As AI becomes an everyday part of our smartphones, Samsung is stepping up its security game with major upgrades launching on upcoming Galaxy smartphones with One UI 8. These updates are all about keeping your data safe, your privacy protected, and your AI experiences more personalized — all without sacrificing control.
🚨 What’s New in Security?
🛡️ 1. KEEP: Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection
Samsung introduces KEEP, a new feature that creates private, encrypted spaces inside your phone just for each app. So your personal data — like photos, routines, or preferences — stays safe and accessible only to the app it belongs to.
Combined with Knox Vault, this makes your on-device AI (like Smart Suggestions and Now Brief) smarter and more secure. Best of all? Your sensitive info never leaves your phone.
🔗 2. Knox Matrix: Smarter, Connected Protection
With Galaxy devices syncing across phones, tablets, and laptops, Knox Matrix offers protection across all of them. If a threat is detected on one device (like an attempt to forge identity or break into the system), it:
- Automatically signs out of your Samsung account
- Sends alerts to your other devices
- Guides you through fixing it — fast
Security that’s smart, connected, and user-friendly.
🌐 3. Quantum-Resistant Secure Wi-Fi
Samsung is future-proofing your internet security. The upgraded Secure Wi-Fi now includes post-quantum encryption — a cutting-edge layer of protection against future cyberattacks that aim to crack encrypted data using powerful quantum computers.
Plus, new features like:
- Auto Protect: Automatically secures public Wi-Fi in cafés, airports, and hotels
- Enhanced Privacy Protection: Hides your device identity and prevents tracking
- Protection Activity Log: Lets you see what apps and networks were protected, and how much data was encrypted
🧠 More Tools You’ll Love
- Auto Blocker: Prevents shady app installs and suspicious commands
- Advanced Intelligence Settings: You control if AI uses your online data
- Enhanced Theft Protection: Stops thieves from quickly accessing your phone and data
🔒 Security You Don’t Have to Think About
Samsung’s mission is clear: security should be built in, always on, and ready for the future. From AI tools that stay private, to Wi-Fi that’s quantum-proof, the new Galaxy experience makes sure your smartphone is not just smart — it’s secure by design.