Samsung ad confirms rumors of a useful S26 ‘privacy display’
Last year’s Galaxy S25 Ultra. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge
Samsung has released a new advertisement for its upcoming Galaxy S26 launch that all-but confirms rumors of a new display with a built-in privacy mode. Leaked videos show that the feature could be capable of entirely blacking out content from specific apps or parts of the display when viewed at an angle.
The new advert shows a woman reading a racy romance novel on a subway, while curious passengers look over her shoulder. An overlay shows a quick flick of a "Zero-peeking privacy" toggle, which blacks out the titillating content for the nosy onlookers.
That might sound similar to existing privacy filters, which have been available as after …