Summary:

• The Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25 Ultra are packed with new AI-powered camera
  features.
• The Scene Optimizer feature will automatically adjust settings like exposure and contrast to optimise for different scenes and lighting conditions.
• Editing tools like Object Eraser and Generative Edit
  let users remove, move, or resize elements in photos
  with just a tap.
• Super HDR enhances dynamic range, delivering richer detail and truer color in both stills and previews.
• AI-driven search
  capabilities make it easier to find photos and get pro-quality results without navigating complex menus or learning new skills.

If you’ve ever missed a perfect photo
op because you were fussing with settings, you’re the kind of photographer Galaxy S25 is built for. In Samsung’s
latest flagship device, the brand embeds intelligent enhancements throughout the camera experience—from photo capture to editing and sorting.

What’s so compelling about these Galaxy AI* updates is that they don’t require you to watch hours of tutorials to master—they just work. The S25 marks a step forward for the way AI quietly works in the background to elevate your photography, without you needing to do anything special.

Here’s how Galaxy AI helps make great photos happen automatically.

Smarter settings in real time

One of the most low-key powerful features of the S25 is Scene Optimizer, which uses AI to identify what you’re shooting—landscapes, food, people, pets—and automatically fine-tune settings like exposure, contrast, and saturation to make it looks its best. Simply enable the feature in the camera app settings to turn it on indefinitely.

Thanks to AI, the S25 also produces more balanced photos in tricky lighting scenarios. For instance, in low light, Samsung’s Nightography feature reduces noise while preserving sharpness
and color. (Results may vary depending on lighting, subject, and shooting conditions.) In broad daylight, the device’s built-in Galaxy AI compensates for harsh contrast and reflective surfaces.

That means the S25 can adapt instantly to your environment, making quick decisions that improve image quality without slowing you down. Shooting your dinner in a dim restaurant? When you turn on Scene Optimizer in your settings, Galaxy S25 kicks in to enhance brightness without making it look like a flash went off. Snapping a mountain range in peak sun? The S25 will naturally balance the sky and landscape so neither gets washed out. No toggling between modes, no extra effort—just a well-adjusted shot, ready to send to your friends or post online.

Take a clean shot, every time, with Object Eraser and Generative Edit

We’ve all had great shots ruined by a stranger walking into the frame
—or a power line cutting across an otherwise pristine skyline. The Galaxy S25‘s Object Eraser handles those intrusions with ease.

Powered by advanced AI and Samsung’s ProVisual Engine, users can simply tap on an object they want removed, and the phone fills in the background. In seconds, the tool recreates patterns, textures, and lighting to make it look like the offending object was never there.

Generative Edit, the broader suite of AI tools included on the S25, also lets users move or resize elements in their photos—for instance, you can reposition a subject for better framing, or scale down a distracting element in the background. The AI fills in any gaps for a seamless final result.

Super HDR for richer detail in every pic

Dynamic range is one of the toughest things for smartphone cameras to get right. Bright skies and dark shadows often lead to blown-out highlights or murky details. Super HDR on the S25 addresses this common problem by capturing multiple exposures nearly simultaneously, and blending them with AI to preserve detail across the full tonal range.

Super HDR doesn’t apply solely to stills in the camera app; it also enhances preview and playback in the Gallery. It even extends to social media apps like Instagram, so what you share is more representative of what you actually shot.

Better and more intuitive search

The Galaxy S25 also makes it easier to find the photos you’ve already taken without spending half an hour in a conversation-interrupting endless scroll. Thanks to Galaxy AI-enhanced search in the Gallery app, you can now type natural queries like «dog playing fetch» or «spring break at the beach,» and the phone will parse both visual elements and metadata to surface exactly what you’re looking for. 

AI that’s there when you need it—and invisible when you don’t

One of the best parts about Galaxy AI is that it doesn’t require a learning curve. Even if it’s your first-ever Samsung device, you can pick up the phone and just start using it. Most of the photography tools activate automatically or appear at the precise time you need them with minimal interruption. 

You don’t need to fiddle with menus or sliders; the phone quietly does the heavy lifting. Behind the scenes, the device’s AI is making thousands of tiny decisions—tweaking exposure by fractions, choosing the right tone curves, sharpening only where it helps—in mere milliseconds.

Whether you’re taking, editing, or sharing a photo, Galaxy AI helps eliminate the friction between your vision and the final result. You don’t have to overthink it—the S25 helps you get a great shot, then gets out of the way.

It flips, it folds, it’s anything but expected: the Galaxy Foldable is coming.

*Samsung account login is required for certain AI features.

The Call of Duty franchise got its start as a first-person shooter set during World War II. Game Pass subscribers can now return to that war and take part in historical battles in Call of Duty: WWII.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors’ Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gives you access to a large library of games, with new titles, including Doom: The Dark Ages, added monthly, plus other benefits such as online multiplayer and deals on non-Game Pass titles.

Read more: Play Classic Games From the ’80s and ’90s on Xbox Game Pass Now

Here are all the games Microsoft is bringing to Game Pass soon. You can also check out all the titles the company added to the service in May, like Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Call of Duty: WWII

Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play now.

Land in Normandy on D-Day and battle across Europe in this Call of Duty game. You’ll trade in some of the more modern gadgets and guns from the Modern Warfare and Black Ops games for grease guns and classic carbines in this game from 2017. You’ll also experience the bonds of camaraderie, the unforgiving nature of war and more as you fight against the Nazis.

