Samsung might be switching to a vertically scrolling app drawer

A Glimpse into Samsung’s Interface Evolution

In the dynamic world of Android interfaces, the app drawer stands as a hallmark of the platform’s user experience. Traditionally, users have navigated through a horizontally paged catalog of apps, but the tides are shifting towards a more streamlined, vertically scrolling list. Samsung, a titan in the Android ecosystem, is poised to embrace this change, much to the delight of its user base.

Currently, Samsung’s One UI employs a horizontal page system for its app drawer, a method that has become somewhat antiquated in the eyes of Android aficionados. However, the winds of change are blowing, and Samsung’s Good Lock—a customization tool for One UI—has hinted at this evolution. Previously, Good Lock’s “Home Up” module allowed users to experiment with a vertical app drawer, but this option has mysteriously vanished in recent updates, sparking a wave of discontent among its users.

Amidst the clamor for the return of the beloved feature, a statement from the Good Lock Support Team surfaced on Samsung’s community forums, shedding light on the situation. The message, succinct yet promising, indicated that the vertical list function is being primed for the upcoming operating system release.

Please note that the Home Up vertical list function is currently being prepared for support in the next OS version.

Speculation abounds, but the prevailing interpretation suggests that Samsung is gearing up to integrate a vertical app drawer into One UI 7, its forthcoming iteration based on Android 15. This insight, deemed credible by industry observers, originates from a Good Lock official, lending it considerable weight.

While the full picture will only materialize with the beta release of One UI 7, which is still on the horizon, Samsung’s track record with its Android 14 beta suggests that the wait may not be too prolonged.

Interestingly, this isn’t the only instance where Samsung appears to be aligning with broader Android conventions. The company has also recently adopted Android’s Seamless Updates, a feature long awaited by the Galaxy community. It seems that Samsung is gradually conceding to the preferences that have become standard across Android devices.

The question of which app drawer style reigns supreme is subjective, and Samsung’s shift reflects a broader trend towards user-centric design. As we await further developments, the anticipation builds for what could be a significant leap forward in the Samsung user experience.

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