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r/samsung•
StatsDog

Another One UI Rant

I updated a week ago to this version, and I have never wanted to revert something so much in my life.

Seriously Samsung. If many of your users are those who have left Apple... why on God's green earth would you want to replicate Apple features? The menu where you could see multiple applications open and close whichever you wanted is vastly superior to one where you can only see a single application at a time... which is identical to Apple.

I'm getting a little frustrated at this stupid need to change UI that is not broken.

If anyone knows a way for me to revert to the old version, where I intend to stay, please let me know.

/rant

Posted Apr 28, 2019, 6:37 PM UTC

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usualtech111Galaxy S9•

All of your problems can be remedyed w/ good lock BY SAMSUNG ! You. An fix all the things with it.

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bpgottschalk•

This. Good Lock will let you make the recent apps look however you want. As for the larger icons, you can set the display screen zone to the smallest - I don't really notice anything larger. But maybe that's because I use Nova - not sure.

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StatsDogOP•

Good lock?

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usualtech111Galaxy S9•

It's in the Galaxy apps store. Use that and customize away

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StatsDogOP•

Thanks, i'l check it out. Hopefully I can revert all this crap away, or at least mask its effects.

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savakaGalaxy S9•

The change you mention is part of Android Pie, not One UI. (at least according to some of the Good Lock update notes) Samsung was required to change the recents screen because of Google's guidelines.

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StatsDogOP•

Surely they must have some creative control on their devices.

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HafmanhafchildGalaxy Note 9•

Google did this not Samsung

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StatsDogOP•

Also we don't need bigger icons. This shit is just to try and convince us that we need bigger screens. My old notifications pane could hold around 8 notifications on a screen, now it holds 5. My library took only around 1.75 pages, now its nearly 3. Stop making shit bigger for no reason

You are falling into the same trap that Apple did by taking customers for granted and trying to manipulate us to buy more, just creating the environment for competitors.

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necondaaGalaxy Note 9 (128 Snapdragon)•

Holy shit just flash back to Oreo. XDA is a great place to look at if you want to do that

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StatsDogOP•

I have no clue about any of this, so any advice is appreciated. I'll google XDA to find out what it is, and what "flashing" is.

I just can't believe that user testing said this was preferable to the current version.... unless of course they planned to force people down a particular path that is.

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necondaaGalaxy Note 9 (128 Snapdragon)•

You said you wanted to revert to Oreo,it's basically flashing back to Oreo.

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StatsDogOP•

OK i'll look at that, I literally have zero clue hence why i'm here. Hopefully it is a nice and simple course of action.

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savakaGalaxy S9•

If you mean the pages of your apps screen, One UI actually adds more screen grid options, not taking away any (at least on the S9). Try going to Home screen settings > Apps screen grid, and pick the biggest option

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StatsDogOP•

It started on the most dense setting already (5x6) yet this still takes up more space than the old version. This doesnt help when they've increased the icon size.

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