Samsung believes in modularity when talking about software. This means that One UI is compatible with an unknown application called Good Lock, with which we can install different modules in the system. These are applications that are natively integrated into One UI and allow you to extend the functions of the ROM.

One of the apps that became most popular with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, S23+, and S23 was Camera Assistant, an app that allows you to change more than just the relevant functions when taking photos. This app is starting to arrive on Samsung’s flagship mid-range phones like the A54, so we’ll tell you what this app is, what it’s for, and why it’s hidden.

One UI is a complex ROM, one of the heaviest and therefore most complete on Android. It includes its own application store, from which it is possible to download Good Lock modules. Camera Assistant is a rare avis In the world of Android software: It’s the gateway to all the functions the camera actually has.. However, if we do not know this application, we will never be able to enjoy it.

For example, this application allows us to create a direct shortcut to 2x zoom using a sensor, control the operation of automatic HDR, softening controlling the photos (more or less soft, pushing the edges more or less…), the degree of noise reduction, etc.

Problem? When we turn on the Samsung camera for the first time, No mention of Camera Assistant. It is not one of the functions that can be downloaded from the application itself, like Expert RAW, but we have to look for it ourselves.

Since yesterday, December 4, this app is compatible with Samsung’s flagship mid-range devices: Samsung Galaxy A54 and A53. To enjoy it, you need Android 14 based on One UI 6.0 installed.

This opens the door for other devices in the Galaxy family updated to Android 14 to have compatibility with Camera Assistant (if Samsung wishes).

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