Separated notification and quick settings panel on One UI 7? Here’s a tip you might have missed
You can swipe right from the notification panel to quickly access the expanded quick settings panel.
- Samsung’s One UI 7 update lets users choose to separate the notification and quick settings panels through the Separate option or keep the classic combined notification and quick settings panel.
- However, with the Separate mode, you can swipe right from the notification panel to easily reach the quick settings panel.
- This swipe gives you one additional way to access the full set of quick settings toggles, and is easier to execute than a vertical swipe.
One UI 7 is widely rolling out across Samsung Galaxy flagships, and many users are excitedly trying out the Android 15-based update for the first time on their devices. One of the noticeable changes with the One UI 7 update is the separated notification panel and quick settings panel, and some users prefer the extra room for more notifications. If you are experimenting with the Separate option, here’s a PSA: You can swipe right from the notification panel to quickly access the quick settings panel.
Much like Google is rumored to do with Android 16, Samsung has already separated the notification shade from the quick settings panel with One UI 7. With the new update, you can pull down the quick settings panel, tap the Pencil icon to edit the toggles, and tap the Panel settings button at the top left to choose between Separate and Together panels for notification and quick settings.
