0.2.18, according to the information, the update doesn’t bring any new features, but it includes some improvements which enhance the overall functionalities of the app.
What’s New:
– Fixed issue where 1px left in the navigation bar at the bottom when transparent hints were applied.
(It will be fixed only when the device software update is performed together.)
– Fixed a problem that crashed with the system UI when used with the Multistar cover launcher.
– Fixed an issue where the gesture mode navigation bar could remain hidden when using DeX.
MultiStar
With the help of this module, you can adjust the multiwindow according to you the available options, which enhances the overall experience of the split screen view. Now Samsung has rolled out a new update for this; it comes with a new version number 5.4.00. According to the Galaxy store description, it doesn’t come with any new features, but the update may come with some bug fixes that improve the overall stability and performance of the module
What’s New:
[One UI 5]
– Fixed errors that did not execute longPress
Keys cafe
This module is based on a keyboard, and it brings several features that enhance the experience of the inbuilt keyboard. It also received a new update, 1.0.06.7. However, the update doesn’t bring new features with it as per the previous update; it comes with some new features, so we guess the current update might carry some bug fixes which improve the stability of the features which are newly introduced.
What’s New:
* New features
1. Style your own keyboard
(1) Color
– Two Christmas themes have been added.
(2) Effect
– Key color effect: Footprint effect added. You can also change it to a sticker or gallery image.
– Keyboard color effect: Paint gun, firecracker effect added.
– Key motion effect: tilt, bounce effect added.
2. Make your own keyboard
– DEL key has been added.
* Bug fixes
– We have modified the app interruption phenomenon that occurred intermittently on the split screen.
Clock Face
It helps to customize your clock; specifically, it includes some clock-style templates, and you can change your clock style by choosing from there. The new update comes with a new version, 2.2.66.0. With its update, the module is improved, and some bug fixes, such as some issues related to One UI 5, now support device extension and also fix minor bugs.
What’s New:
– Fix minor issues in One UI 5
Home Up
The home Up module allows you to customize your device’s home screen. It provides different functionalities like blur effect, changes layouts of the home screen, apps and folder edit share-via window, customize recent app window type, and more. Now Samsung is updating this module. The new update comes with a new version number 14.0.00.17, while the update doesn’t include any new features but carries some fixes that improve the overall performance and stability of the app.
What’s New:
– Fixed some errors
The above-mentioned modules are available on the Goodluck suite on Galaxy devices; there is a piece of good news good lock is also available in more countries now Samsung is expanding to more countries. If your device has the support of the Good lock, then you can easily install the update from there.
Google has recently introduced Android Auto 11.8 stable updates, but with the update, it doesn’t reveal any information about the newly arrived features or improvements for the application. But with the latest development, there are some reports about the information that the interface has been redesigned for the settings.
According to the information, Google plans to introduce a new settings menu design as the default with the latest version. Previously, Android Auto users had the option to see at the top of the settings menu how the car was connected. In it, the user could observe a section for customizing the launcher, “Hey Google ” detection, a Google Assistant option, forecasts, some specific system options, and various details relating to the safety and legal area.
Now, moving firmware companies have brought software that adopts the latest Material You guidelines. In this way, the colors change depending on the ones chosen by users, and dark mode is supported. These elements represent great news for Android Auto.
However, it’s important to point out that the settings menu itself hasn’t actually changed much, but with minimal change, it has created a new perspective on the settings. First, the graphic at the top of the page has been removed and replaced with the “connect a car” button. Along with this, various sections relating to the start, display, assistant, maps, messages, and much more have also been introduced.
The Samsung Music App is getting a new update that permits quick launch with the Galaxy Buds tap-and-hold gesture smoothly.
A plethora of wireless wearable earbuds are available, but somehow Samsung’s Galaxy Buds are leading the market with their high-end features and functionalities without any limitations. To enhance the users’ audio experience, the giant rolled out a new update for the Samsung Music app, but this update is hinting at what’s been missing.
Samsung Galaxy Buds allow users to control music playback with taps, which they can then customize in the Samsung Music application, which is available on both the Galaxy Store and Google Play Store. The giant has designed the Galaxy Buds with the support of tap-and-hold gestures for less frequent actions such as launching applications or activating voice assistants similar to Bixby or Google Assistant.
The reports say that this update permits you to quickly launch the application using the tap-and-hold gesture on Galaxy Series earbuds. However, the updated Samsung Music application does not have its own streaming service, but interested parties can link their Spotify accounts to it. To quickly launch the Music application, this asks you to open the Galaxy Wearable app on the device your earbuds are paired to.
Then, authorize touch controls, touch and hold, and assign either earbud to launch Samsung Music when the gesture is detected. Integration between the Samsung Music app and the company’s connected earbuds should have been the default behavior from the factory.
Apps & Services
Samsung Theme Park v1.1.00.08 update refreshes the functionalities with some feature alterations
Samsung provides several customization options for its Galaxy users. To give more control, it has introduced multiple Good Lock applications. Theme Park is also one of them, which provides several options to customize the themes. To bring about improvements, the company frequently releases new updates.
Theme Park has started getting new updates with version number 1.1.00.08. It has brought several changes, like changing the previous APK installation method to the devices and the theme application method, which resulted in three improvements.
Firstly, it makes theme creation and application speed faster; secondly, it provides the ability to edit and overwrite themes. Finally, it brings automation to reflect new icons for newly installed apps based on the current icon pack being used.
Along with this, Samsung has also officially said that due to these changes, “the theme application method” had to remove four features from the app. Here is what it described in the changelog:
- Remove ‘App’s theme settings’
- Remove ‘Color Palette Change’
- Theme Park> Theme> ‘Keyboard’>keycap Style deleted
- Theme Park>Theme>Home screen>Folder shape change deleted
If you are using a Good Lock-compatible Galaxy device, then you can now update Theme Park’s latest version simply via the Galaxy Store.
