Ever since I’ve been using One UI 7, something that’s been really bothering me (aside from the hundreds of other problems that came with One UI 7) is the Quick Panel. I have mine set to show 3 rows of icons, just like before, but now it takes two upward swipes to fully exit the panel. That wasn’t the case in One UI 6 — you'd swipe down to open it, do what you need to do, and swipe up once to close. Simple and efficient.
Now, even with the same layout, I have to swipe up twice to close it completely.
It gets even worse when media is playing (like Spotify or YouTube) — that adds an extra layer to the panel, making it feel more cluttered and still forcing that double swipe. Reducing the number of icons doesn’t help either — the media widget alone is enough to push it to two swipes. But honestly, I shouldn’t have to reduce my icon count just to make the panel quicker. It’s called a Quick Panel — it should be quick and easy to use. I want to keep at least 15 quick settings accessible with one swipe, like before.
Could Samsung please just make SmartThings and Nearby Devices part of the regular Quick Panel layout again, not an extra layer? Or even better — just give us the option to customize what shows up in the panel. Let us remove parts like the media player or sound control entirely if we don’t use them. Why is sound even part of the Quick Panel now?
Please bring back the One UI 6 simplicity. The current setup feels clunky and slower than it should be.
