Samsung to release a privacy feature for safer smartphone use in public
Samsung has hinted at a new privacy feature for its smartphones that eliminates the need for anti-spy screen protectors.
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Samsung has hinted at a new privacy feature for its smartphones that eliminates the need for anti-spy screen protectors.
The new feature would protect user information by blacking out parts of the smartphone screen when viewed from the side.
While it’s not yet known what kind of technology the company will implement, it seems to work similarly to a privacy screen protector.
Unlike these screen protectors, which restrict viewing angles by making the screen appear black, Samsung smartphone users can decide which parts of their screen should stay “hidden.”
The feature will work with specific apps, when entering passwords, passcodes, PINs, and patterns.
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“With multiple settings for adjusting visibility, you’ll be able to limit what others can see based on the level of privacy protection you need,” notes the company.
Samsung also added that users will be able to protect certain parts of their phone, for example, notifications pop-ups.
X user @UniverseIce, who provides technology insights to its 580k followers, has already given a glimpse of how the feature will look in reality (via TechCrunch).
The user explained that when a user receives “a highly private message,” they see it clearly, while for someone next to them, “the notification area turns fully black, making the message impossible to read, while the rest of the screen remains visible and unaffected.”
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The privacy screen on the Samsung S26 Ultra goes far beyond a global privacy mode. It also supports partial, localized privacy control.
Here is how it works.
You can apply privacy protection to only a specific part of the screen, for example a message notification… pic.twitter.com/RWJPtR0qc8
This new protection feature is expected to be released with the latest Samsung smartphone, the Galaxy S26 Ultra.
The company has recently introduced its Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone to the US market.
While Samsung continues to introduce innovative solutions for its smartphones, the company has hinted at a chip shortage due to increased AI development, noting that rising memory chip prices are also raising the costs of its devices, Reuters reports.
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