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Personalize your notification panel with advanced icon customization and layout tweaks for a cleaner interface

Personalize your notification panel with advanced icon customization and layout tweaks for a cleaner interface

Vote (11 votes)

Program license Free

Developer Samsung Corporation

Version 5.1.00.2

Works under Android

Vote

(11 votes)

Developer

Samsung Corporation

Works under

Android

Program license

Free

Version

5.1.00.2

Pros

  • Status bar icon visibility controls for a cleaner top bar
  • Can hide specific indicators such as alarm, Modes, and Device Care
  • Quick settings instant access option for reaching toggles faster
  • Stays focused on practical, high-frequency interface tweaks

Cons

  • Primarily centered on the status bar, not a full quick panel styling tool
  • Works as a Good Lock module, so it fits best as part of that ecosystem rather than a standalone experience

Samsung QuickStar is a Samsung Good Lock module that focuses on tidying and reshaping the top of your interface, letting you refine how the status bar looks and how the quick panel opens. It aims to reduce visual clutter while giving you more control over everyday pull-down behavior.

This app is for Galaxy owners who like a cleaner status bar and want faster, more intentional access to Quick Settings without changing the rest of the phone’s look.

A focused tuner for the status bar and quick panel

QuickStar’s strengths come from its narrow scope. Instead of trying to overhaul the whole interface, it concentrates on two areas that many people glance at constantly: which symbols appear in the status bar, and how you reach quick settings versus notifications. That makes it a practical option when you want small interface improvements that you notice all day.

Make the status bar feel less crowded

The best part of QuickStar is the ability to add or remove status bar icons based on what you actually want to see. If certain indicators feel noisy, you can hide them for a calmer header area. This includes common examples like the alarm indicator, and it also supports hiding indicators tied to Modes and Device Care.

Get to Quick Settings with fewer steps

QuickStar also includes a quick settings instant access option that can take you directly to the expanded quick settings panel, skipping the usual stop at the notification shade. For people who mainly pull down the shade to reach toggles, that single change can make the phone feel more responsive in day-to-day use. QuickStar can also let you decide how swipe-down behavior works across different parts of the status bar area.

Where it feels limited

QuickStar is easiest to appreciate when you want functional control, not a full visual makeover. In practice, it’s now mostly about status bar customization, while broader quick settings theming is handled elsewhere within Good Lock. If you expect a deep redesign of the quick panel’s style, QuickStar may feel more like a targeted utility than a complete customization toolkit.

Pros

  • Status bar icon visibility controls for a cleaner top bar
  • Can hide specific indicators such as alarm, Modes, and Device Care
  • Quick settings instant access option for reaching toggles faster
  • Stays focused on practical, high-frequency interface tweaks

Cons

  • Primarily centered on the status bar, not a full quick panel styling tool
  • Works as a Good Lock module, so it fits best as part of that ecosystem rather than a standalone experience