Warcraft 1: Remastered (PC)

Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.

Get ready to experience the war between orcs and humans that shook Azeroth more than 30 years ago. You decide whether to defend humanity or seek to destroy it playing this real-time strategy game. This version of the classic game features enhanced controls, widescreen battles and more updates so you can enjoy this game on modern hardware.

Warcraft 2: Remastered (PC)

Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.

After playing the original Warcraft game, you can hop into the sequel. You’ll captain your own fleet and explore far-off lands for this real-time strategy game that delves even further into the war between orcs and humans. This updated version includes modernized controls, new visuals and more fresh features.

Warcraft 3: Reforged (PC)

Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.

After playing the first and second Warcraft games, why not play the third installment? This game introduces two new races of armies to command: the Night Elves and the Undead. Build massive armies, relive epic battles and explore huge campaigns in this real-time strategy game filled with overhauled visuals and contemporary social and matchmaking features.

Star Trucker

New to Game Pass Standard.

Game Pass Ultimate subscribers have been able to play this interstellar hauling game since September, and now Game Pass Standard subscribers can enjoy it as well. Haul cargo, trade items with other truckers and explore the ultimate open road — outer space. Take the driver’s seat in a rocket-powered big rig and cruise the hyperhighways as you deliver cargo across the galaxy. Customize your rig, gossip on your CB radio with other truckers and enjoy your view of the stars.

Wildfrost

New to Game Pass Standard.

Microsoft brought this to Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in January, and now the company is bringing it to Game Pass Standard customers. An endless winter has blanketed the world and to banish it, you need to build the perfect deck to battle the evil forces across the cold land. You’ll rescue and recruit frozen companions and uncover treasure in the frozen tundra. The deck you build is influenced by the path you take, so choose carefully.

Rematch

Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.

Tackle, dribble and score in this team-based football game (or soccer, depending on your locale). This game was designed for 5v5 online multiplayer matches where players control a single athlete. That means you’ll have to coordinate and plan with the rest of your team if you want to win. And with no player stats to give one person an advantage over another, coordination is the key to success.

Volcano Princess

Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers can play now.

This game is technically a social simulation game, but you can also call it a parenting game. You’re the king of the Volcano Kingdom, and after your wife dies, you have to raise your daughter alone. That means it’s up to you to ensure she has everything she needs to grow. You’ll explore new hobbies with her, show her court etiquette and watch as she grows and matures.

Against the Storm (console and cloud)

Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play now.

You have to rebuild civilization after apocalyptic rains brought it all down in this dark fantasy city builder. But instead of focusing on helping a single city or community, in this game, you must build a network of interconnected settlements made of different races to prosper. You’ll need to figure out how to make the humans, beavers, harpies, lizards and foxes coexist, or they will all perish.

Little Nightmares 2

Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play on July 1.

«Charming» and «horror» are not usually paired together to describe anything, but those two words work nicely to talk about Little Nightmares. You play as a little boy named Mono who finds a girl locked in a basement. The two of you will work together to open trapdoors, climb huge furniture and survive the terrors of the Pale City.

Rise of the Tomb Raider

Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and Game Pass Standard subscribers can play on July 1.

This one is returning to Game Pass a few months after Microsoft removed it from the service. This is the second entry in the Survival trilogy of the popular franchise, and it follows Lara Croft as she searches for the legendary city of Kitezh. You’ll use stealth and your wits to traverse environments without being noticed by enemies on Croft’s first tomb raiding expedition.

Games that left Game Pass

While Microsoft is set to add those games to Game Pass soon, the company removed six others from the service. So you will have to buy these games separately now if you need to finish your campaign or any sidequests.

• Arcade Paradise
• Journey to the Savage Planet
  My Friend Peppa Pig
• Robin Hood: Sherwood Builders
• SteamWorld Dig
• SteamWorld Dig 2

For more on Xbox, discover other games available on Game Pass now, read our hands-on review of the gaming service and learn which Game Pass plan is right for you. You can also check out what to know about upcoming Xbox game price hikes.

Samsung is a brand you can rely on for just about all of your tech needs, whether it’s phones, laptops or even wireless earbuds. The company has a huge array of different options available, but one of the best in terms of affordability are the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE.

Normally $100, the Galaxy Buds FE are a great choice for a lot of people, but thanks to an incredible discount on Woot, you can currently get your hands on them for just $47. That’s an incredible price, but the deal is only on for today, so act fast to avoid missing out.

The Galaxy Buds FE are great entry-level earbuds, with an active noise cancellation feature you can turn on or off. With it on, you’ll get up to six hours of listening time before needing a charge. If you opt to keep the noise canceling off, you can get over eight hours.

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One of the cooler features of the Galaxy Buds FE is the Interpreter function, which allows you to use your Galaxy phone to get real-time translations through the earbuds during face-to-face conversations. This also works when making phone calls.

Looking for something else? Check out this roundup of the best deals on wireless earbuds and headphones happening right now. And if you’re after a compatible smartphone, we’ve got the best bargains on Samsung Galaxy S25 phones, too.

Why this deal matters

It’s impossible to overstate how convenient wireless earbuds are, especially if you spend time on public transit or have to work in a noisy office. But not everyone wants to spend the kind of money needed to get a pair of high-end buds, meaning budget options are all the rage. $100 isn’t a bad price for a pair of earbuds with ANC, but less than half that? Well, that’s the kind of deal that’s too good to turn down.