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Ryobi makes a wide selection of tools for landscaping, home improvement, and emergency preparedness, so if you have any big summer chores to tackle, these tools can be a good choice. Investing in cordless tools can be expensive, but if you start with a good battery set, you can expand your tool kit to meet your needs without needing to buy new batteries for each new tool. The deals on Ryobi tools at Home Depot for their Ryobi Days sale can help you start and expand your cordless tool set without spending your whole DIY budget.

The best Ryobi tool set deal

If you’re starting a cordless tool set, a combo deal is a good way to get the basic tools you need along with a battery set. Starting with a combo can save you money, and it will allow you to build out from the basic tools you’ll need as you expand your DIY skills and interests.

The Ryobi 18-volt, six-tool combo set is now $223.97, 40% off its regular price. This set comes with a drill, an impact driver, an oscillating multitool, a 5 1/2-inch circular saw, a reciprocating saw, a work light, a 60-piece drill and driver tip bit set, a two-amp-hour battery, a four-amp-hour battery, a charger, and a tool bag. This set has the basic cordless tools you’ll need for DIY projects like hanging a screen, building shelving, or adding hardware to drawers and cabinets. The 60-piece drill and driver bit set will allow you to use your drill and driver right away for most things without needing to buy any accessories.

Buy one-get one deals on Ryobi tools

One of the best deals Home Depot offers during Ryobi Days is a buy-one-get-one deal on an 18-volt 2-battery set that comes with a free tool. The reason this is such a good deal is that batteries can be one of the most expensive parts of your cordless tool set, so having a couple of new batteries and a charger to go with your new tool will save you a significant amount of money. Here are the best buy-one-get-one deals:

The Ryobi reciprocating saw and two-battery combo is on sale for $99, 69% off its usual price. The bundle includes a 20-volt, 2-amp-hour battery, a charger, and a cordless reciprocating saw. A reciprocating saw can be used for making rough cuts on lumber, PVC, or metal, and it can be used for trimming small to medium-sized branches for yard work.

Another "free tool with battery set" combo deal is the Ryobi 5 ½-inch circular saw, which is also on sale for $99, 71% off its typical price. A circular saw can be used to make long, straight cuts in lumber.

You can also get a worklight and battery combo for $99, 71% off its regular price.

Both the Ryobi 18-volt random orbital sander and the Ryobi 18-volt file sander are part of the "free tool with three-battery starter set" deal, which also includes a charger. The orbital sander combo is on sale for $179, 64% of its usual price, and the file sander combo is on sale for $199, 59% off its typical price.

The Ryobi 18-volt brad nailer is also part of the free tool with a three-battery starter set, and the combo costs $199, 50% off its typical price with this deal. Another option for woodworkers is the Ryobi 18-volt cordless router, which is free with the three-battery combo for $199, 59% off the usual price for the bundle. The three-battery set comes with two four-amp-hour batteries, a two-amp-hour battery, and a charger. Sanding is an important step in finishing woodworking projects and is also helpful for restoring furniture or prepping to paint.

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Microsoft's June security update, known as Patch Tuesday, is the company's largest ever, with fixes for more than 200 bugs—three of which are zero-days that have been publicly disclosed.

The release addresses 206 flaws across the following categories, according to The Hacker News: 63 elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities, 20 security feature bypass vulnerabilities, 56 remote-code-execution vulnerabilities, 30 information disclosure vulnerabilities, 27 spoofing vulnerabilities, seven denial of service vulnerabilities, and three tampering vulnerabilities. Thirty-nine of the bugs are rated "critical" and include remote code execution, elevation of privilege, and information disclosure flaws.

Patch Tuesday updates are typically released at 10 am PT on the second Tuesday of every month, and you should receive them automatically. You can update if it hasn't; check the status of your PC via Start > Settings > Windows Update and select Check for Windows updates. Then install any available updates.

These three publicly disclosed zero-days were patched in June

Zero-day flaws are those that have been actively exploited or publicly disclosed before an official fix is released. In this case, the three zero-days were publicly disclosed but are not known to have been exploited in the wild.

