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As a London commuter, I’m excited for the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display tech — and Samsung’s new video just showed how it works
- Market research firm Omdia says Apple will add built-in privacy screen technology to future MacBooks within three years, mirroring Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra feature.
- Apple's patent filings indicate the company filed two 2023 patents on anti‑'shoulder surfing' displays, while scaling smartphone privacy tech to larger laptop panels likely delays rollout due to challenges with Samsung and laptop display manufacturers.
- Samsung's approach uses Flex Magic Pixel OLED technology with software controls, allowing customization for apps, password fields, and notifications, plus adjustable viewing‑angle intensity and an off switch.
- The change would give MacBook users reduced shoulder surfing by restricting off-axis viewing, with MacBook Pro adopting OLED displays later this year or in early 2027, followed by MacBook Air.
- Despite patents and forecasts, Apple’s privacy display feature for MacBooks faces Samsung’s scaling challenges, and Omdia’s projection rests on analyst forecasting, not insider confirmation.
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Future MacBooks May Hide Your Screen From Strangers
Apple is set to bring built-in privacy screen technology to future MacBooks within the next three years, according to a report from market research firm Omdia (via Ice Universe). The technology Apple is planning to adopt restricts off-axis viewing angles so only someone sitting directly in front of the display can see its contents, while onlookers to the side see a darkened or obscured image.
One of Samsung's major updates to the Galaxy S26 series should be at the top of the Galaxy S26 Ultra range, whose screen will be equipped with a new technology capable of automatically covering the panel in whole or only certain areas, as notifications. Say now the Ice Universe page on the social network X that this same technology can come to the most electronic devices, especially the Apple MacBook portal catalogue.
Samsung’s Anti-Peeping Screen Technology Could End the Era of Shoulder Surfing on Phones
In a world where sensitive information increasingly lives on the glowing rectangles in our pockets, Samsung Electronics is preparing to tackle one of the most persistent — and surprisingly low-tech — security vulnerabilities facing smartphone users: the person sitting next to you on the subway. The South Korean technology giant recently teased a new privacy-protecting display technology that promises to make visual eavesdropping, commonly known …
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