Friday, 24 July 2026

Nirvanna The Band The Show- The Movie: Disney+ Movie Review

Nirvanna The Band The Show- The Movie: Disney+ Movie Review

Cast: Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol
Director: Matt Johnson

There's a warm goofiness to Nirvanna The Band The Show- The Movie that may be catnip to some and anathema to others.

Based on a cult Canadian comedy series that began way back in 2007, it followed the duo Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, a pair of would-be musicians desperate to score a gig at a local club - and concocting plenty of out-there plans to do so, rather than simply contacting their dream venue.

The film version of that series follows a template that mixes mockumentary with time-travel shenanigans riffing on Back To The Future while never holding back from acknowledging the fact it's directly like it.

Nirvanna The Band The Show- The Movie: Movie Review

When they end up back in 2008, the duo tries to work out how to get back - and if indeed, they can or should do so.

To say Nirvanna The Band The Show- The Movie is a little niche is perhaps to undersell it.

In parts, it feels like a fly-on-the-wall documentary that's in the style of hidden camera pranks as they bumble through their life - though, when the moments hit, they land with a conviction and a humour that's amusing, if not outright hilarious.

Perhaps more effective riffing on perceived Canadian politeness (a running gag literally sees Matt running through the streets and continually apologising to those in the way) and the Toronto way of life, Nirvanna The Band The Show- The Movie feels in parts like a series of sketches stitched together with the loosest of threads.

But there are audacious moments too.

One sequence early on which sees them apparently jumping from Toronto's CN Tower and skydiving into a local stadium (because it's their plan to get noticed) benefits greatly for a WTF feeling of "Did they actually do that?". 

And there's no denying a DIY storehand's comment of "I'm a Libertarian, but I wouldn't do that" when the pair talks of using pliers to cut wires is laugh-out loud funny - even if you're not sure whether it's been scripted.

It also has a huge heart too, capturing some of the uncertainties of mid-life male relationships and the ennui that comes with continual disappointment. Its deeply philosophical line of "if you got a best friend, you won’t even notice getting older", may be one of the cinema's truest ever moments, that will land with its core audience as the final third dips into maudlin melancholy and an examination of what life really is about.

Nirvanna The Band The Show- The Movie is one of those films that will benefit from fans poring over it and picking out the sight gags and running jokes. But it still can't escape the feeling of being overlong and for a certain core audience, rather than mass appeal.

Mortal Kombat II: HBO Max Movie Review

Mortal Kombat II: HBO Max Movie Review

Cast: Karl Urban, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Adeline Rudolph Tati Gabrielle
Director: Simon McQuoid

Five years ago, the first Mortal Kombat delivered a movie that pitched perfectly to its core game audience, but did nothing to satiate a general audience and bring in new fans. So in terms of cinematic success, it's almost unthinkable to believe the sequel would double down on what made the first work and yet somehow also prove equally as unqualified in trying to garner a wider audience while threatening an Avengers: Doomsday style sequel at the end.

Mortal Kombat II: Movie Review

Yet that's exactly what McQuoid's follow-up does, despite mixing in a story of Kitana's creation (she saw her father killed before Shao Khan, an evil monster who enslaved her kingdom) and introducing weary former martial arts expert Johnny Cage (Urban) on whose shoulders the fate of EarthRealm rests.

With a side-story of a MacGuffin about an amulet that grants its bonded wearer immortality, the preposterous levels of Mortal Kombat are set in stone before the very first fight takes place.

Once again, the movie remains faithful to the gameplay and locations, even if some of its choreographed fights are more like dances around the subject. The brutality seems lacking this time around and if anything compared to what can unfold on TV screens these days, it almost seems tame in its execution - particularly for a game famed for its OTT Fatality final kills.

The action is serviceable enough, directed as it is in a perfunctory way by McQuiod as he swirls around characters and takes in the video game-style backgrounds. But in among the CGI fare and taunts, there's little that suggests flair and certainly little that's memorable.