The first zero-day, labeled CVE-2026-45586, is an elevation of privilege vulerability in the Windows Collaborative Translation Framework that allows an authorized attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges via improper link resolution. According to BleepingComputer, this flaw was identified by the security researcher Nightmare Eclipse.

The second zero-day (CVE-2026-49160) is an HTTP.sys denial of service vulnerability that abuses the HTTP/2 protocol, allowing attackers to tie up memory and cause performance issues or outages. Researchers at Calif.io have been credited with discovering this bug.

Finally, CVE-2026-50507 is a Windows Bitlocker security feature bypass vulnerability that would allow a local attacker to gain access to an encrypted drive using files on a USB drive or EFI partition. The patch for this flaw also addressed a vulnerability that was publicly disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse last month.

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It'd be fair in some respects to call WWDC 2026 "the Siri keynote." After a two-year delay, Apple finally revealed Siri AI, and spent much of the event discussing all the ways it improves upon the old assistant. But while Siri might have stolen the show on Monday, it wasn't the only AI news Apple presented. So long as you have a compatible device, Apple's upcoming slate of updates is adding a host of new AI features to the mix. Here's what's coming down the pike:

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Safari gets intelligent tab management and smart notifications

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Safari's new Apple Intelligence features are all about streamlining web browsing. You can use AI to automatically organize all your messy tabs, sorted by topic. This even updates dynamically, as you surf the web. There's also a new feature called "Notify Me" that will monitor a webpage on your behalf. You can tell it to watch out for something, like a price drop on an item you want to buy, and it will notify you when the webpage is updated.

There's also a small vibe-coding feature here. You will be able to create your own bespoke Safari extensions by telling the browser what you want to see. Apple will provide some categories and quick-start suggestions, but you can also use natural language commands to generate an extension that can customize a webpage and add extra features to Safari.

Visual Intelligence expands to the camera and your Mac

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The Camera app is getting a big update this year, by taking Visual Intelligence and adding it as a new "Siri" option in the camera. Point your camera towards any object or scene and ask Siri any questions you might have. The assistant will then suggest relevant actions based on what you're looking at. For example, you can ask for a nutritional breakdown of the meal you're eating, or split a bill with your friends.

On the Mac, Visual Intelligence is directly integrated into the screenshot tool. Once you capture a screenshot, you can ask Siri about it. Here too, Siri will automatically recognize the content and will provide contextual prompts. On the iPad, you can ask Siri about anything that's on your screen simply by circling it using your Apple Pencil after taking a screenshot.

Photos gets intelligent editing tools

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Apple has some new AI-powered image editing tools this year. There's "Extend," which expands the frame around a subject with generative AI fill, and "Reframe," which lets you adjust the framing of a photo as if you were still taking it live. When you adjust the framing, the edges will blur, indicating where Apple Intelligence will fill in the details using AI. Clean Up also gets some upgrades with Apple's improved AI models.

Image Playground also gets its biggest upgrade yet, shipping with the ability to generate photo-realistic images for the first time. You can pull in photos from your library, edit them with text prompts, and generate images in different aspect ratios. You can also generate unique wallpapers or Contact Posters using this feature. And all the images will be watermarked with SynthID data, making it easier to know that the image was generated with AI.

Apple's Passwords app will reset compromised passwords for you

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AI is at its best when it takes care of tedious tasks. Resetting passwords surely fits the bill. With this year's updates, Apple has integrated an AI agent in the Passwords app that resets compromised passwords on your behalf. You just have to give the go-ahead, and it'll head to the website in question, enter your old password, reset it, and save the new password to the app.

Shortcuts are now easy to build

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Shortcuts are awesome, but they require a lot of planning and multi-step workflows. They can get complex fast, which sharply reduces the accessibility of the whole experience. That might be changing this year: The Shortcuts app will now let you create an automation or a shortcut using natural language. You can describe the shortcut you want to create in detail, and the app should be able to create it for you. For example, you could tell Shortcuts: "Message my partner with my ETA when I leave work." From this request, Shortcuts should be able to integrate Messages, Apple Maps, and the task together into one automation, without you having to build the steps from scratch.

