Hands on: I’m super impressed with the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new Privacy Display
The Verge • • general
Key Points:
- The Galaxy S26 Ultra introduces a new Privacy Display that limits screen viewing angles to prevent shoulder surfing, allowing users to toggle the feature on or off and customize its activation for specific apps or routines.
- The phone features minor hardware updates including a slimmer, lighter design with a switch back to aluminum from titanium, and improved camera lenses with wider apertures for better low-light performance.
- Software enhancements focus on AI-driven photo editing with multimodal prompts, integration of Google Gemini assistant for select apps like ridesharing and grocery shopping, and new features such as contextual keyboard prompts, scam detection, and improved Bixby voice assistant.
- All S26 Ultra models come equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset tuned for Samsung, maintaining the
