https://news.samsung.com/kr/Samsung-Electronics-Introducing-New-Privacy-Protection-Features
Samsung Electronics to Introduce New Privacy Protection Features
Samsung recognized that each individual has different desired levels of privacy protection and designed the new feature to allow users to freely choose their privacy protection level. In other words, users can activate this feature for specific apps and specific notifications, and they can also adjust visibility options to limit external views to their desired level.
Samsung is now introducing a feature that protects privacy down to the pixel level of the device, and it is expected to further innovate mobile security technology.
Privacy protection that you can see and feel. Coming soon to Galaxy devices.
The privacy screen of the Samsung S26 Ultra goes far beyond a simple full-screen privacy mode. It supports local privacy control, which selectively protects only specific areas.
Here's how it works:
Instead of the entire screen, you can apply privacy protection to only specific areas, such as a message notification pop-up. The rest of the screen will look completely normal.
This is a very realistic use case scenario.
When you receive a very sensitive message, the full content will be clearly visible to you looking directly at the screen, but
from the side, only the notification area will be completely blacked out, making it impossible to read the message. The rest of the screen will remain as is and unaffected.
In other words, it no longer darkens the entire screen. It precisely masks only the content that needs protection.
In my opinion, this greatly improves real-world usability in public places such as elevators, public transportation, and queues. It's a truly practical privacy feature.