AI-supported communication systems

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Apple is integrating Siri AI into all its major apps, like Phone, Mail, Messages, and even Calendar. When you're on a call with a family member or a business, the Phone app will automatically bring up contextual information, like your reservation number or flight details, just in case you need it. Natural language input is also coming to the Calendar app. You'll be able to create appointments by typing them in detail, including date, time, and who you're meeting with.

Apple Intelligence will also keep an eye on your conversations in Messages and will provide contextual prompts when needed. For example, if someone asks for a photo or an address, you'll see suggestions for a one-tap response with the relevant data already loaded up. Smart Reply will be able to craft messages on your behalf in the Mail and Messages app, maintaining your writing style. According to Apple, the AI can adjust the tone based on the contact; so emails to your boss could sound more formal than texts to your best friend. Apple says it's also improving its grammar, spell-check, and speech-to-text tools using AI. The latter will automatically remove filler words, add correct punctuation, and format your speech as well.

Apple's Home app gets some AI upgrades

Apple Intelligence will automatically group all smart home notifications in one active stream. You won't receive five pings in a row because you opened the garage door, then the main door, and turned on the outdoor lights; instead, a single alert will update dynamically to reflect the changes. The Home app will also summarize movements from HomeKit cameras and will provide a text summary about any important updates.

Apple also improved searching in the Home app, especially when it comes to camera footage. You can now search with natural language, and the Home app will comb through data from all your cameras to show you the moment you're looking for. Note the AI summary and multi-camera search features are only available for iCloud+ subscribers.

A glowing Siri orb comes to Apple Vision Pro

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Siri AI also makes its way to the Apple Vision Pro. The Siri app, with the conversation view, is right there too, but more interestingly, you can now add a glowing Siri orb to your Vision Pro space. You can place it anywhere in your home and start a conversation just by looking at it. The orb glows and responds in the same view.

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Much of my day is spent sitting at a computer writing, and in recent years I've most often accompanied this by long (or live) YouTube videos that offer background sound without being too distracting. There are all kinds of options: scenic railway journeys, TV show tunes, piano instrumentals of songs I like, the sounds of forest rain, movie soundtracks, walks across game worlds, and more.

In recent months though, AI-generated mixes with AI-generated thumbnails have become much more prevalent. Run a quick search for study and chill-out music and you'll find plenty of videos where the artwork looks suspiciously like something ChatGPT would make and the audio track is what you'd expect to get out of an app such as Suno.

It's harder than ever to spot AI-made content, especially when it comes to simpler, more minimal creations—like illustration-style images or lo-fi chill-out music. I don't want to listen to AI music, so at the start of each day I'm now clicking around warily on YouTube trying to find something that has been composed and packaged by actual people. It's not easy anymore, but it's still possible.

The problems with AI music

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I'm not completely against the idea of AI, though I think there are some major problems with it that we're not properly reckoning with. Gemini AI might give you a better search result for "the best restaurants in San Francisco for young kids" than a list of 10 blue links, but it still relies on human experience and writing. The AI has never had kids or been to San Francisco, so what happens to those results when actual people stop writing and publishing on the internet?

When it comes to music, I don't want to listen to tunes put together by machines, based on algorithms and the mashing together of real work done by real artists. You could argue that it doesn't really matter so much for background electronica that's being put on while working or studying, but the principle is the same.

There's a line in the Westworld TV show where one humanoid robot, virtually indistinguishable from a real person, asks the question: "If you can't tell, does it matter?" We're now at the stage where we often can't tell the difference between AI and human content, but I'd argue that the difference does still matter—and matters a lot.

Aside from all the considerations about energy use, environmental damage, and copyright infringement that come along with AI (and which would all take an entire article to cover), I think there are numerous ways that the tech can be helpful. When it comes to art and music, however, I want my clicks and listening time to support actual artists.

