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Alyse Stanley

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra leak just revealed secret weapon against the iPhone

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra concept.

It's January, and that means New Year's resolutions and new Samsung phones. For its upcoming Galaxy S26 line, Samsung's rumored to be cooking up a new Privacy Display feature to protect your screen from prying eyes. We first heard about it in October through code within a leaked One UI 8.5 build, but now a new leak shows off how it could work to make using your phone in tight public spaces less of a minefield.

Once enabled, Privacy Display blocks out your phone's screen at certain angles, making it harder for lookie-loos to get a glimpse. From the user's point of view, the content should appear as normal, but viewing it from the top, bottom, left, or right sides will dim the display. This latest leak echoes much of what we've learned from earlier reports, though it's our closest look yet at seeing the feature in action.

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