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Samsung Confirms Galaxy S26 Privacy Display Mode

A Settings leak showing built-in screen shielding and a glassy One UI refresh has been officially confirmed ahead of the next Galaxy flagship cycle.

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9 months ago

January 23, 2026

Nour Nasir

samsung confirms galaxy s26 privacy display mode

Samsung has effectively confirmed that the Galaxy S26 will ship with a built-in Privacy Display, a native mode that limits what people nearby can see on the screen.

The feature appeared this week inside official One UI 8.5 materials, where a dedicated toggle is visible in the settings menu. The listing follows earlier animations and leak reports, leaving little doubt it’s headed for the next flagship cycle.

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Privacy Display works like a hardware filter, tightening viewing angles so content fades when seen from the side. Samsung describes it simply: “Prevent others from seeing what’s on your screen. Privacy display makes the screen less visible when viewed from a side angle. You can turn it on when you need it or set conditions for turning it on automatically”.

Similar tech has surfaced before. A video shot at Mobile World Congress showed Samsung’s Flex Magic Pixel prototype demonstrating the same effect.

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One UI 8.5 also points to a broader visual shift, with more translucent panels and glass-like animations. The look mirrors Apple’s recent “Liquid Glass” push. For Samsung, it’s a practical upgrade and a design reset in one go — privacy baked into the display, not bolted on.

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NEOPAY Wants To Follow Merchants Across Channels And Borders

A controlling 65% stake in noon payments would give NEOPAY access to marketplace sellers, online merchants and the payment flows they generate.

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1 day ago

October 5, 2026

Nour Nasir

neopay wants to follow merchants across channels and borders

It’s been a long time since checkouts were single defined places. A merchant might take payments at a physical register, on its own website and through an online marketplace, sometimes in more than one country. NEOPAY wants to follow those transactions wherever they happen.

The UAE payments company has entered into an agreement to acquire a 65% controlling stake in noon payments. NEOPAY already runs the acquiring infrastructure that lets merchants accept card payments, along with omnichannel acceptance and a merchant services platform. This new deal would add noon payments’ embedded payments platform, e-commerce gateway and merchant network across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. That would considerably expand both NEOPAY’s digital commerce capabilities and its regional reach.

For merchants, the attraction is a single provider for online and in-store payments, plus faster settlements, data and analytics, and value-added financial services.

“Payments should be simple, reliable, and built for the markets they serve,” said Faraz Khalid, CEO of noon. His counterpart at NEOPAY, Vibhor Mundhada, added: “We have built a strong payments business in the UAE, and our ambition is now to take that capability across the region”. The acquisition, Mundhada added, would “expand our footprint into Saudi Arabia and Egypt” while reinforcing NEOPAY’s position at home.

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NEOPAY is also keen to point out potential payment volume increases. The company says noon payments’ integrations with marketplace sellers and online merchants create high transaction density in some of the region’s fastest-growing digital commerce segments. It also believes control of the business would give it access to those merchant relationships and payment flows, and speed up the rollout of alternative payment methods and installment options.

The combined roadmap targets faster merchant onboarding, better payment performance, tighter fraud controls and embedded financial services. The deal could also strengthen cross-border payments and settlement along key regional commerce corridors.