One UI 5.0 vs One UI 4.1 – Samsung Edge Panels improvements are appreciable

Samsung One UI is offering a unique and useful feature known as Edge Panel for years. Over time, the feature has seen some modification with the latest One UI software. Now, the all-new Android 13-based One UI 5.0 is here and it also brings some appreciable improvements to Samsung Edge Panels.

What are Samsung Edge Panels?

Our smartphone contains so many functions for different uses, due to which sometimes it becomes difficult to find the feature we need. An Edge panel, on the other hand, lets you access app shortcuts, tools, widgets, split-screen functions, and more with simple swipe gestures from almost every screen.

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In this article, we are going to compare the new One UI 5.0 Edge Panels with the previous One UI 4.1 Edge Panel. Let’s see what improvements Samsung has brought with the new-gen One UI.

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One UI 4.1 Edge Panels:

Samsung didn’t bring any changes to the Edge Panel with One UI 4.1 software. The company used to provide a few Edge panels by default and further gives you the ability to download more edge panels from the Store. However, the function was not bad and it was quite impressive compared to what other brands offer.

It gets you to customize the edge panel handle. You can choose different colors for the handle as well as set its appropriate size and width. Also, it lets you set the transparency of the handle so it won’t interrupt your screen. You can also move the handle to either left or right side of the screen.

One UI 5.0 Edge Panels:

In One UI 4.1 software, the names of apps were not visible in the Edge panel. However, with One UI 5.0, Samsung has started showing app names for a better experience and providing users with more convenience to choose which app to use.

However, it doesn’t come by default, you will have to enable it. To do so, visit Apps Edge Panel settings, tap the three-dot menu and turn the toggle on in front of the option “Show app names.”

Furthermore, the interface of the Apps edge panel is also slightly improved. Instead of tapping the hamburger menu to open “All apps” or “Edit” options, you directly get these open on the panel itself. Besides this change, the company has also increased the opacity of the complete edge panel to provide a neat look at the content.

One UI 5.0 vs One UI 4.1 – Samsung Edge Panels

Well, the new Samsung One UI 5.0 software does not bring so many notable new features or changes to Edge Panels over the previous One UI 4.1 software. However, if you are in the habit of using this function on your device, the new change in Apps Edge Panel will help you a bit. It will let you see the apps’ full names easily by toggling a button.