More successful - though once again, very familiar - is the Cobra Kai-style arc of Urban's Johnny Cage, a washed-up fighter turned actor who starred in some questionably bad 80s and 90s movies, such as Citizen Cage, that became cult hits for the wrong reasons. Sidelined at a convention, Cage's weariness and cynicism is expertly captured by Urban, even if in truth, he's played a dialled down version of Billy Butcher from The Boys

Mortal Kombat II: Movie Review

The film's more enjoyable when it leans on the more humorous edges of the set-up and sequences where Cage has to fight against Baraka, a multi-toothed creature in a Mad Max-themed dustbowl show glimpses of what the franchise could be if it stopped taking itself just too seriously.

Once again Josh Lawson's Kano gets the best lines. From labelling an albino necromancer a "bleached dildo" to calling him "Pennywise", the chuckles are a welcome addition to a film that just doesn't want to appeal to everyone.

At nearly 1 hour 50 minutes, Mortal Kombat II is a test of patience in many ways. It's not a disastrous video game adaptation and takes what makes the fight series work and transposes it to a big screen. 

It's just that it now risks becoming the kind of movie franchise that Cage himself is mocked for doing - a dinosaur doing a bunch of karate poses - and the fact it looks likely to continue on to a third film is a fatality for any audience wanting some kind of thrill at the cinema.

What's on AMC+ in August

What's on AMC+ in August

Here's what's streaming on AMC+ in August 2026.

The Walking Dead: Dead City – AMC Original Series

Season 3 Episodes Premiere Sundays Until the Season Finale 13 September on AMC+ 

In season three, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, but when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city?  

Also starring Jimmi Simpson, Raúl Castillo, Aimee Garcia, Logan Kim and Michael Emery. 

What's on AMC+ in August 2026


The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only Live – AMC+ Exclusive Special

New Special Premieres Sunday 23 August on AMC+ 

Filmed earlier this summer at the legendary Beacon Theatre in New York City, Vampire Lestat, the world’s first immortal rock star, makes his final tour stop. 

Played by Sam Reid, Lestat takes the stage to perform original music from The Vampire Lestat by series Composer Daniel Hart for a live performance.

Age Inappropriate – AMC+ Exclusive Series

New Series Premieres Friday, August 7 on AMC+ 

New unscripted series offers an unfiltered look inside the lives of five couples navigating extreme age‑gap relationships. 

The eight‑episode series reveals the complexities of power dynamics, family pressure, stereotypes, financial imbalance and yes, true love, when it comes to May-December romances. 

Experience, money and life stage are powerful forces that can turn passion into pressure, sexual chemistry into combustion and ultimately, love into hate. Can couples separated by decades truly build a lasting love, or is the writing already on the wall? 

What's on Shudder in August

What's on Shudder in August

Here's everything that's streaming on Shudder in August 2026.

What's on Shudder in August

Hellcat – Shudder Original Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 14 August

Lena wakes in a moving camper trailer with a horrifying wound. She’s warned by the driver that they have one hour to get to a doctor, or she’ll succumb to an unimaginable fate. As the pain sets in and reality begins to fray, who should really be afraid? Starring Dakota Gorman (Natural Disasters). 

Queens of the Dead – Shudder Exclusive Film

New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 7 August

A zombie apocalypse breaks out in Brooklyn on the night of a giant warehouse party, where an eclectic group of drag queens, club kids, and frenemies must put aside their drama and use their unique skills to fight against the brain-thirsty, scrolling undead. Director Tina Romero’s feature debut.

Shudder’s Library Highlights: 

What Happened to Dorothy Bell? – premieres Saturday 1 August 

Ozzie Gray video documents her investigation into the traumatic events from her early childhood, which involve her late grandmother, Dorothy Bell. 

Deerskin – premieres Saturday 1 August

A man’s obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime.

Hatchet – premieres Saturday 1 August

When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare. 

Hatchet 2 – premieres Saturday 1 August

Marybeth escapes the clutches of the bayou-butcher Victor Crowley and returns to the swamp with an army of hunters and gunmen, determined to end Crowley’s reign of horror.

Deadland (2023) – premieres Saturday 1 August

U.S. Border Patrol Agent, Angel Waters, makes a routine apprehension that will haunt him forever.

Exorcismo – premieres Monday 3 August

A young woman participates (unknowingly) in a satanic ceremony and gets possessed by the spirit of her late father. 

