‘The brightness does not change’ — Samsung answers our 5 biggest Galaxy S26 Ultra Privacy Display questions

Samsung unveiled new phones and earbuds at its Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event, and the start of the show was the Galaxy S26 Ultra — which Samsung announced is the first smartphone to have a bespoke privacy display.

Over the past few weeks we’ve seen a bunch of leaks and rumors about the new Privacy Display feature, starting with a UI 8.5 leak earlier this year. Now that Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S26 Ultra we can put all the speculation to bed — but we still have a few questions about Privacy Display, and we're sure you do too.

We attended a pre-Unpacked event earlier this week at which Executive VP and Head of Smartphone R&D team, Moon Sung-Hoon, took to the stage to give us the lowdown on one of Samsung’s biggest smartphone upgrades in recent years. During the session, he answered ...