The latest One UI 8 beta brings a clock widget for the lock screen. Similar to iOS’ depth effect for the clock, Samsung’s clock automatically wraps around faces in real or animated images.

This is a downgrade, as in One UI 6.1.1 and older builds, you could have full-screen widgets. A positive side to this change is that the mini lock screen widgets are always visible, which was not ...

One UI 7 also brings several lock screen widgets for easy access. For instance, I use the Gallery widget and added the Camera folder on the lock screen for easy access.

Unlock hidden shortcuts and personalize your Samsung phone like never before with these game-changing Good Lock features.

Previously, the limit to how big you could make a widget on a Galaxy device was three rows. You can see an example of this in the screenshot to the left. In One UI 8, however, you can now go a ...

Adjusting these settings allows you to fully use the features of Samsung One UI 7.0. Each change is designed to enhance convenience, improve productivity, and provide a more personalized experience.

Now, after using a host of phones with One UI 7, it’s a setting I immediately change during setup, and if you rely on the lock screen for information, it’s one you need to know about too.

Plus, Samsung brought back lock-screen widgets and shortcuts. One UI 7 still feels distinctly Samsung, but it's cleaner and easier to enjoy.

Samsung adopted a trick from iOS and implemented dynamic widget resizing in One UI 7. Now, I can drag any corner of a widget on my home screen to stretch, shrink, or reshape it how I want.