Samsung One UI removed the all apps button, but you can easily get it back

Samsung One UI 9 users can restore the home-screen “Show Apps screen button” through the home-screen settings menu, bringing back a shortcut to the app drawer instead of swiping up. The button occupies space in the favorites dock; the article also notes Samsung keeps three-button navigation as the default while allowing users to switch to gestures in Settings.

Analysis

This is a low-signal UX change, not an earnings catalyst. The option to restore a familiar navigation control may reduce adaptation friction for some Samsung users, but the setting is unlikely to move device demand, upgrade timing, or monetization absent evidence of broader dissatisfaction with One UI. The second-order effect is modest: preserving optionality can support retention among less technically engaged users, while maintaining multiple navigation paths adds some interface complexity. Neither effect is likely to differentiate Samsung meaningfully from Apple or other Android vendors. Near term, expect no material fundamental read-through. Over 1–3 months, the relevant evidence would be broader user feedback or measurable changes in device returns, support contacts, or retention—not the availability of this toggle itself. Over 6–18 months, sustained usability problems could matter if they compound with other reasons to switch ecosystems, but this article does not establish that pattern. The contrarian point is that interface flexibility can be mistaken for strategic advantage: it may prevent a small source of user frustration without creating willingness to pay or a durable hardware moat. No trade is supported on this item alone.

Key Decisions for Investors

• No position: do not trade Samsung or competing device makers on this isolated settings change.
• Treat this as a watch item only; reassess if broader One UI complaints coincide with evidence of higher returns, weaker upgrade intent, or deterioration in Samsung’s mobile-device guidance.
• Falsify any negative UX thesis if user-feedback indicators stabilize and there is no corroborating deterioration in device sell-through or retention over the next few quarters.