Apple could copy Galaxy S26 Ultra's genius feature for future MacBooks

Apple and Samsung have copied several features from each other over the years, and that trend could continue. A new report claims that Apple may adopt the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s most important and practical feature for future MacBooks. If implemented, it could meaningfully improve everyday privacy on MacBooks.

Tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce) cites a report suggesting that Apple could bring Samsung’s Privacy Display feature to future MacBooks. However, the feature is reportedly not expected to arrive until 2029. Privacy Display restricts screen viewing angles so that only someone looking directly at the display can clearly see the content on the screen, while people viewing it from the side (such as when sitting or standing beside the user) cannot.

Privacy Display can greatly enhance the privacy of a device, especially when viewing critical notifications or using banking and financial apps. Hopefully, Samsung also expands the technology to future Galaxy Book laptops and Galaxy Tab devices.

The feature operates through a combination of hardware and software and is based on Samsung Display’s Flex Magic Pixel technology, first showcased at Mobile World Congress 2024. On the Galaxy S26 Ultra, users can enable Privacy Display for the entire screen, specific apps, or even a selected portion of the display.

Apple could likely integrate the Privacy Display-like feature deeply into macOS and introduce it under a different name. The privacy feature could also be limited to high-end MacBook laptops, such as the MacBook Pro.

Apple could even limit it as an add-on that could cost extra, similar to what it does with the Nano Texture add-on feature for MacBook Pros and Studio Display monitors.