It's something that YouTube is aware of. On some videos you'll now see a How this content was made section, disclosing the use of AI. The problem is, this relies on either the content creator owning up to it, YouTube's own AI tools being used, or AI watermarks being included in the files. Based on what I see on the platform, I don't think much of the AI content is being flagged.

Finding music made by real artists

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So I'm left in a situation where I'd rather not listen to channels where the artwork or the music is AI-generated, but it's difficult to spot something that's made by AI. What I've started doing is looking for the channels that are definitely curated and produced by human beings, rather than trying to identify subtle signs of AI.

You'll actually see it a lot in channel titles and video descriptions now, so you could just search for "no AI" or "AI free." It's also worth digging into the descriptions to look for links to the actual music used and the artists who are being supported. Check up on the history of the channel, too—what other videos does it offer? How are they made? If there are real flesh-and-blood human performers in the video, then that's ideal.

As already mentioned, YouTube has its AI labels, but I wouldn't rely on them to any great extent. If you can't find evidence of how the music is being made or who's behind it, and there are no links to actual recordings or artists (or footage of the music being made), then at this point I think it's safer to assume it is AI rather than not.

My favorite non-AI Youtube music channels

One of the best and longest-running channels in the business in this category is Lofi Girl, which has been around since 2017, way before the generative AI boom. It was founded by a real record producer (Dimitri Somoguy), with an iconic character drawn by a real person (Juan Pablo Machado)—you can read about it on Wikipedia.

There are also now a growing number of channels that position themselves as containing no AI. One of my favorites is Yellow Cherry Jam: The videos here feature a man, a woman, a dog, and plenty of scenic backdrops. It's all very relaxing—and real.

I also like Coulou's Vinyl Cafe, where our man Coulou wanders around his apartment putting on one great record after another. The music is all listed and shown off in the video, and as good as AI video generation has become now, there's no way it could create an hour of this without a chair leg disappearing or a jumper changing color.

Judging by many of the comments under those videos I've linked, AI-free music and AI-free YouTube channels are something a lot of other people are looking out for too: They are there, if you look for them. I've now built up a long enough playlist that I'm confident of not running into AI anytime soon, and it sounds great.

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If you’re a user—owner?—of this cryptocurrency, this is important:

On May 29, the security researcher Taylor Hornby found a critical vulnerability in Zcash Orchard privacy pool using Claude Opus 4.8. The Zcash team hired Hornby specifically to look for this kind of issue. He found one fast enough to be embarrassing.

The Orchard pool is the newest and most advanced shielded transaction system in the cryptocurrency Zcash. Introduced in 2022, it allows users to send and receive ZEC while keeping transaction details private. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to validate transactions without revealing amounts or participants. The bug: a specific check that was supposed to validate transaction inputs wasn’t actually enforcing the rules it appeared to enforce. An attacker could have exploited the flaw to feed false inputs into that check and generate ZEC from nothing, with the zero-knowledge proof system blessing the fraudulent transaction as valid...

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Microsoft will distribute Defender for Endpoint EDR updates through Microsoft Update, enabling EDR security improvements to be released independently of monthly Windows operating system updates.

The rollout started for Windows 10 devices in late May 2026 and will expand to Windows 11 and other supported Windows versions later this year. Microsoft expects deployment to be completed by fall 2026.

Organizations whose devices receive updates through Microsoft Update do not need to take any action. Those using manual update package deployment should ensure the new Defender update package is included in their standard update process.

Microsoft advises organizations to review documentation and operational procedures that reference Defender for Endpoint update behavior and inform helpdesk and security operations teams about the new delivery method.

EDR updates will be delivered through Microsoft Update using KB5005292 after the required prerequisite updates have been installed.

Microsoft is also introducing a new Defender Update Service. When the first EDR update is installed, a new directory will be created at %ProgramData%\Microsoft\Microsoft Defender\Defender Update.

