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· You can turn Privacy Display on and off from the Quick Panel.
· In settings, you can adjust three items: auto-on, password, and notification privacy.
· You can apply Privacy Display only to specific apps (company email, banking apps, stock apps, etc.) to activate it only when needed.
· Enhanced Privacy Protection drastically reduces color contrast, making the screen unviewable even from extreme angles.
· Custom settings to turn Privacy Display on and off by double-pressing the side power button are also available for added convenience.

· In addition to existing features like erasing, adding, and moving partial areas, a new text addition feature has been introduced.
· You can completely change an entire photo; for example, transforming a daytime photo into a night sky galaxy.
· You can specify and generate only desired parts, or add new elements to existing photos.
· A Style feature has been added, allowing you to change not only people but also backgrounds into 9 different styles such as 3D toon, retro, anime, and Harvard.

· The icons in the Gallery app have changed to a floating form, making the UI cleaner.
· The existing 'Story' feature has been replaced with a new 'Collection' feature.
· Collections automatically categorize photos into five items such as screenshots, location-based photos, and documents, improving management efficiency.
· In particular, unnecessary screenshots can now be easily deleted, and the menu has also been simplified.

· One of the hottest new features of the Galaxy S26 is the addition of the Horizontal Lock Steady Mode.
· While the existing Super Steady mode merely reduced shaking, this mode minimizes shaking and locks the horizontal level itself during shooting.
· Even with extreme 180-degree shaking, it shoots very stably, showing gimbal-level stability compared to iPhones.
· It is especially useful for YouTubers, and the stability is astonishing just by watching it in action.

· A new default app created by Samsung, this feature allows you to quickly create your own stickers.
· Simply add a photo, select one of 12 effects, and add text to instantly create a sticker.
· You can generate not just one, but a set of about 7 emojis in various styles.
· The generated stickers can be used directly from the keyboard emojis, similar to KakaoTalk emoticons.
· Testing with cats and other images also resulted in very plausible stickers.

· The Circle to Search feature has been further enhanced and now extracts fashion outfit information.
· When you Circle to Search a specific person or item in an image, a new 'Ask a question' tab appears at the bottom.
· If you ask what a fashion item is, it provides detailed information along with similar products.
· You can easily get links or product information for fashion items you like on Instagram, etc.

· With the One UI 8.5 update, the flexibility of the Quick Panel has greatly improved.
· Now, all Quick Panel widgets can be resized and repositioned.
· You can adjust widget sizes to 1x1, 2x1, etc., by pressing the pencil icon.
· The screen brightness adjustment bar can also be used vertically instead of horizontally, allowing for iPhone-like customization.

· The clock font style adjusts freely according to the position of the lock screen image.
· After setting an image with clear distinction between background and subject, selecting the second font in font and color options creates an effect where the clock hides behind the subject.
· Setting images like roofs or snowy mountains can create an aesthetic and beautiful lock screen.

· The battery UI and settings have changed; you can now immediately check usage by going into the battery item in settings.
· Power saving mode is divided into basic and ultra power saving modes, and options that were previously exposed in a complex manner can now be set separately via a gear icon.

· With the One UI 8.5 update, the UI style of default apps like Clock, Recorder, and Phone has changed.
· Clock App: Bottom apps are gathered in a floating form, the background has a gradient, and the font is bolder. In World Clock, the location of the respective country is faintly displayed in the background. Stopwatch and Timer UIs have also changed to analog and pill shapes.
· Recorder App: Recording files are displayed separately, with normal recordings in red and call recordings in green.
· Phone App: The phone icon is removed, and call status is indicated only by an arrow. Missed calls are shown with red text.

· Bixby has been revived with a text-based interface and an improved LM model.
· Developed jointly with Perplexity, it can be very useful for Galaxy-specific features.
· For example, if you ask 'Tell me the principle of Galaxy Privacy Display,' it provides the most accurate and detailed information as it's a Samsung-made feature.
· You can also schedule text messages to people in your contacts at specific times.
· For questions about features within your Galaxy smartphone, Bixby can provide the most accurate solutions.