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TL;DR
- Code inside leaked One UI 8.5 construct suggests Samsung is creating a brand new “Personal Show” or “Privateness Show” function.
- This function will restrict display screen visibility from facet angles, defending privateness in crowded public locations.
- It’s prone to debut on the Galaxy S26 Extremely, which is rumored to have the mandatory display screen {hardware}.
Per earlier leaks, the Galaxy S26 Extremely is rumored to sport “Flex Magic Pixel” know-how on its display screen. Samsung Show had beforehand introduced this tech, which makes use of AI to “alter” a display screen’s pixels to manage viewing angles in order that the display screen is just not simply seen to the individual subsequent to you.
We’ve now noticed code inside the alleged One UI 8.5 builds that sheds some extra gentle on this function. It might be branded as “Personal Show” or “Privateness Show,” as each phrases have been used interchangeably.
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Privateness show
Limits display screen visibility from facet angles to guard your privateness in public. Because the function description notes, the Privateness Show/Personal Show function will restrict display screen visiblity from facet angles to guard consumer privateness in public.
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Mechanically use Personal show once you use delicate apps and once you’re in crowed locations. Ignoring the spelling errors within the numerous strings, we study from the strings that when the setting is enabled, the Personal Show function will routinely kick in when customers use delicate apps in crowded locations.
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Handbook settings
Most privateness
For even stronger privateness safety, make the display screen dimmer than ordinary whereas Personal dislay is on. Code additionally means that there might be two forms of privateness ranges that customers can select from:
- Most Privateness: For even stronger privateness safety, make the display screen dimmer than ordinary whereas Personal show is on
- Handbook Settings
It’s not instantly clear what settings will come beneath guide settings.
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We’ve noticed code for customized circumstances, too, and these could also be included in guide settings to provide customers extra management over when the function works.
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Customized circumstances
Select particular apps the place you need to use Personal show.
Apps
Set a schedule once you need to use Personal show.
Add schedule These strings recommend that customers can arrange customized circumstances for the Personal Show function. They are going to be capable to select particular apps that the function would activate on (like your particular banking or messaging apps), and even set a schedule for it.
Samsung has not but introduced the Personal Show function, nor has it talked about or given any particulars in regards to the subsequent One UI 8.5 launch. Provided that the Personal Show function does have some {hardware} necessities, specifically Samsung Show’s Flex Magic Pixel know-how, it might stay restricted to newer gadgets, just like the Galaxy S26 Extremely, as per leaks.
Leaks additionally recommend that One UI x.5 updates will debut with Galaxy S-series flagships, the place they are going to doubtless debut new UI/UX, AI options, and software program enhancements, so it’s truthful to presume that we are going to get One UI 8.5 with the Galaxy S26 collection in early 2026. We’ll hold you up to date after we study extra.
⚠️ An APK teardown helps predict options that will arrive on a service sooner or later primarily based on work-in-progress code. Nonetheless, it’s potential that such predicted options might not make it to a public launch.
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