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe: Review

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe: Review

Chances are you'll have a perception of what you think you can expect from the latest spinoff from The Big Bang Theory, the 10-episode Stuart Fails To Save The Universe.

Given the canned laughter that made the original Big Bang Theory feel so forced (and an endless collection of repeats on TV), you'll probably be expecting something similar from a show that sees Stuart Bloom, the owner of the comic book store in Pasadena, tasked with saving the universe.

But, Stuart Fails To Save The Universe is like nothing on TV - and it's headscratchingly different, maddeningly short and utterly difficult to fit into one genre. All of which are good things, bizarrely, but still somehow leave the spinoff feeling like it's a little underdeveloped and formulaic.

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe: Review

Essentially a kind of Sliders-based comedy drama mixed with elements of Rick and Morty, with the emphasis on the drama (no canned laughter here), the show follows the hapless Stuart Bloom (Kevin Sussman, looking increasingly like Paul Giamatti's brother) as he tries to save the universe because an alternate version of himself told him to do so.

Armed with an Orac-style gizmo created by Leonard and Sheldon Cooper that's malfunctioned, the group of Stuart, Denise, Bert and Kripke hurtle across multiverses, (yes, there are familiar cameos) trying to get to the root cause of the chaos that unfolded leaving Pasadena in a post-apocalyptic world where people are trading cans for comic books or juggling rats to get food.

Some universes are chaotically bad, some are seemingly perfect until like Homer Simpson in the Treehouse of Horror, one element ruins the whole thing. (And some clearly are based off of Warner properties - step forward, Wizard World.) The budget's clearly been thrown into the FX and while the slipping between universes just uses bubbles and a vortex, the money's been spent elsewhere and is all the better for it.

Armed with a Danny Elfman earworm theme song, Stuart Fails To Save The Universe is an odd show to categorise - there's a sci-fi sweetness here that will thrill some and alienate others. And its finale will certainly leave many discussing the meta edges, but thanks to Sussman's increasingly non-plussed charm and his rapport with both Lauren Lapkus' Denise and Brian Posehn's Bert, there's a real heart here to grab onto.

Not all of the episodes gel and there's a little too much of a feeling of the group navigating their way through the new universe and then finding their escape route to make it feel complex. But with each episode ending on a cliffhanger as such, there's plenty of reasons to continue on week-by-week.

There's also an inventiveness in Stuart Fails To Save The Universe that is far too spoiler-heavy to discuss here. But certainly some of the narrative jumps and storylines made by Chuck Lorre and his writing team add a great deal to the uncertainty of what comes next.

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe won't be to everyone's taste; but its mix of sweet drama and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die cum Sliders will be a refreshingly original and brave fit on the HBO Max streaming service.

All 10 episodes of Stuart Fails To Save The Universe Season one were viewed for the purpose of this review.

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe streams exclusively on HBO Max from July 24.

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

Samsung has released details of its brand-new Foldable phones, the Fold 8 Ultra, Fold 8 and Flip 8.

The company says it's its most complete line-up yet, designed to expand foldables to a wider audience.

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

The line-up introduces Galaxy Z Fold8, a fresh and exciting form factor that provides a new kind of foldable experience built around the way people explore, discover and immerse themselves in their favourite content.

The line-up also includes Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, which brings Galaxy’s renowned Ultra standard to foldables with maximum productivity and content creation in a larger workspace. Galaxy Z Flip8 — the sleekest one yet — was built for expression and quick interaction on the go. Built on seven generations of foldable innovation and consumer insight, the new Galaxy Z series gives users more choice than ever, with three distinct experiences engineered to fit different needs.

Galaxy AI 1 has been optimised for each of these form factors. Across the line-up, every insight feels more actionable and every action feels more connected. Multitasking is easier on the larger screens of Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, while Galaxy Z Flip8’s AI-native FlexWindow keeps relevant information and shortcuts within reach. And with partner AI experiences such as Gemini 2 Intelligence, Galaxy gives users even more ways to get things done in fewer steps — with transparency, privacy and user control built in.

“As AI becomes more agentic, mobile devices will become the most personal entry point to experiences that understand and adapt to each user,” said TM Roh, Chief Executive Officer, President and Head of the Device eXperience (DX) Division at Samsung Electronics. “By setting a new standard for foldables, we are once again advancing the premium mobile experience and opening the next era of intelligence to more people.”

