Samsung Removes LockStar’s Custom Notifications Feature in One UI 7
Samsung's One UI 7 update removes LockStar’s ability to customize lock screen notifications, limiting user control.
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Samsung Removes LockStar’s Custom Notifications Feature in One UI 7
Within Samsung’s Good Lock modules, LockStar is a popular addition to Galaxy devices. While the app has historically allowed users to change how notifications appear on the lock screen, LockStar loses that ability in One UI 7. This isn’t a matter of broken functionality; Samsung apparently just doesn’t want to support it. Image:Google Out of the box, Samsung Galaxy phones offer a good amount of customization for the lock screen, like clock styles, lock screen widgets, and element placement. For users that want something a littler more robust, Samsung suggests downloading LockStar. It comes as a part of Samsung’s Good Lock app suite through the Galaxy Store. In essence, those modules allow users to take more control over their lock screen. A big part of LockStar customization was custom notifications. Users could change the color and size of incoming alerts so they fit a specific style, which was a nice option to have. It looks like when users upgrade to One UI 7, LockStar’s ability to cu…
