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This new upgrade is “amazing.”<\/p>\n
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This is a big deal. We have known for some time that Samsung\u2019s imminent Galaxy 26 Ultra, expected to release next month, will include a game-changing new upgrade. But now a new leak says it\u2019s actually much better than expected. <\/p>\n
This unique upgrade<\/a> is the so-called privacy display, which combines hardware and software updates to dim or obscure the display when either something sensitive is on screen or the phone is being used in a crowded location. <\/p>\n Now tipster Ahmed Qwaider has posted on X<\/a> to say he\u2019s been hands-on and this will become the new phone\u2019s \u201cmost important selling point.\u201d The screen \u201cwas almost completely off,\u201d he says and he was \u201camazed.\u201d He also found that \u201dwhat\u2019s even more surprising is that this feature doesn\u2019t reduce the screen\u2019s quality or colors.\u201d<\/p>\n The quality of the obfuscation is critical. But what could be even more useful, as SamMobile<\/a> points out, is Qwaider\u2019s claim that this \u201ccan be set to turn on automatically when a certain app is opened. For example, you can set it to activate whenever you open WhatsApp so that unwanted people can’t check your messages. It may also be possible to let it activate automatically when you are outside your home or at specific times.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s truly amazing from Samsung,\u201d Qwaider posted.<\/p>\n While the new phone will be lauded for many of its hardware and software updates, the privacy display could change the category. Large-screen, premium smartphones are scaling quickly in price, quietly becoming as expensive as good laptops or tablets. Apple\u2019s forthcoming foldable iPhone<\/a> will raise that bar yet again.<\/p>\n