💻 Technology May 28, 2026 · Tushar Mehta

One UI 9 could give users a killswitch for Android 17’s restrictive background playback controls

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One UI 9 could give users a killswitch for Android 17’s restrictive background playback controls
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TL;DR

Samsung may be bringing additional controls for Android 17’s upcoming Audio Hardening features.
While Google has designed them to be active by default, One UI 9 could let users disable them if they want.
Additionally, One UI 9 may automatically add all web browsers and games to the list of distracting apps.


Samsung is among the few manufacturers that go above and beyond to customize native Android features to align with its own apps and services,

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