Unwanted calls? Finally, there is an effective way to deal with it

Imagine a situation: you are at home and busy because you are doing something that requires the use of two hands. I don’t know, you’re preparing dinner or trying to hang the TV on the wall. Suddenly the phone rings. Courier with a parcel? Sick mother fell down the stairs and broke her leg? If someone calls, it’s probably something urgent. You finish what you were doing quickly, and since it’s easy to have accidents in a hurry, you probably almost tripped over the carpet. You pick up the phone, but it’s too late – the unknown number has just finished calling. You call back and an emotionless speaker greets you with the words: “Good morning, we are contacting you regarding photovoltaics.”

Sound familiar? I suspect that each of us has participated in some variation of this scene. In fact, for some people it happens all the time, several times a day. So far, we have been in a losing position in the fight against direct marketing. After all, rejecting all calls from unknown numbers is a luxury that not everyone can afford. However, all this changed a few days ago thanks to the premiere of the series smartphones Samsung Galaxy S26.

The new Galaxy flagships are equipped with a whole host of new, practical tools. Most of them can boast of very creative applications of artificial intelligence, a built-in voicemail this is my absolute favorite in this category.

It works very simply: when an unknown number calls us, the call is not immediately rejected, but the phone answers them. Alone. Without our participation. Our built-in assistant asks the caller to introduce himself and describe what he called about. It sounds like classic voicemail, but there is a difference. In fact, there are even a few differences.

First of all, such recordings are not stored by the operator on some server, but we can find them in the phone memory. Two, the built-in AI assistant can make the difference transcription and summary of the message left, so we don’t even have to listen to anything. Three, on call the content of the conversation is displayed on the screen in real time, so if it’s really important, we can answer the phone right away and not bother with calling back.

Practical? Like hell! After all, it is such a tool the perfect solution to all spammers and telemarketers. And this is just one of the new features that – at least for now – are available only in the new flagships of the Samsung Galaxy S26 family.

The new models of the Korean manufacturer are no longer ordinary smartphones. We will find the date in the official communication “AI phone” and this is a term that perfectly describes this equipment. Artificial intelligence is everywhere here and is actually changing the way we use our phones.

For example, one of the new things on board is Now Nudge. It is a virtual assistant that accompanies us at every step and, without any prompting, can suggest convenient actions based on what is currently displayed on the screen. Are you arranging a meeting on WhatsApp? The smartphone will automatically find the date and place among the messages and will suggest creating an appropriate event in the calendar. Do you brag to your friends about your successful holidays? Now Nudge will show you the best photos you took during your trip. This is an artificial intelligence that is actually… well, intelligent – it is waiting for us wherever it can actually be useful.

This is an evolution of ideas that Samsung has been developing for several generations of its devices. The manufacturer’s AI is not just an addition – it is a key functionality that is expected to change the way we use the phone. If this approach convinces you, devices from the Samsung Galaxy S26 family will allow you to enter a completely new level of convenience and productivity. You won’t have to worry about nonsense, because your smartphone will largely take care of it for you.

But of course, the new generation of flagships is not only about new AI functions – it is also about hardware innovations. We get, for example, a new generation of processors with efficient NPUs (Samsung Exynos 2600 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 – depending on the model), which enables all these advanced solutions to operate quickly and smoothly. We also get an absolute blast in the form of functions Privacy Display available on Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra.

And I suspect that just as I love intelligent call filtering, for many other people Privacy Display will be the solution that will make them love the new top model in the manufacturer’s offer. This is a tool thanks to which no one standing nearby can see the content of our display. A phenomenal thing for business purposes, but also for using a banking application or for regular conversations with loved ones.

It works similarly to a privacy foil – when Privacy Display is turned on, the viewing angles of the display are drastically reduced. When we see everything normally, the image is completely unreadable to those next to us. The difference, however, is that if we want to “turn off” the foil, we have to tear it off. Solution here we can activate or deactivate at any time. In fact, there is nothing stopping it from being activated only for specific applications or only covered notifications. A very practical trick, and at the same time a technical masterpiece.

To put it briefly, the Samsung Galaxy S26 series is less about chasing numbers, but about a lot of innovations that really help in life. The icing on the cake is that we don’t have to take our phone out of our pocket to use these facilities. Instead, we can use new headphones Samsung Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro, which perfectly complement this year’s flagships, creating a perfect pair together. This way we get not only the highest quality sound, but also convenient access to AI assistants, excellent ANC and much, much more.

This duo is waiting for you in the manufacturer’s official store, and if you hurry, you may even get a special premiere offer. This is probably the best time to join the Samsung Galaxy S26 series change the way you think about smartphones.

If you’re not a Galaxy owner and want to try out and test how Galaxy AI features work on your phone (Android or iOS), you can do so easily using the Try Galaxy app.