EDR updates generally do not require a restart, although a restart may be required in rare failure scenarios.

Devices must be running Sense version 10.8798.25857.1000 or later and have one of the following updates, or a later version, installed:

• Windows 11 24H2: KB5062660 (2025-07 Cumulative Update Preview)
• Windows 11 23H2: KB5062663 (2025-07 Cumulative Update Preview)
• Windows 11 22H2: KB5062663 (2025-07 Cumulative Update Preview)
• Windows 10 22H2: KB5062649 (2025-07 Cumulative Update Preview)
• Windows 10 1809: KB5063877 (2025-08 Cumulative Update)
• Windows Server 2019: KB5063877 (2025-08 Cumulative Update)
• Windows Server 2022: KB5063880 (2025-08 Cumulative Update)
• Windows Server 2025: KB5063878 (2025-08 Cumulative Update)

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TL;DR key takeaways:

• The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is built for the three things that trip up most phones at concerts: low-light scenes, distant performers, and a crowd that doesn’t stand still.

• Turn on Super Steady[1] with Horizontal Lock before the lights go down so your footage stays level, even when the crowd starts moving.

• Nightography[2] is cued up automatically in low-light photos (one tap to activate); in video mode, it runs from the moment you press record.

• The 50-megapixel telephoto’s 5x optical zoom and 10x optical-quality zoom mean you can get close-ups of the performers from wherever you’re standing.

Anyone who’s been to a life-changing gig knows the stinging disappointment of attending the best concert of your life, only to get home, eagerly relive the set from your camera roll, and find nothing but distorted, blurry clips.

With the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, you can say goodbye to post-show letdown. The camera system in Samsung's latest flagship is built to perform under the pressure of dim venues and packed crowds, so you can stay present for the show and trust the footage will live up to your memories. A 200-megapixel main sensor paired with a wider F1.4 aperture pulls in more light to keep detail sharp after dark, and Galaxy AI tools[3] handle the rest once you've made it to the after-party.

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Capture the moment with up to 5x optical zoom and a 200-megapixel main sensor

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Here's a how-to guide for shooting stable, detailed footage during the set and turning your highlights and stills into post-worthy content.

Step 1: Sort your settings before filming

Before the support act walks onstage: 

1. Open the Camera app and switch to Video mode.

2. Tap the Super Steady[4] icon (a figure-in-motion symbol at the top of the screen) and select the Horizontal Lock option at the right-hand side of the menu. 

Super Steady uses the phone’s gyroscope and accelerometer to counter unwanted movement; Horizontal Lock keeps the horizon flat even when you’re being knocked around by the crowd.

Step 2: Zoom in on the action without fighting the crowd

Standing tickets three rows from the back? The telephoto lens on the Galaxy S26 Ultra lets you get an up-close-and-personal perspective anyway. The 50-megapixel telephoto features 5x optical zoom, 10x optical-quality zoom, and up to 100x Space Zoom for photos, so you can frame tight shots of the performers from wherever you're posted up (even if that’s in the very back of an arena).

To use the feature:

1. Open the Camera app and frame your shot. The zoom controls sit along the bottom of the viewfinder as a row of shortcut buttons (0.6x, 2x, 5x, etc.). 

2. For 5x optical zoom, tap the 5x shortcut button or pinch out with two fingers until the viewfinder lands on 5x. This zoom level uses the lens itself to magnify the subject, which means no quality loss in either Photo or Video mode. 

3. For 10x optical-quality zoom, tap the 10x shortcut button or keep pinching out. This combines optical zoom with on-device processing to hold detail at longer distances; it works in both Photo and Video mode.

4. Space Zoom extends up to 100x for still photos and up to 25x for video. To activate, keep pinching out past 10x, or tap the zoom number and type a value. A small preview window will appear in the corner of the viewfinder to help you locate and frame your subject.

If you’re zooming beyond 10x, consider bracing your phone against a railing or seat-back, since the smallest hand movement at that level of magnification can affect the frame.

