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In abstract:
- Tech Advisor reviews Xiaomi is creating a Privateness Show function for HyperOS 4, copying Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely’s anti-shoulder-peeking know-how.
- In contrast to Samsung’s hardware-based Flex Magic Pixel answer unique to the S26 Extremely, Xiaomi seems to be pursuing a software-only strategy.
- This software program implementation might probably roll out to all suitable HyperOS 4 gadgets based mostly on Android 17, making privateness safety extra broadly out there.
Ever because the Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely arrived in early March, we’ve been ready to see who could be the primary to repeat its killer new Privateness Show function.
Now we could have our reply, and it’s not a very stunning one. It’s none aside from Samsung’s greatest Android rival.
In keeping with established tipster Yogesh Brar, Xiaomi is engaged on a Privateness Show-like function. It’s claimed that this may launch with the corporate’s new HyperOS 4 UI replace (based mostly on Android 17) later within the yr.
That latter element suggests it’ll be fairly completely different to Samsung’s – for higher and worse.
Why Xiaomi’s implementation may not be as spectacular
It means that Xiaomi is pursuing a software program implementation for its anti-shoulder-peeking system, whereas Samsung’s authentic Privateness Show concerned customized {hardware}.
The Flex Magic Pixel know-how of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely can focus its gentle output in a particular path, rendering chosen content material clean to anybody aside from the person.
A software-only answer would virtually definitely be extra restricted, but when it have been to roll out to all suitable HyperOS 4 gadgets, virtually each Xiaomi telephone might be in line to profit. In contrast, Privateness Show is at the moment unique to the S26 Extremely.
After all, this doesn’t imply that Xiaomi isn’t engaged on a {hardware} answer in tandem with a HyperOS 4 UI implementation. The primary signal of such a function was all the time prone to seem in code earlier than any {hardware} leaks.
That was exactly the order of leaks for Samsung’s authentic Privateness Show, in any case.
Luke Baker
We’re massive followers of Samsung’s Privateness Show breakthrough, although it does include some caveats. The Samsung Galaxy S26 Extremely’s display is technically dimmer and fewer sharp than that of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely earlier than it.
After all, in case you face shoulder peepers in your day by day commute, that could be a worthwhile tradeoff.