{"id":271165,"date":"2026-06-12T06:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:10:11","slug":"galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy phones are finally getting a feature Android users have wanted for years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years\">Galaxy phones are finally getting a feature Android users have wanted for years<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years\">https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-12 06:57:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.androidcentral.com\">www.androidcentral.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-you-need-to-know-3\">What you need to know<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"elk-209d22b7-a9f9-4a26-992f-de6919a2890b\">\n<li>One UI 9 finally adds a network speed meter to Galaxy phones.<\/li>\n<li>Users can now monitor real-time upload and download speeds directly from the status bar while connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data.<\/li>\n<li>The feature arrives through Good Lock&#8217;s updated QuickStar module, eliminating the need for third-party apps or root-based workarounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-87d917d7-ec24-45bf-a1b3-dc0ac1cc8254\">Samsung has packed Galaxy phones with customization options for quite some time, but one surprisingly common Android feature has been missing. Finally, that changes with One UI 9.<\/p>\n<p>The new software update from Samsung includes a built-in network speed indicator that allows users to view real-time upload and download speeds from the status bar, as spotted by SammyGuru. It\u2019s a feature many Chinese Android brands have had for years, and Galaxy owners have repeatedly asked Samsung to add.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-87d917d7-ec24-45bf-a1b3-dc0ac1cc8254-2\">Previously, users of Galaxy devices who wanted this feature had to resort to third-party applications or unofficial hacks that required root access. With One UI 9, there\u2019s a more official way through Samsung\u2019s Good Lock ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/c8t5znsqpd1648225513.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-feature-hides-inside-quickstar-3\">The feature hides inside QuickStar<\/h2>\n<p id=\"elk-d932d8da-d643-4ec5-88a4-0ebd5e3c1617\">The new choice comes through an upgraded version of QuickStar, one of the customization modules of Good Lock. After you enable it, the indicator will appear next to the existing status bar icons and will show you the current network speeds when you\u2019re connected to either Wi-Fi or mobile data. Readout can change between KB\/s, MB\/s, and GB\/s depending on the amount of traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:216.49%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"network speed indicator toggle in the settings within One UI 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC-473-80.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC-473-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC-473-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC-473-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC-473-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjJMnrtX7ouXPxGYKupkoC.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] inline expandable\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SammyGuru)<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-f5b194fd-6f79-41b3-80d2-0d6c2165cad0\">The feature isn\u2019t replacing the existing Wi-Fi or cellular signal indicators, but it\u2019s showing how fast data is moving. Instead, it offers users a different way to quickly determine if it\u2019s the internet connection itself that\u2019s causing a slow download, buffering video, or laggy app.<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>One UI 9 is currently in beta and is limited to the Galaxy S26 series in select markets like the U.S., UK, Germany,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galaxy phones are finally getting a feature Android users have wanted for years https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/phones\/samsung-galaxy\/galaxy-phones-are-finally-getting-a-feature-android-users-have-wanted-for-years Publish&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":271166,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/7yDjB7Dppc8HUjCyREPkr5-2560-80.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-271165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-samsung"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":271167,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271165\/revisions\/271167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}