Samsung Galaxy S26 series gets a feature that many other Android phones had for years | Infinium-tech

Samsung’s Galaxy-branded smartphones and tablets lack a feature that many other Android devices, especially Chinese brands, have had for years. We’re talking about the real-time network speed indicator displayed in the status bar, which is now available to Galaxy users through the QuickStar module in Samsung’s Good Lock customization app.

Samsung users can get real-time network speed indicators on their Galaxy phones, but it requires a third-party app or firmware flag to be enabled if the device is rooted. But this is no longer required if your device is running Android 17-based One UI 9, which is currently available as a beta for the Galaxy S26 series smartphones in six countries only.

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

The reason you need One UI 9 is that the real-time network speed indicator via QuickStar is currently only supported on One UI 9, and it is unclear whether it will be supported in older One UI versions.

That said, if you have a Galaxy S26 series smartphone running One UI 9 beta and you want real-time network speed indicators, you’ll need to install Good Lock first. Google Play Store or samsung Galaxy Store If you don’t already have it.

The version of QuickStar that brings the network speed indicator is 15.7.00.27. if it is not so Available through Galaxy StoreYou can install it manually by downloading the APK file (at your own risk) Here.

After that, open Good Lock > Open QuickStar from the plugins section > Tap on the toggle at the top to enable the features of QuickStar > Tap visibility of indicators > Tap the toggle next to network speed Option. Once you do this, a real-time network speed indicator will appear in the top-right corner of the screen.

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