The All-New Galaxy Z Fold8: A New Galaxy Fold Experience for Everyday Immersion 

Galaxy Z Fold8 is reimagined for users who want a foldable that feels natural in the moments when curiosity turns into deeper discovery. Galaxy Z Fold8 introduces a form factor designed to move easily from quick interactions on the cover screen to deeper viewing, reading and gaming on the main display. With intuitive display ratios and long-lasting performance, Galaxy Z Fold8 makes it easier to get the most out of the content, stories and ideas that matter.

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

Built for Discovery

Galaxy Z Fold8’s display ratios are designed around the way people naturally consume content throughout the day. By adapting the screen to the content, Galaxy Z Fold8 creates a more immersive experience whether users are browsing, watching, reading or gaming. At just 201g, Galaxy Fold8 is Samsung's lightest Galaxy Z Fold yet. 4 Despite its lightweight design, it combines the Snapdragon®

Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy 5 with a larger 4,800mAh battery 6 , delivering smooth, responsive performance and lasting power so users can stay immersed longer.

 When folded, the 10:16 cover screen 5 feels familiar and comfortable for the short moments people return to most often, such as messaging, social updates, browsing and short-form video.

 When unfolded, the 4:3 main display 7 creates a larger canvas that helps users lose themselves in games and films.

 When rotated, the same display ratio becomes naturally suited to reading, giving users amore comfortable way to settle into articles, e-books and long-form content without carrying another device.

 Together, these display ratios are designed around the way people naturally consume content, helping Galaxy Z Fold8 feel more immersive whether users are quickly checking in or settling in for longer sessions.

A Display Engineered from the Inside Out

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

Across the new Galaxy Z series, Samsung’s display engineering expertise serves as the foundation for a more refined foldable experience, supporting slimmer design and more seamless viewing. Samsung’s new Flex Titanium technology introduces a titanium-based display structure designed to help make foldables thinner. Combining a titanium-alloy film with an enhanced titanium plate, this structure also refines the way the device opens to make unfolding feel smoother, lighter and more natural.

With up to 3,000 nits of brightness, Vision Booster and a low-reflection display finish, the main screen stays vivid and easy to see even in outdoor settings.

A Clear and Versatile Camera Experience

Galaxy Z Fold8 is designed to help users capture and share the moments that catch their attention.

Whether it’s a sweeping landscape, a group shot or a spontaneous moment on the move, Galaxy Z Fold8 makes everyday photography and video feel easier to capture, edit and share. 

 50 MP cameras deliver consistent high-resolution detail across wide and ultra-wide perspectives, helping preserve image quality across different scenes and shooting conditions.

 Dual Recording lets users capture both sides of the moment while previewing themselves through the cover screen, making reactions and shared experiences easier to frame.

 My FanCam 10 automatically tracks a selected subject and reframes footage into a preferred aspect ratio, turning dynamic scenes into social-ready videos with less manual editing.

Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra: The Ultra Foldable Built for Maximum Productivity

Ultra represents Galaxy’s highest standard for performance, capability and innovation. With Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, that standard meets Samsung’s most advanced foldable design. Its expansive 8-inch main display 11 opens up a productive workspace for multitasking, while its advanced camera system and long-lasting battery help users create throughout the day. All of this comes in Galaxy’s slimmest Z

Fold design yet — measuring just 4.1 mm when unfolded and weighs 215 g, 3 it pushes the standard for productivity on the go.

Professional-Grade Creativity with an Ultra-Level Camera System 

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is built to give creators more freedom from capture to edit, with an Ultra-level camera system and creative tools that make high-quality content easier to produce from one device. 

 The 200 MP main camera system captures rich, detailed photos with greater clarity, and is now enhanced with High Dynamic Range (HDR) capability in 200 MP mode for more true-to life images.

 A new 50 MP ultra-wide camera brings greater detail and clarity to wider scenes and macro shots, giving users more flexibility when capturing landscapes, interiors, group shots and close-up details.

 Improved Nightography 7 helps photos and videos look brighter and clearer in low light, so users can capture standout moments even in challenging lighting conditions.

