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Samsung’s Privacy Display Is the Coolest S26 Ultra Feature. I’ve Just Seen What’s Next

The Privacy Display might feel brand new, but Samsung is already working to improve it. Here’s what to expect.

There’s no question the most attention-grabbing moment of the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event last week in San Francisco was when it unveiled the Privacy Display on the S26 Ultra.

This innovative new tech offers pixel-level protection against shoulder surfers, preventing anyone who might be next to you from seeing your screen. It’s a really cool feature, and I’ve already seen what might be next. I’ll explain, but first a little recap.

Privacy Display differs from a privacy screen protector in a few different ways. First, it works whether your phone is in portrait or landscape mode, offering a full 360-degrees of protection. It also can be easily and quickly turned on and off from settings, and applied to either your whole screen or to small areas where you may be inputting your PIN or password.

These small areas are very small indeed. They’re eally just slivers of the screen. But grand plans are in motion to make these areas larger. At the Samsung Display booth at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company showed off the progress it has made so far in developing and deploying Privacy Display, but also the work already underway to improve the tech.

Behind clear plexiglass were two phones with the note «under development» written below them. The first phone showed the Privacy Display working on the entire bottom half of the screen, while the second showed it working on a panel that ran down one side of the screen.

These demos show how Samsung Display is experimenting with applying Privacy Display to larger portions of the screen, the booth representative told me. Apparently this is more of a challenge than getting it to work over the entire display or very small sections. The idea is that eventually you can choose the specific areas of the screen you might want to hide from view.

This is clearly still a work in progress for Samsung Display. The demos I saw on the Samsung Display booth were effective, but they weren’t quite as successful at obscuring what was on the screen as Privacy Display is when the tech is in use on the S26 Ultra.

There’s no guarantee that Samsung Electronics, which is an entirely separate company, will choose to integrate this into the next generation of the Galaxy S series (the S27 Ultra?) when it launches next year.

That said, companies tend to be keen to iterate year on year. With Privacy Display receiving such a warm welcome, it would be surprising if Samsung didn’t integrate the latest developments in this technology into its phones, not to mention its tablets and laptops.

So, if we do see this feature land at Unpacked 2027, remember that you saw it here first.

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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for March 4, #527

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for March 4, No. 527.

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one unless you’re really familiar with a certain sports romance show and book series. If you are, you should have no problems with the blue category. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.

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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Lone Star State.

Green group hint: Support the team.

Blue group hint: Hockey love story.

Purple group hint: Not short.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Texas teams.

Green group: Sportswear brands.

Blue group: Associated with «Heated Rivalry.»

Purple group: Long ____.

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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is Texas teams. The four answers are Astros, Mavericks, Stars and Texans.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is sportswear brands. The four answers are Adidas, Champion, Fila and Starter.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is associated with «Heated Rivalry.» The four answers are Hollander, Metros, Raiders and Rozanov.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is long ____. The four answers are Beach State, jump, relief and snapper.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, March 4

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 4.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It will help if you’re a basketball fan, at least for the answer to 1-Down. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

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Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.