Good Lock 2019 Tutorial: How to Enable Samsung's Good Lock Outside of the US

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Good Lock 2019 Tutorial: How to Enable Samsung’s Good Lock Outside of the US

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using Nicelock and it’s… nice. why is goodlock region locked?

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Nice. I’ve avoided Goodlock for the reasons you mentioned below.

You mentioned that you need to VPN to install the additional modules, do you have to go through the sim removal and data clear as well for that?

Edit: have given it a try, seems like the answer is yes, so you should setup everything you’d want in one go to avoid the hassle of having to remove your sim card every time

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I live in Canada and can use Goodlock.

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Does not work on my device.

But why is good look restricted anyway?

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Honestly, i just tried and besides video screen recording and the recent recent apps switcher, everything is already baked in, at least on my euro exynos s10 (except one hand operation that i had to download on the play store). So i don’t get the point nor the hype

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I just upgraded to the S10+. I almost cried when I couldn’t find routines in Good Lock. Was happy to learn that my friend had graduated to the mainstream apps via Bixby Routines

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I think the title is misleading as I’m in the UK and can just download it from the Samsung Store.

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Alternatively, you could install NiceLock or BadLock and also download apks from forums.

SIM card removal is required before you follow the steps in the video.

It apparently works in several other countries without needing to go through this process:

  • US

  • UK

  • Canada

  • Australia

  • South Korea

  • India

Sidenote: I am a developer and wanted to work on a launcher for GoodLock (primarily targeted at the users out of the US).
If you guys have anything you’d like to see, I’m all ears.

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From previous experiences I remember that if this doesn’t work, you might need to do all this and right after clearing the data on the galaxy store app, shut down your phone, remove sim card, turn phone back on, turn on VPN, and finally run the galaxy store app.

I remember that just the vpn wasn’t enough in my case.

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This should be extra settings included in the phones anyway. It also weird that Samsung is excluding some countries for this.

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Also wondering why its region locked

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I didn’t like the ads in nice lock and installing good lock with VPN takes the same amount of time as installing nice lock.

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It’s alright, not updated, and the ads and limited features make me want to build an alternative.

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A tool offered by Samsung to customize your phone. They have an add-on for almost anything, from screenshots to the quick settings panel and so much more. Its locked to certain countries, as of now. This video explains how to get over this ban, with several technical steps.

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Exactly. If one of the modules needs an update, then you’ll have to go through this again or download an apk.

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It’s nice that they added your country.

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What phone do you have…

It’s restricted for several possible reasons:

  • Lack of Translation

  • It’s in a testing phase

  • And other reasons that I’m not aware of, or Samsung has decided not to share.

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Thanks to people who tested those features via Good Lock!

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Personally, I use nice shot so I can screen record with audio and no 3rd party apps. I use notistar to look at a history of my notifications. Sound Assistant to set default sounds based on which app I am in. And quickstar to change the look of my notification quick tile panel. Trust me, there is plenty that you are missing out on.