Step 3: Rely on Nightography once the house lights go down

Getting great media in less-than-ideal lighting is straightforward on the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The wider F1.4 aperture on the phone’s main sensor takes in more light than the F1.8 sensor on the standard Galaxy S26 and Galaxy S26+, which makes a visible difference under a single spotlight or during a slow-tempo solo.

Here’s how to take advantage of one of the phone’s key features, Nightography[5]:

• In low-lighting settings, Nightography is on standby by default.

• For photos, a yellow moon icon will appear in the lower-right corner of your camera frame. Tap it, and the phone will offer a range of exposure lengths (longer durations for darker scenes). 

• Choose a number manually, or leave it on Auto and let the phone work it out. 

• In Video mode, Nightography runs continuously the moment you hit record.

Step 4: Tidy up post-show stills with Photo Assist

Whether you're screenshotting a frame from a highlight reel or pulling a still shot from your camera roll, Photo Assist[6] can help enhance your static images.

At a high-energy show, you'll invariably end up with a few unwanted extras in your frames, like that crowd-surfer who sailed through your shot mid-set. To salvage it:

1. Open your image in Gallery.

2. Tap the AI icon at the centre of the bottom toolbar (the sparkly stars icon).

3. Either type or dictate what you want to change.

Photo Assist can remove stray limbs in your shot, swap a background, shift the lighting to a different time of day, or even merge two images together. Edits save as copies, so your originals stay intact—which is handy if you later decide the slightly-blurry-but-emotive version was better than the perfectly crisp one.

Step 5: Turn your best shot into something share-worthy with Creative Studio

Creative Studio[7] goes beyond photo editing to build custom, shareable assets from your best concert stills. A sticker set of the lead singer's best expressions tends to land well in the group chat; a custom invitation built from a shot of the venue works well for planning the pre-drinks for the next gig.

To start creating:

1. Open the Edge panel and tap Creative Studio.

2. Pick one of your concert photos, describe what you want (a sticker pack, a greeting card, or an invitation).

3. Hit Generate.

The tool draws from the photo and builds a styled asset you can send via email or a messaging app.

Galaxy S26 series camera specs at a glance

Here's how the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra compare across the camera features that matter most for live music.

The whole point of pulling your phone out at a concert is to relive the night later on. The Galaxy S26 Ultra makes sure the footage you come home with doesn’t disappoint.

See the full Galaxy S26 Series line-up at samsung.com.

Frequently asked questions about the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra camera:

Which model across the Samsung Galaxy S26 Series is best for taking videos at concerts? 

The Galaxy S26 Ultra has the strongest camera hardware for low-light and long-range shots, with its 200-megapixel main sensor, wider F1.4 aperture, and 50-megapixel telephoto lens. That said, the AI tools (Photo Assist, Creative Studio, Nightography, Super Steady with Horizontal Lock) all work across the full line-up.

How do I stop my concert video from looking shaky? 

The Galaxy S26 Ultra makes this simple. Just turn on Super Steady with Horizontal Lock before the show starts.

Will Nightography work for indoor venues with stage lights? 

Yes. Nightography is built for low-light scenes, which covers most indoor concert venues. It's ready to go the moment you open the camera app; a yellow moon icon appears for photos when the scene is dim enough to benefit. For videos, the feature activates automatically.

[1] Super Steady results may vary depending on editing method and/or shooting conditions.
[2] Results may vary depending on light condition, subject and/or shooting conditions.
[3] Samsung account login is required for certain AI features. Galaxy AI features are provided for free. Future releases may include additional advanced features that are offered as part of a paid subscription plan. Different terms may apply for AI features provided by third parties.
[4] Super Steady results may vary depending on editing method and/or shooting conditions.
[5] Results may vary depending on light condition, subject and/or shooting conditions.
[6] Requires network connection and Samsung account login. A visible watermark is overlaid on the saved image to indicate it was generated by Galaxy AI. Accuracy of output not guaranteed.
[7] Requires network connection and Samsung account login. Accuracy of output not guaranteed.

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