 For advanced creators, 8K video recording through the new APV codec gives users greater flexibility and quality for editing and production workflows, while Cine LUT adds cinematic colour and tone control directly from a mobile device.

Power, Battery and Cooling Built for All-Day Productivity

Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra is engineered to stay fast, responsive and reliable through the most demanding workloads, from heavier multitasking and content creation to AI-powered workflows.

 With Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy 5 at its core, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra delivers the performance users need to switch between apps, work across a larger screen and keep demanding tasks moving smoothly.

 A larger 5,000 mAh battery 12 helps users stay productive for longer, 13 supporting a full day of work, creation and entertainment in a slimmer foldable design. 

 Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra introduces a new dual-path charging architecture with 45 W fast- charging, helping distribute power more efficiently across the battery system for faster, more stable and reliable charging throughout the day.

 Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra uses an expanded graphite cooling structure engineered for improved thermal conductivity, helping dissipate heat more effectively and keep the device responsive during demanding tasks.

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

Galaxy Z Flip8: The Sleek and Expressive AI-Native Flip Experience

Galaxy Z Flip8 is built for users who want their phone to feel as dynamic as they are. Designed around quick interactions, personal expression and AI-native experiences, Galaxy Z Flip8 brings the power of Galaxy AI closer to everyday moments through a reimagined FlexWindow and uniquely flexible Flip form factor. Weighing just 180g 3 and with a thickness of only 6.1 mm, Samsung’s slimmest and lightest Flip brings information, actions and creativity closer to everyday moments.

A Smarter, More Intuitive FlexWindow Experience

Galaxy Z Flip8 reimagines the FlexWindow as an AI-native everyday interface, bringing information, actions and assistance closer to the moments when users need them most. 

 The new FlexWindow brings apps, insights and actions directly to the cover screen, helping users access information, AI-powered features and connected tasks in fewer steps.

 Now Brief 14 on FlexWindow home brings timely insights and next steps, helping users move from glanceable information to action at the right moment.

 Galaxy Z Flip8 also makes automation 15 through Gemini Intelligence easier to access from the FlexWindow, 10 allowing users to complete connected actions through side-key activation or natural voice requests.

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

FlexCam Unlocks a More Expressive Flip Selfie Experience

Galaxy Z Flip8 enhances Samsung’s signature Flip camera experience, turning everyday moments into more expressive content through flexible shooting angles, real-time previews and Flip-only creative experiences. From hands-free shooting and real-time preview to cover-screen selfie videos and Flip-only mirror selfies, Galaxy Z Flip8 helps users create, check and share polished moments without setting up extra equipment. 

 A 50 MP camera with ProVisual Engine delivers Galaxy Z Flip’s most advanced selfie experience, helping users capture detailed portraits and everyday shots with natural skintones, dynamic bokeh and standout detail.

 Flex Mode makes hands-free shooting easy from a wide range of angles, while Camcorder Grip with Zoom Rocker provides a more comfortable, stable hold when capturing dynamic shots on the move.

 Super Steady — now with a Horizontal Lock option — helps keep footage smooth and consistently framed, whether filming action-filled moments or on-the-go selfie videos.

 FlipShot lets users personalise the FlexWindow and capture more expressive mirror selfies, while Mirror view gives users a realistic mirror-like view for quick look checks before taking a photo or heading out.

Intuitive Experiences Optimised for Foldables

As the most personal device people carry, the phone has become the primary entry point where AI meets users — and the new Galaxy Z series sets the tone for the next generation of mobile AI experiences. Galaxy AI now works across more apps and services, with experiences optimised for foldable form factors. By understanding what matters to each user and helping turn insights into action, Galaxy AI becomes more personal, proactive and useful throughout the day. 

 Now Brief helps users stay informed with personalised insights tailored to their routines, interests and daily needs through expanded scenarios, customisable briefing cards and personalised recommendations. It now also surfaces security and privacy insights, helping users stay on top of potential risks and protective actions.

 Now Nudge 17 helps turn insights into action. When plans begin to take shape in a conversation, AI can surface relevant next steps such as checking a schedule, finding a place or saving a location. On foldables, users can continue the conversation side by side on larger displays.

