Samsung spent two straight updates (One UI 7 and One UI 8/8.5) promising a Quick Panel you could rearrange, but both times, there were limitations to the ways you could customize the panel. One UI 9 is the first version where that’s no longer true, offering full customization for the Quick Panel.
̌Samsung itself confirms the sound toggle is finally separate from the volume slider, the sliders got a visual overhaul, and the system-level cap on resizing (from One UI 8.5) is out of there. Here’s exactly what changed, what a third-party module (Good Lock) still covers that Samsung doesn’t, and where to find every setting on your own phone.
The evolution of Samsung’s Quick Panel layout
From rigid splits to delayed modular power
When One UI 7 debuted in January 2025, it really changed how users interacted with quick controls, introducing separate panels for notifications and quick settings. Swiping down from the middle of the screen displayed notifications only, so reaching toggles meant swiping from the top right instead. For those who wanted the traditional single-panel experience back, merging the two views required navigating to Edit (pencil icon) > Panel settings > Together.
The release of One UI 8 (July 2025) focused primarily on aesthetic refinements rather than functional control. Thin borders and a sleek, frosted-glass backdrop gave the panel a more modern look, but the actual customization was still pretty constrained. Users still couldn’t freely resize or reposition tiles beyond predefined limits, leaving the overall layout feeling pretty restrictive.
Samsung initially teased expansive Quick Panel grid customization during the One UI 8.5 beta, but mid-testing, official moderators pulled the resize and reposition features because they “weren’t ready.” That customization was delayed until One UI 8.5 reached its stable release, where it became the update’s headline addition. In the stable build, users could finally swap toggles, resize controls into single squares or double-width blocks, and adjust slider orientations right out of the box.
Good Lock’s QuickStar covered for Samsung
The module that did what stock One UI couldn’t
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For power users, Samsung’s Good Lock suite has long been the choice for filling in the gaps of Samsung’s stock OS. The QuickStar module, in particular, showed up months before Samsung provided native solutions, which let users freely reposition brightness and volume sliders, rotate toggle layouts, and resize the main global toggle card. While the stock operating system locked users into rigid structures, QuickStar served as a more experimental sandbox that unlocked hidden settings and granted deeper control over the Quick Panel’s arrangement.
The power dynamics shifted temporarily when Samsung rolled out the One UI 9 update. Early adopters on the Samsung Community forums quickly discovered that QuickStar was greyed out and completely non-functional on the new system build. Because Samsung introduced native architectural changes to the Quick Panel in One UI 9, the external mod created to bridge Samsung’s software gaps found itself temporarily broken. Luckily, Samsung resolved the break shortly after, according to SamMobile, by pushing version 11.0.03.15 of QuickStar with official One UI 9 compatibility.
What changed in the Quick Panel on One UI 9
The modular layout breaks free
One UI 9 changes things up for the Quick Panel by decoupling core interface elements. As noted on Samsung’s official features page, the software finally separated the sound button from the volume slider (a change spotted during early beta testing on Sammy Fans) giving controls independent functionality. Visually, sliders and toggles shed their boxed-in borders and extra padding in favor of thicker, cleaner controls. Crucially, the system-level sizing caps that persisted through One UI 8.5 are entirely gone, which removes artificial restrictions for users to resize and rearrange toggles on their own whim. On foldable devices like the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the panel transforms into a 3D blurred, shadowed card that floats over the wallpaper rather than covering it as a flat sheet, too. This new floating Quick Panel debuted on Samsung’s latest foldable phones like the Galaxy Z Fold 8 before rolling out as a software update to Galaxy S-series phones.
How to customize your Quick Panel on One UI 9
Mastering the new grid control and layout settings
Customizing your panel layout on One UI 9 requires just a few taps. To adjust your layout, swipe down from the top right of your screen to open the panel, then tap the Edit icon.
Resize, move, or remove controls: Touch and hold any tile to drag it to a new location on the grid. To resize a control, tap and hold its right edge to expand or shrink its footprint, or tap the remove icon to delete it entirely from your panel, as shown in Samsung’s official customization guide.
Add controls back: From the main Edit screen, scroll down and tap Add a control at the bottom of the display. Select your preferred toggle or slider, press and hold to drag it into your active grid, and tap Done to save your layout.
Merge panels into one view: If you prefer a single unified shade rather than split panels, open the Edit menu, select Panel settings, and switch the mode to Together. From there, choose Edit top quick settings to organize your primary toggles, then tap Done to finalize the setup.
Is this actually “enough” customization?
Ultimately, One UI 9’s native setup covers what most Galaxy owners will ever need without having to download extra add-ons. That said, Good Lock isn’t out of a job just yet. For extreme personalization, like applying custom image wallpapers directly to panel backgrounds, tweaking individual icon styling via Theme Park, or enabling status bar extras like the real-time network speed indicator highlighted in QuickStar’s update notes, you still need to fire up Good Lock. Native One UI 9 finally fixes the basic ergonomics of resizing and moving controls, but if you’re a power user hunting for deeper visual overrides, you’ll still want to keep Samsung’s first-party customization suite around.