Samsung’s latest Android 15-based One UI 7 offers more control over HDR photos, letting you disable the Super HDR feature at a system level.
Samsung introduced HDR mode, which stands for High Dynamic Range, which is one of the camera modes that lets you see more detail in your shots by widening the exposure range. It captures a wider range of light and dark tones to deliver images with more detail.
However, viewing these images on a compatible display often needs an efficient increase in brightness, which can be uncomfortable in particular scenarios, such as at night. Noticeably, Android does not offer a built-in option to temporarily disable HDR display, at least for now, but Samsung with One UI 7 brings a fix for Galaxy devices to offer more control over their viewing experience.
One of our colleagues, Android Authority, discovered that Samsung had relocated the “Super HDR” toggle with the One UI 7 beta. Instead of being tucked within the Gallery app’s settings, Samsung placed the “Super HDR” under Settings >> Advanced features in One UI 7. However, the description of the feature still remains the same in One UI 7.
With the previous version, One UI 6.1.1, disabling the “Super HDR” toggle only affected brightness within the Gallery app; now with the latest update, it seems to function system-wide, controlling HDR display behavior across all applications, as reported by a Reddit user.
The Super HDR feature on Galaxy devices is based on Google’s Ultra HDR format, which is supported by applications such as Instagram and Threads. Disabling “Super HDR” in settings that prevent the device from displaying HDR content in these applications significantly reduces screen brightness and improves nighttime viewing comfort.
