How to turn off Edge panels on a Samsung Galaxy
By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 5 steps · Updated 5 October 2026
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.
- 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
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Step by step
Open Edge panels
Settings, Display, then scroll down to Edge panels.
Switch it off
The switch at the top turns Edge panels on and off. Ours was on.
Or choose fewer panels
Panels lets you pick which panels appear. Ours showed only Apps.
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.
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.
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.
The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.
Good to know
Prefer quick settings? how to edit the quick panel buttons on a Samsung Galaxy.
In short: Settings, Display, Edge panels, switch off. Or keep it and change Panels or Handle.
Links checked on 4 October 2026. Rules and prices change. Check the official source before you act.