Samsung is actively looking forward to bringing its next major iteration, One UI 8.5, which is anticipated to bring Private Album to Samsung Gallery.
Currently, the Korean tech giant is widely extending the Android 16-based One UI 8 update to the eligible Galaxy devices. Meanwhile, it has already started working on the next software version, One UI 8.5, for so long. In recent days, leaks and rumors regarding the upcoming One UI 8.5 features and upgrades have massively surfaced online.
A new leak revealed that Samsung is considering offering a Private Album in the Samsung Gallery app with the upcoming One UI 8.5 update. This is being speculated via a post on X, shared by a user, @achultra.
— Ach (@achultra) September 26, 2025
The Private Album will help you to make storing private images and videos much simpler and more secure within the Samsung Gallery app. However, the company already offers alternative options, such as Secure Folder, but unfortunately, they are not the most intuitive or user-friendly solutions.
This new Private Album will prevent you from adding additional apps or steps to hide your personal media. Apart from this, the One UI 8.5 will also offer a new Collections feature to the Gallery Labs, which is further divided into Shot Types, Activity, and My Tags. Since Samsung hasn’t hinted at the feature officially yet, it remains to be seen whether the leaked report will come true.
