One UI 7 will feature a simpler option to protect apps with a password, a leaker says

a Samsung It’s rolling out a new password app lock function for One UI 7 that promises to provide more protection for the brand’s phones and be simpler than using the Secure Folder. This is what leaker Tarun Vats highlights, who used to spread news from it OS From South Korea in advance, who posted it on X (formerly Twitter) Image with “App Lock” option in UI settings.

App lock in One UI 7

Although Samsung has not yet confirmed the arrival of One UI 7 and The leak suggests that the company should not launch the interface anytime soonthe discovery made by Vats could interest many users: App Lock will be a simpler alternative to Secure Folder because it will add individual protection to the application, while Secure Folder creates a copy of the same application (and then if you do this with the application bank, on For example, it needs to be allowed to be used again at an ATM as if it were installed on a new cell phone).

The leaker did not clarify whether the option is present in the One UI 6.1 codes or otherwise. Therefore, there is no way to know if the function will actually appear in the next version of the South Korean UI.

Calling all Galaxy fans! 👀

One UI 7 may offer App Lock, allowing you to lock any app you want! 🔐

Repost 🔁#OneUI7#Galaxy S24 Ultra #Galaxy S24 #Galaxy S23 #Samsung pic.twitter.com/S6A8vxJZ4S

– Tarun Vats (@Tarunvats33) June 24, 2024

The One UI 7 beta may be coming soon

While the leaks appear, Samsung is hiding the details of the new version of its interface, but everything indicates that The One UI 7 beta is now in development. Information is found in A Firmware To test Galaxy S24 Ultra Which has version S928BXXU2BXE2, the tip here is to note the letter “B” in the content, which usually indicates a major UI update.

Finally, another leak suggests that the next version of the South Korean interface The vertical app drawer option can be brought back.

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