One UI 8 could give screenshots an HDR glow-up that was missing from betas

Samsung has been spotted testing Android 16's HDR screenshots, a feature absent from the first two One UI 8 beta releases.

Jun 20, 2025 - 18:30

One UI 8 could give screenshots an HDR glow-up that was missing from betas

A Samsung Galaxy S25 running the One UI 8 beta.

Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority

Samsung is testing HDR screenshot support for One UI 8 with its latest closed beta (ZYF7) release.
The feature likely relies on Android 16’s embedded gain maps to show true HDR imagery when viewed correctly.
HDR screenshots aren’t yet available in the One UI 8 Beta 2 release, but may arrive with future open betas or the stable release.

Samsung will be bringing Android 16 to its devices with the release of One UI 8. The beta program is live for the Galaxy S25 series, and we’re already at the second beta release. Samsung also has an internal test track that runs ahead of the open beta, and thanks to these test builds, we have now learned that the company could be bringing support for HDR screenshots.

With Android 16, Google has implemented support for true HDR screenshots. Screenshots of HDR content will be saved in HDR format, namely as PNG files with HDR gain maps embedded in them. Viewing these screenshots will brighten the screen to allow the HDR highlights to pop. These gain maps enable the screenshots to appear as HDR when viewed on Android 16 devices but as SDR on other devices.