Samsung One Hand Operation Plus bug disables Edge Panel

Samsung has acknowledged and confirmed a software bug affecting a key feature on its Galaxy smartphones. The issue, which prevents the Edge Panel from being triggered on the home screen, is caused by a conflict with the popular One Hand Operation Plus module within Samsung's Good Lock customization suite. The company has provided temporary workarounds and says a permanent fix is in development.

The problem was first reported by a user on Samsung's official community forum on July 28, 2026. The user described that swiping from the edge of the screen to open the Edge Panel, a feature that provides quick access to apps, contacts, and tools, had stopped working on the home screen. Notably, the panel continued to function normally within other apps. A common temporary fix of toggling the Edge Panel off and on was found to only resolve the issue for a few hours before the problem returned.

A Samsung community moderator, responding on behalf of the One Hand Operation development team, confirmed the bug the following day, July 29. The moderator explained that the One Hand Operation Plus app is incorrectly recognizing the Edge Panel's activation area on the home screen. This creates a...