Samsung might be building one of the most aggressive focus tools ever seen on a Galaxy phone into One UI 9. Code strings buried inside a hidden settings menu point to a distraction blocker that doesn’t just limit app usage — it kills internet access to entire app categories at the network layer.
How the feature works
The strings were discovered inside a hidden Wi-Fi menu called Connectivity Labs, which you can access by tapping “Intelligent Wi-Fi” repeatedly in the Settings app. According to AndroidAuthority, who first spotted this, the feature is labeled “Network management for concentration.”
That name might sound subtle, but what’s described in the code is anything but. Rather than setting per-app timers like Digital Wellbeing does, this tool blocks internet access for entire categories of apps in one go. The categories referenced in the code are:
- Browser
- Game
- Social
- Streaming
- Other
- Preset
You pick the categories you want blocked, and the system handles the rest — no need to manually hunt through your app list.
A PIN lock and scheduled downtime
Perhaps the most interesting part is the PIN protection. The code references a six-digit PIN with confirmation dialogs, recovery flows, reset prompts, and incorrect entry handling. In practice, that means you could lock yourself out of changing the restrictions mid-session — exactly the kind of hard commitment that makes focus tools actually useful.
There’s also a Downtime mode with configurable start and end times. Set a schedule, and the restrictions kick in automatically. You don’t have to remember to turn anything on.
It’s important to be clear here: Samsung hasn’t announced this feature. These strings are sitting inside a lab section most users will never stumble across, and there’s no guarantee the feature ships in the final build of One UI 9. Samsung could drop it entirely before public release.
What we do know is that One UI 9 development and testing is already underway, with the official debut expected this summer alongside the new foldable lineup. Meanwhile, One UI 8.5 is currently rolling out to supported Galaxy devices.
We’ll keep you updated as more One UI 9 details surface ahead of the summer launch.
