howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-turn-off-edge-panels-on-a-samsung-galaxy/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

In this guide

Open Edge panels
Switch it off
Or choose fewer panels
Or change the handle
Landscape mode
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Open Settings, Display, Edge panels and switch it off at the top. The small handle at the side of the screen disappears. To keep it but move it out of the way, open Handle instead.

4 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device: Android
Shown on: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
App: Settings
Path: Settings › Display › Edge panels
Real screenshots: 4 of 5 steps
What we did: Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing
Our phone: Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 1 official, linked below

Step by step

Open Edge panels
Settings, Display, then scroll down to Edge panels.
Done
Switch it off
The switch at the top turns Edge panels on and off. Ours was on.
Done
Or choose fewer panels
Panels lets you pick which panels appear. Ours showed only Apps.
Done
Or change the handle
Handle sets where the handle sits and how big and see-through it is, so you touch it less by accident.
Done
Landscape mode
Show in landscape mode keeps the Apps panel available when the phone is sideways; other panels are not. It was on on ours.
Done

If you do not see this option

There is no Edge panels row Samsung says the Edge panel may not be available on all models and software versions. Source: Add or remove Edge panels on your Galaxy phone or tablet
A panel you used has gone Samsung says a missing panel has been turned off or moved. Check it under Settings, Display, Edge panels, Panels. Source: Add or remove Edge panels on your Galaxy phone or tablet

If this does not work

The handle is still in the way Samsung says Handle sets the handle's position, size, colour and transparency, so you can make it smaller or move it. Source: Add or remove Edge panels on your Galaxy phone or tablet
A panel from Galaxy Store will not download Samsung says some downloadable panels have to be bought, and some devices cannot download extra panels. Source: Add or remove Edge panels on your Galaxy phone or tablet

About this guide

Edge panels are the shortcut panels you swipe in from the side of the screen. If you keep opening them by accident, switch them off or change the handle.