Samsung One UI 9 on new foldables blocks internet access for games and browsers

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The stable version of One UI 9 has an anti-distraction tool that lets you block network access for games and browsers.

The software also includes granular audio hardening controls and a new Gesture wake-up feature for Bixby activation.

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8, Z Fold 8 Ultra, and Z Flip 8 are the first to receive One UI 9, while older flagships will get the update at an unspecified date.

While One UI 9 is just around the corner for existing flagships, Samsung’s Z8 foldables offer the stable version of the software out of the box. Beta releases have given us early glimpses at some potential additions, like the ability to restrict network access to certain apps . We can now confirm that this particular feature has made the cut to the stable release, along with a few others we’ve previously reported on.

We last discussed this network-access feature in a follow-up report in late May. Now, thanks to the company’s latest range of foldables, we’re seeing how the options are implemented in stable One UI 9 . There are two new toggles — Restrict browsers and Restrict games — in the previously discovered Advanced settings page within Network restrictions (Thanks, Dylan H).