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Samsung has confirmed a One UI 6.1 issue which means users can't delete their Secure Folder app.

A moderator said that Samsung was working on a Secure Folder app update to address the problem.

Secure Folder is one of the more underrated features on Samsung phones, offering users a PIN-protected folder to store private files. Unfortunately, it seems like some users can't actually delete the Secure Folder app following the One UI 6.1 update.

A Samsung representative confirmed this issue on the Korean Community forum (h/t: Sammy Fans). The representative noted that the inability to delete Secure Folder was related to a "Google security policy" that was applied to One UI 6.1. The issue affects version 1.9.10.27 of the Secure Folder app.

Samsung also confirmed that this issue affected the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Z Flip 5, and the Galaxy Tab S9 series updated to One UI 6.1.

The company noted that it plans to update Secure Folder via the Galaxy Store so users can delete it once again. So you'll just have to wait for this update, although there's no word on a release timeline.

This isn't the biggest issue in the world, as you don't have to use Secure Folder in the first place. But we can understand why a few people might be annoyed be the inability to delete a pre-installed app, especially if they're using an alternative private folder solution.

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Samsung May Finally Give Its App Drawer The Feature Everyone Asked For

Ryan Haines / Android Authority

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A Samsung moderator commented on a user's community forum post about Good Lock's missing vertical app drawer layout.

The moderator claims the option is "being prepared for support in the next OS version."

This suggests support may be added natively to One UI 7.

When it comes to Android, Samsung has a tendency to march to the beat of its own drum. For example, the company has long avoided using seamless updates on its phones. However, back in March, the tech giant caved in and started implementing the feature in new phones like the Galaxy A55. Another commonly used feature among Android phones that Samsung has stubbornly avoided is vertically scrolling app drawers. But it looks like the Galaxy phone maker could soon change its stance on this as well.

Currently, app drawers on One UI store apps in pages, requiring you to swipe left or right to navigate. Although Samsung's Android skin doesn't support vertically scrolling app drawers, there was an option in Good Lock's Home Up module that allowed users to change this layout. However, after an update, Samsung removed this option from the module.

Enthusiasts were not exactly happy about the removal of this option. On one Samsung community forum post, discovered by SamMobile, a user asked about the Good Lock feature. It's here where we learn the company may be planning to add the feature in the future.

A community moderator states:

Hello customer. This is the Good Lock Support Team.

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

thank you

This could simply mean that Samsung is preparing to restore the option in the Home Up module. However, the moderator is more likely to mean that vertical app drawer support will be added natively to the OS when One UI 7 (Android 15) is released.

We won't know for sure until Samsung pushes out the One UI 7 beta. Google just rolled out the first public beta for Android 15, so it will be a while before the One UI 7 beta comes out.

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Samsung Phones May Finally Get A Long-awaited App Drawer Revamp

Samsung app drawer.

There are indications that Samsung might introduce a vertical scroll option for the app drawer in the next version of One UI.

Good Lock's Home Up module used to allow customization of the app drawer layout, but Samsung removed this option in recent updates.

Samsung might be planning to integrate a "vertical list function" directly into the OS instead of relying on Good Lock.

Samsung's app drawer has always swiped sideways, unlike most Android phones that scroll up and down. But it looks like Samsung might be jumping on the vertical scroll bandwagon at last.

Apparently, the official word from Good Lock's development team is that the next version of One UI will include a vertical scrolling option for the app drawer, as per SamMobile.

This juicy detail came out when a Samsung representative was responding to a user's query about the possibility of bringing back that feature in Good Lock's Home Up module.

Right now, One UI's app drawer organizes apps into pages, so you have to swipe left or right to move around. However, Home Up used to be the go-to for customizing the One UI home screen, including switching the app drawer to a vertical scroll layout. But in recent updates, Samsung took that option out of the module.

In a comment on Samsung's forums, a member of the Good Lock support team shed some light on why the feature got axed. Apparently, Samsung is cooking up a "vertical list function" to be supported in the next OS version instead of relying on Good Lock.

While Samsung might just bring back the vertical scroll option in Good Lock, it's more probable that the moderator is hinting at native support for vertical app drawers being added to the OS with the release of One UI 7 based on Android 15.

Samsung has been known for doing things its own way on Android. Take seamless updates, for instance—the company has been avoiding them for ages. But in March, the South Korean tech giant finally gave in and started rolling out the feature.

Now, it looks like another user-requested feature for Samsung phones might be on the horizon—a feature most other Android users already have.

We'll have to wait and see until Samsung's Android 15 update, One UI 7, hits the beta stage, which is still a few months down the road.

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