Apps & Services
Samsung apps that are available for all Android users
Samsung is one of the leading hardware companies, but in the past few years, the Korean giant has been focusing on the software department; there are many useful apps designed by the company which are not only available for Samsung users but also available for other Android users.
Here we are listing some apps that offer useful functionalities, and they will be available for every Android user.
Samsung Internet
Samsung Internet is one of the best browsing applications for Android devices. Several features in the app make it more useful; let’s explore them.
Privacy Dashboard – you can see the trackers blocked by the app, which is trying to see your browsing history. It also blocks pop-ups and automatic downloads and gets warnings about harmful sites.
Secret Mode – It is basically a more powerful version of incognito mode; you can lock secret mode with a password or fingerprint to secure your private tabs.
Video Assistant: It also provides a video player with intuitive gesture-based controls to replace the native video player of a third-party app.
Samsung Internet comes preloaded with every Samsung smartphone, but it is available for all Android devices; you can easily install it from the Play Store.
Samsung Health
Samsung Health application allows you to manage your health. The app allows you to automatically record many activities, creating a healthy lifestyle easier and simpler than ever. You can easily track and manage your fitness activities, such as running, cycling, swimming, etc. It can also monitor your sleep patterns in more detail with the Galaxy watch. Make your mornings more refreshing by improving the quality of your sleep levels and sleep scores.
Apart from these, it also offers some exclusive features for women’s health. It supports menstrual cycle tracking, related symptom management, and personalized insights and content through your partner. The app is available for all Android users; you can download it from the Play Store.
Samsung PENUP
Samsung PENUP is a social network platform that is made for creatives; here, you can create and share your original artwork, participate in events and challenges, view popular artwork, and follow your favorite creatives.
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The app is designed to give a creative environment to drawing lovers; it supports the S-PEN so you can easily smoothly make different artworks; however, the S-PEN is mandatory for drawing if you have a third-party stylus, you can easily do that in the PENUP application.
Samsung SmartThings
SmartThings provides an interface to control your smart home devices. It is compatible with over 100 smart home brands. So you can control all of your smart home gadgets in one place. With the smartThings, you can control multiple smart homes quicker and easier.
You can easily connect your Samsung smart TVs, smart applications, smart speakers, and brands like Ring, Nwar, and Philips Hue all from one app. This app is available on Play Store, so anyone who uses an Android phone can download it.
Samsung Smart Switch
Smart Switch offers you the freedom to move your contacts, music, photos, calendar, text messages, device settings, and more to your new Galaxy device. Plus, Smart Switch™ helps you find your favorite apps or suggest similar ones on Google Play.
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This application is also used for cross platforms, iOS owners can transfer data from their drive to any Galaxy device or other Android devices; this application works on iOS 5.0 or above. And it also gives you connectivity with Windows, so you can also transfer the data to your PC as well.
Samsung has already started rolling out the Android 14-based One UI 6.1 update. Initially, the Galaxy S24 series came out of the box on One UI 6.1, then the 2023 Galaxy flagship received the update, and now 2022 Galaxy high-end devices are in the line. Now Samsung has confirmed that you can’t delete Secure Folder after One UI 6.1.
Samsung Secure Folder is a private, encrypted space available on Galaxy devices that stores images, videos, files, apps, and data, but despite this, it can’t get enough appreciation, and it is one of the most underrated features on Galaxy devices.
Now, after installing the latest One UI 6.1 update, it seems that some of the users can’t delete the Secure Folder application. This is being acknowledged by a Samsung representative who confirmed this issue on the Korean Community forum. The inability to delete Secure Folder was related to a “Google security policy” that was applied to One UI 6.1.
The issue only affects the Secure Folder app, which is running on 1.9.10.27. Apart from this, Samsung has also confirmed that this issue affected the devices that are running on One UI 6.1, including the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, and the Galaxy Tab S9 series.
The giant noted that it plans to update the Secure Folder through the Galaxy Store so users will have the power to delete it again as per their preference. Although this issue isn’t a major one, Samsung will soon fix it. At the time, the brand has not revealed the exact timeline for the update, but it is expected to arrive in the coming week.
Samsung TV Plus is inspiring the Walt Disney brand as it is now gearing up to offer something on the Disney Plus platform similar to how Samsung TV Plus offers live channels on Galaxy devices.
Samsung never shies away from providing new convenient features or upgrades to enhance users’ experiences. Here’s the evidence: Samsung TV Plus offers free live channels on Samsung devices. Now Disney Plus is appearing to add always-on channels to its streaming platform. These channels would continuously show content, allowing users to jump in and watch without even having to choose a particular program.
If the reports are to be believed, the Walt Disney Company is setting up to deliver always-on channels in the Disney Plus application. It is expected that Disney would mainly show Star Wars and Marvel content on these channels; it might also offer Disney’s classic animated movies from Pixar on them.
However, you are only able to access these always-on channels if you have a paid subscription to the platform. Despite paid service, these channels will also show advertisements, the same as a traditional TV channel on a cable network or a DTH service. This will also offer the option to just start watching content instead of choosing what to watch, searching for it, and then playing the show.
At the moment, apart from the information mentioned above, there are no other details to come to know regarding exactly when Disney will roll out the new feature. However, it could happen in the next few months. It seems that lately, other streaming platforms, for instance, Amazon and Fox, have also started offering ad-supported channels.
Samsung hasn’t released any major updates for the Good Lock application; for instance, last time, it brought a significant update where it made changes in the interface of the application, aiming to provide convenience for the users. Now, with the latest update, it is rolling out some improvements for some features.
Samsung has rolled out a new update for the Good Lock application, coming with version number 2.2.04.92. According to the changelog, the update will improve the ‘Update All’ button. It means that after installing the update, users will have more convenience while updating applications. It allows users to update all the modules of Good Lock with a single tap.
Apart from that, the update has also improved some other functionalities of the Good Lock, but the changelog doesn’t mention the full description of other changes. But if you are having any issues while using any feature of the application, then you should try to update the application.
To update the Good Lock application, you need to go to the Galaxy Store and search for Good Lock. If it shows a new update available, then tap on the update button. Once you tap it, it will get installed to the latest version automatically.
For starters, Good Lock is a powerful application for Galaxy devices that provides several modules and some options to customize the different UI functions of Samsung devices. There are several modules available that dedicatedly provide options for multiple UI elements, such as wallpaper, themes, notifications, navigation, lock screen, and many more.