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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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6 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.

If you still don’t have a clear idea of what the private screen on the Galaxy S26 Ultra is, just watch this video. Once you do, you’ll immediately understand why this is easily the most marketable feature of the S26 Ultra. pic.twitter.com/93uTzFAR5Y

— Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) January 15, 2026

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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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 9 And Ultra 2 Specs Leak Ahead Of Unpacked

An 800mAh Ultra 2 battery and a switch from Exynos to Qualcomm silicon headline the expected changes for Samsung’s next smartwatches.

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5 hours ago

July 15, 2026

Nour Nasir

samsung's galaxy watch 9 and ultra 2 specs leak ahead of unpacked

Samsung’s next smartwatches have little left to hide. A new leak reported by Android Authority has surfaced most of the remaining details about the Galaxy Watch 9 and Galaxy Watch Ultra 2, just over a week before the company’s Galaxy Unpacked event on July 22.

The biggest change is an invisible one: Samsung is expected to drop its own Exynos W1000 chip in favor of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear Elite SW6100, a chipset unveiled only this year, according to the outlet.

Battery capacity looks like the other notable upgrade. Citing a report from Winfuture, Android Authority says the Watch Ultra 2 could reach 800mAh, well beyond the 590mAh cell in the current Watch Ultra. The 44mm Watch 9 reportedly gets a 445mAh cell — the same capacity as last year’s Watch 8 Classic — while the 40mm model stays at 325mAh.

The 40mm Watch 9 will reportedly feature a 438 x 438-pixel panel, with the 44mm Watch 9 and the Watch Ultra 2 sharing a larger 480 x 480-pixel screen. Samsung leaker Ice Universe has separately claimed the Ultra 2’s display could reach a peak brightness of 5,000 nits. RAM and storage vary by model, topping out at 2GB and 64GB.

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The Ultra 2 keeps its titanium case and 100-meter water resistance; the standard Watch 9 remains aluminum, rated to 5 ATM. All models are said to include Bluetooth 6.0, NFC, and dual-band WiFi, with the usual LTE variants, and ship with One UI 9 Watch running on Wear OS 7.

A separate leak puts the Galaxy Watch 9 at €409 (about $468) for the 40mm Bluetooth model, rising to €489 (about $560) for the 44mm LTE version, with the Watch Ultra 2 LTE at €749 (about $857) — figures Android Authority said were partially corroborated by Winfuture. Confirmation arrives on stage on July 22.