- Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could use a new technology called Flex Magic Pixel
- This would allow AI to control pixels on the screen, leaving the content hidden at certain angles
- So could give you the opportunity to see things you’d rather keep privately even if other people are there
The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra could be the first phone sent with a new privacy protection feature that uses AI to stop people grabbing on your screen.
According to Dealsite (via @jukanlosreve), citing “Industrial Sources”, Samsung plans to equip the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s screen with a new technology called ‘Flex Magic Pixel’. This feature will use AI to check pixels on the screen so that the display is only visible from specific angles.
The result would be something a bit like the protective protective screen protectors that you can already use for phones that keep the contents of your screen hidden from people who don’t look it right. However, Flex Magic Pixel apparently would not have the same disadvantages as these screen protectors, which can often reduce image quality or brightness.
So with Flex Magic Pixel you could keep sensitive and personal data to yourself without sacrificing screen quality. This can be particularly useful for anyone who depends on public transport, otherwise people around you may well grab on your screen. But it can be a reassuring function for anyone.
And while we would take the claim that this is coming to the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra with a pinch of salt, this is actually a technique that Samsung has already shown, so it exists and it would make sense for Samsung to bring it to a phone.
More tech on more phones
In any case, these sources claim that the Galaxy S26 Ultra will be the only member of the Samsung Galaxy S26 line to get Flex Magic Pixel, but they add that it is probably Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 will get it too.
In the same report, they add that the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra probably also has COE (color filter on enclosure). This would mean removing its OLED screen polarizer and replacing it with a color filter – a change that can make the screen slimmer while improving color rendering and reducing power consumption.
Samsung is already using this technique in its folding phones, but so far it has not yet been used in a non-folding phone. So if the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has both of these screen upgrades, it can have some significant benefits over rival handsets.
We probably find out for sure whether it has these in January or February, as it is likely when the Samsung Galaxy S26 line is launched.
