7 Samsung Galaxy S26 features to enhance your day, from morning to night

Imagine your perfect day off: You’re visiting a new city, you have some of your closest friends in tow, and you’re looking to live like you’ve always been here. If you’re a food lover, an art enthusiast, an explorer, or living for the night, the Samsung Galaxy S26 phones with Galaxy AI* will offer all the tools you need to plan your day.

That’s because the Galaxy S26 brings the features you need for an exciting day out on the town: a generous 5,000 mAh battery, 200-megapixel camera with photo-enhancing tools, and the ability to fast-charge up to 75 percent in half an hour.** Whether you’re looking for brunch places to start your day or finding out where the invite-only afterparty is — and everything in between — this is how you can incorporate the advantages of Galaxy S26 into your packed schedule.

Start your day off with recommendations to the most photogenic places to get eggs Benedicts, avocado toast, or even chicken-fried steak if you truly want a wake-me-up. Open up the 200 MP wide-angle camera (on the Galaxy S26 Ultra) and take advantage of Galaxy AI Photo Assist†, which responds to natural-language prompts to remove distracting backgrounds, create stickers, and even create your avatar in cartoon form. Your selfies will look truer to life with the front-facing camera’s Advanced Selfie (AI Image Signaling Processor) that captures details like hair and eyebrows as naturally as your eyes see them.

Navigating a new city with the help of transit directions can be tricky. Instead, use Samsung’s map features to find the nearest station, get real-time updates on arrivals and delays, and use your voice to ask what route to take to the next adventure. Even calling for rideshares via your preferred apps is faster, thanks to upgraded performance from the latest hardware upgrades.

Keep your notifications close at hand. The Now Bar*, positioned at the top of your phone, delivers app notifications so you can be informed of relevant sales and deals close to you, or coupon codes in your email inbox. Pay with just a tap on Samsung Wallet, and rest assured that your sensitive data is safe: new Privacy Display‡ protects your sensitive information by hiding your screen from other people’s view. When you need to enter PINs and passwords you can choose what to hide, such as specific banking and shopping apps, or incoming notifications.

Learn more about art, nature, history, and everything else with the fastest way to search and connect. Seamless Actions allows you to string together different voice commands with the touch of one button. Ask your Galaxy S26 to translate the following text in an image and save it as a new Note, for example. Or point the camera to a plaque or an object and search for more information on a particular object — then text the search results to someone who would really appreciate it.

Take a well-needed break to rest and recharge over your beverage of choice. If you think your phone battery is lagging by this hour, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the Galaxy S26 Ultra: Its 5,000 mAh ultra-long lasting battery delivers up to 31 hours of video playback (perfect for those movie marathons). Plus, Super Fast Charging 3.0 allows you to charge up to 75 percent in just around 30 minutes**. That’s more time to post pictures of your fanciest drinks or tag your best friends.

Last-minute dinner reservations are a cinch: Simply ask it a question in your natural language and it will respond with simplified results, taking advantage of instructions across different apps. How does that work with discovering new restaurants? Try feeding it prompts or questions like:

With its ability to distill complex tasks into one seamless result, the typical hassle of finding an unforgettable restaurant and booking a reservation is easier than ever. Or dive deeper into specific cuisines and neighborhoods, depending on your level of specificity — no matter how detailed you get, you’ll get a natural answer back.

Need some outfit inspiration? Turn your phone into your personal stylist. Start with a photo that you’ve saved of your ideal outfit, and simply draw a circle around the jackets, tops, or accessories. Your Samsung Galaxy S26 will search the image and pull the exact pieces from online retailers, linking you to sources for your ideal look.

Once you’ve discovered the tips and tricks within the AI-powered Samsung Galaxy S26 phones, you’ll be able to seamlessly enhance your day with a combination of voice prompts, multi-step instructions, and instantaneous search. Learn more about the Galaxy S26 and its Galaxy AI features*.

* Samsung account login and network connection required.

** 25W Super Fast Wireless Charger sold separately.

† Disclaimer: Requires network connection and Samsung account login. A visible watermark is overlaid on the saved image to indicate it was generated by Galaxy AI. Accuracy of output not guaranteed.

‡ Requires manual activation in settings to function. Privacy Display feature is not AI-powered.