Summary
- The Galaxy S25 gets a new HDR10+ toggle via the Camera Assistant Good Lock module for enhanced video quality.
- Additionally, this module gains a toggle to store recorded videos on an external storage device via the onboard USB-C port.
- There’s no info on whether these Camera Assistant features will be available on older Galaxy flagships with the upcoming One UI 7 update.
The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is official, with pre-orders currently up and the devices slated to be available in stores by February 7, although shipments could arrive earlier. Since the announcement last week, we’ve learned that the Galaxy S25 series supports satellite messaging (with a big caveat), plus the fact that the flagships support the Qi 2.1 wireless charging standard, albeit without any tangible benefits. It’s now coming to light that the Galaxy S25 lineup also supports a new camera feature we didn’t know about.
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In addition to the slew of software features we expect to see on the Galaxy S25 series, the three phones will also include support for a brand-new HDR10+ toggle within the Camera Assistant module in Good Lock (via SamMobile).
Source: SamMobile
A screenshot of the new HDR10+ toggle in Camera Assistant (pictured above) provides more details, including the disclaimer that HDR needs to be enabled via Settings > Advanced video options for this toggle to work. We’re not sure how this particular toggle differs from the one available in the Galaxy S24’s stock Camera app, but we expect to find out soon enough.
The Galaxy S25 also gets external storage support for videos
Sticking with video recording on the Galaxy S25 series, the screenshot provided by SamMobile reveals another toggle in the Camera Assistant module to “Save videos to external storage” using the onboard USB-C port. This means you can have all the high-quality videos captured on the Galaxy S25 series stored directly on an external storage device, thus saving your internal storage from clogging up.
Given how quickly the device storage can run out with those 4K and 8K videos, this could be a handy addition for camera enthusiasts. This feature is available for Pro video, Portrait video, Slow motion, and Hyperlapse video recording modes, per the description.
It’s worth remembering that devices like the Galaxy S24 already support this functionality, but only through third-party apps. Samsung is effectively making those apps obsolete by bundling support for USB-C storage devices directly into its Camera Assistant module.
It’s unclear at this point if these new Camera Assistant features will also make it to older Galaxy flagships with the One UI 7 update, though we wouldn’t be surprised if it did. SamMobile speculates that they could be exclusive to the upcoming flagships, but there’s no definitive answer yet.
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