Hidden Galaxy Z Flip 8 feature turns your phone into a digital pocket mirror

Although all three Galaxy Z8 foldables share several fundamental characteristics, each model also stands out with one or two unique features that give it a more powerful identity.

For the Galaxy Z Flip 8, one of those features is Mirror view. It's available only for the Galaxy Z Flip 8, and the only reason you may have missed it is that it requires a separate Samsung app called Camera Assistant.

Here's all you need to know.

Mirror view turns the Flip 8's cover screen into a digital pocket mirror. There's not much else to it except for a couple of settings that you can't find in the usual Camera viewfinder and one that you can:

You'll need Samsung's Camera companion app, Camera Assistant. If it's not present on your Flip 8, you can download it:

NOTE: Tapping Mirror view next to the toggle itself reveals a couple of extra options for launching Mirror view. For example, you can quickly launch Mirror view by double-pressing the side button or create a lock screen shortcut.

In total, there are three ways you can launch Mirror view:

One last trick: Mirror View also works perfectly fine with Flex Mode, so you can launch Mirror view, then partially unfold your Galaxy Z Flip 8, place it down, and use the feature hands-free.