Samsung Galaxy S26 series gets a feature that many other Android phones had for years

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

Samsung users could get a real-time network speed indicator on their Galaxy phone, but it required a third-party app or enabling a firmware flag if the device was rooted. But that’s not needed now if your device is running the Android 17-based One UI 9,…