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

 Gemini 2 Intelligence helps users move from request to result with fewer steps. Users can simply describe what they need or even add screen or image context. App automation can now work across 40+ supported apps and services, with capabilities ranging from looking up tickets to finding a nearby restaurant and making a reservation. With Gemini Notebook, users can bring together notes, images, recordings, files and documents in one persistent workspace to collect, organise and develop their ideas. Drag-and-drop support in Split view makes the workflow even more intuitive, allowing users to easily add multiple files and images and turn their content into audio overviews, infographics, reports, meeting recaps, visual summaries, documents and more.

 AI experiences become more connected and contextual when the new Galaxy Z series is connected with Galaxy Watch Ultra2 and the Galaxy Watch9 series. From wellness insights to daily routines and connected actions, Galaxy AI helps users move more seamlessly between devices with timely personalised support throughout the day.

Together, these experiences show how Galaxy AI 1 is becoming a more capable and proactive companion, helping users accomplish more with less effort. Across the line-up, foldable form factors make these experiences easier to access throughout the day.

Security and Privacy Built Into the Experience

Samsung reveals Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 Foldable Phones

As AI becomes more personal and intuitive, trust continues to be a critical foundation of the experience. Users need to know how their data is used, understand what AI is doing on their  behalf and stay in control of the choices that shape their experience. With the new Galaxy Z series, Samsung builds that trust into the device from the start, keeping personal data secure while giving users transparency, choice and control over how their information is used.

Samsung Knox protects every Galaxy device from the chip up, with a multi-layered approach that includes on-device personalisation and user-controlled cloud processing, as well as future-ready protections such as ecosystem-wide protection through Samsung Knox Matrix. For on-device AI,

Personal Data Engine (PDE) enables context-aware, personalised AI experiences. To protect PDE, Knox Enhanced Encrypted Protection (KEEP) creates encrypted, app-specific storage environments, while Knox Vault adds a tamper-resistant physical layer for sensitive information 18 . These system-level protections work together with Advanced Intelligence settings and Personal Data Intelligence to help users control how AI features manage and use personal data.

One UI 9.0 also introduces a new AI Assistant Activity dashboard, giving users a centralised view of AI automations running on their behalf. Instead of moving across multiple apps and services to understand what happened, users can review AI actions in one place and navigate directly to the relevant agent 19 for additional context and settings. The Z8 series also brings enhanced Privacy Alerts that proactively notify users about potential privacy risks, including unnecessary attempts to access background permissions, helping them respond before those risks become invisible.

These updates build on Galaxy’s existing security and privacy portfolio, which includes Auto Blocker, Theft Protection, Private Sharing, Secure Wi-Fi and more. Together, these advancements help users take a more active role in managing personal data and AI activities, with transparency, clearer choices and stronger protections at the core of their experience — helping ensure that more personal AI experiences remain grounded in trust.

Getting Started with the New Galaxy Z Series

Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Fold8 and Flip8 are available for pre-order in select markets starting today. All models are available in Graphite and Cream, with Violet Shadow exclusive to Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Lavender to Galaxy Z Fold8 and Pink to Galaxy Z Flip8. Online Channel Exclusive colours 20 21 include Green Shadow for Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Pistachio for Galaxy Z Fold8 and Mint for Galaxy Z Flip8.

The new Galaxy Z series will bring the benefits of advanced AI closer to users’ daily lives by providing a 6-month free trial of Google AI Pro 22 , including 5 TB of cloud storage — equivalent to $19.99 per month. With the expanded access to Google’s most capable AI models, users can boost their productivity and creativity on the foldable screen anytime they want. 

Switching to Galaxy is now easier than ever, thanks to a more seamless migration experience across a wider range of devices. 

With the updated Smart Switch, iOS users can scan a QR code on their current devices and wirelessly transfer data without downloading additional apps. Smart Switch can also bring over additional types of data including password and passkeys, call history, accessibility settings, eSIM data and more, helping reduce the time needed to set up a new device. And with Quick Share’s new compatibility with AirDrop 24 , sharing files between iOS and Galaxy devices is now seamless in both directions.

To give users peace of mind after upgrading, Samsung Care+ 25 offers comprehensive protection with repairs for accidental damage.

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