Samsung just made the S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display a lot more useful

TL;DR The latest One UI 9 beta improves the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display. Privacy Display now plays well with videos playing in picture-in-picture (PiP) mode. It leaves the rest of the screen unobscured by the Privacy Display tech, so the phone can be used normally.

The Galaxy S26 Ultra’s Privacy Display feature has its pros and cons. It might not be as effective as dedicated privacy screen guards, but it’s also more flexible. It can be set up to hide notifications only or work with specific apps.

Now, Samsung is making it even better with the latest One UI 9 update for the S26 Ultra. According to an X post from leaker Ice Universe, the latest One UI 9 Beta 4 update improves the Privacy Display’s integration with picture-in-picture (PiP) mode. So, if you’ve enabled Privacy Display for YouTube and you play a video in PiP mode, only the PiP window is obscured by Samsung’s display tech.

The rest of your phone’s display will remain perfectly bright and normal.