How to use any app on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 Cover screen

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 is one of the most interesting phones you can buy in 2024, but it has a major limitation.

By default, the cover screen can only be used to display a handful of Samsung’s own widgets, including Calendar, Reminders, and Weather.

You can run some apps by going to Settings > Advanced features > Labs and enabling the ‘Apps allowed on cover screen’ option. But at the time of writing, only five are available: Google Maps, Google Messages, WhatsApp, Netflix and YouTube.

That’s a pretty poor selection, especially when Motorola’s Razr 50 Ultra/Razr+ (2024) can run any app you download from the Google Play Store.

The good news, however, is that you can also use the app on the cover screen of the Galaxy Z Flip 6. Here is the solution method.

How to run an app on the Galaxy Z Flip 6 cover screen

Samsung may not recommend it, but it does provide a way to access any app without opening your phone. However, it’s a bit complicated:

1. Open the Galaxy Store app – it’ll be listed simply as ‘Store’ on the home screen and in the app drawer – and sign in to your Samsung account if you’re not already
2. Find and install the ‘Good Lock’ app by tapping the down arrow next to it
3. Open the app and then tap the ‘Life Up’ tab at the bottom of the screen
4. Scroll down until you see ‘MultiStar’ and then tap the down arrow followed by the blue ‘Install’ button
5. Once installed, go back to the ‘Life up’ tab, where ‘MultiStar’ should now be at the top. Tap to open it
6. Select ‘I ♡ Galaxy Foldable’
7. Select ‘Launcher widget’

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8. Tap an app you want to add from the list to the cover screen
9. Tap ‘Enable Home Widget’
10. Tap ‘MultiStar’ and then tap the ‘Good Lock Launcher’ to add it to the cover screen

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11. That’s it! Close and unlock your device, then swipe left until you find the Launcher page. The icons for any apps you want to add will appear here. Tap to open one

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Anyron Copeman / Foundry

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However, it’s worth noting that none of these apps are optimized for use on the Z Flip 6’s cover display. As a result, there may be bugs or issues when displaying certain content, while the small on-screen keyboard can make typing difficult.

Still, it makes the Flip 6 a much more capable device, and one that can compete well with the Razr 50 Ultra/Razr+ (2024).