Samsung’s One UI 8.5 development seems to be in full swing, while the company has perhaps started testing the latest build for the Galaxy S25 series, pointing towards its imminent arrival. Meanwhile, the Galaxy audiences have already witnessed a handful of leaks about the upcoming software; a recent report says that the newest One UI 8.5 build is hiding a new Good Lock module!
According to a report from a user named GalaxyTechie, a latest leaked One UI 8.5 build hides a new Good Lock module, the Smart Manager, which comprises a wide range of features and utilities.
The newest Smart Manager app runs on the v17.0.03.4 version number, at the same time, the user shared a few images, where it can be noticed that the app essentially brings a lot of key features including the app lock, blocked calls and messages, sleep standby, Reinstall preloads, app compatibility and state restoration, keep apps active, accelerated app launch, and background control.
For example, the app lock is differentiated into various types, such as device security risks, app and device protection menus. At the same time, the accelerated app launch automatically restores apps before they are unexpectedly closed, while also adjusting features in order to keep the apps’ active functionality.
Other than that, the Storage menu is more detailed than ever before, where tasks like apps, app data, themes, installation files, and deleting junk files get even easier. Also, the sleep standby optimization extends the phone’s standby time by apparently limiting its performance during sleep, while also automatically restricting high battery usage as well.
Further, the Keep apps active feature is designed to allow apps to run in the background for smoother performance and time-based notifications alongside an adjustable time range. Also, through the background control feature, users can significantly view all the optimized, unrestricted, restricted, and deep sleep apps’ insights alongside their usage history, as well as provide the capability to put filters on the apps.
Lastly, the newest Smart Manager app can even show live notifications in the quick panel and Now Bar on certain occasions.
Well, the Privacy background abandons apps from accessing the phone’s camera, location, and microphone in just a single tap. Nevertheless, it has yet to be clear whether Samsung will follow its significant pattern of releasing new features of Good Lock via One UI’s subsequent updates, or it could perhaps decide to release the Smart Manager as a dedicated app; else the audience needs to wait and see.
