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What you need to knowA rumor claims that Samsung is looking to bring a new “Vivid” photo style option for Galaxy phone photos; however, it might be tied to a watermark.The watermark sort of resembles a Polaroid, with thicker borders around it, sporting the camera specs and phone model name.The tipster states there are two more watermark styles that might arrive in the “next” One UI 8 version.The fourth One UI 8 beta is already out for Galaxy S25 users, which is hopefully the final one before its full release.<\/p>\n

Samsung is supposedly preparing a new style for users to utilize on their photos, but it might come at an aesthetic price.<\/p>\n

Known X tipster Ice Universe posted some information<\/a> regarding the “next version of One UI<\/a> 8,” which could bring a new “Vivid” photo style to users (via Android Authority<\/a>). Rumors claim that this “second color-tuning” option, Vivid, is tied to the device’s watermark feature for photos. In their example, Ice Universe showed the difference between a regular photo without Vivid and with it. The Vivid style photos are a little brighter with richer colors; however, the watermark is reportedly unavoidable.<\/p>\n

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The watermark shown places the photo taken inside a white border that resembles a Polaroid. It displays the device’s model, which, in this case, is a Galaxy S25 Ultra<\/a>, the date it was taken, alongside the camera’s ISO levels, aperture, and shutter speed.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, if true, the idea of having the Vivid style attached to the watermark feature is leaving some users disheartened. We’ll have to see what happens once this “next version” arrives.<\/p>\n

BREAKING\uff01For Samsung users, here’s a major discovery!Yesterday, I mentioned that the next version of One UI 8 would introduce two “Chinese-style” photo watermarks. But it turns out there’s more to it\u2014Samsung has tied its new “Vivid” style to the watermark. Look, all my\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/zKx6jAgJc1August 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Ice Universe states that this version of One UI 8 will also bring two new watermark variants<\/a> for users. While the one previously highlighted looks more like a Polaroid, these others put a small spin on it. One example the tipster showed alleges a more centralized photo with thick borders around it, hosting its camera information, date, and device name.<\/p>\n

Another is more horizontal, sporting the same information as before. Ice Universe claims the Galaxy S25 series and the Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a> will supposedly receive these new photo watermarks.<\/p>\n

One UI 8’s on the horizon<\/p>\n

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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series owners are still awaiting their turn in the One UI 8 line to come around. While the latest foldables have it, the newest flagship phone series received its fourth One UI 8 Beta<\/a> late in July. The patch was pretty light on new things; however, it did fix quite a few lingering issues that beta testers encountered and reported. So, it feels like we’re slowly inching closer to its full release, but we’re not holding our breath.<\/p>\n

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It’s also worth mentioning that there’s the whole purple moon photo issue<\/a> that Galaxy S25 Ultra users have in Beta 4.<\/p>\n

In other news, the One UI 8 Beta Program just kicked off for Samsung’s older phones<\/a>, like the Galaxy S24 series. The program started in the U.K. and South Korea for the Galaxy S24, Flip 6, and Fold 6 with a ~3GB download. Even more past-gen devices are expected to receive the program in September. That expansion should bring in the Galaxy S23 and more.<\/p>\n