The Galaxy S26 is a photography nightmare | The Vergecast

Samsung just launched its newest phones, the Galaxy S26 lineup, and wow is it full of Vergecast stories. There’s the very cool new Privacy Display, which seems genuinely useful; there’s the AI-powered camera, which seems like a disaster waiting to happen; and there’s the new agentic AI in Android, which Google and Samsung might be positioned to actually pull off. After talking through all the new stuff, Nilay and David discuss the recent executive shakeup at Xbox, and try to figure out why Microsoft just can’t win in games. Finally, in the lightning round, it’s time for Brendan Carr is a dummy, some truly remarkable charts, the latest on Paramount and Netflix, and much more. #Vergecast #Technology #Podcast 0:00 Intro 01:34 Samsung Unpacked Rundown 04:09 Privacy Display Deep Dive 06:20 Bixby Returns 08:16 AI Photo Apocalypse 13:54 Deepfake Risks And Guardrails 29:25 Agentic Gemini Assistants 32:08 Developer Disintermediation 34:26 Google Forces The Issue 36:19 Agent Hype Meets Reality 41:13 Xbox Leadership Shakeup 43:10 How Xbox Lost 48:13 Everything Is An Xbox 50:53 Handhelds And Windows 53:46 Microsofts Next Pivot 57:48 Lightning Round 59:12 FCC Pledge America Plan 01:04:24 Patriotism and Programming 01:04:50 FCC Complaints Backlash 01:06:29 Brendan Carr Challenge 01:07:39 Stargate Hype Unravels 01:10:25 OpenAI vs Claude Code 01:13:21 Is Claude Alive 01:18:12 Singularity GDP Chart 01:22:41 OpenAI Ive Hardware Plans 01:26:52 Chair Drama Creator Economy 01:34:49 Wrap Up Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLv Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZWTlLs