Overview
- An executive on Samsung’s camera team said the company is considering adding Virtual Aperture to the S25 series’ 3x and 5x telephoto lenses, following user requests on the community forum.
- A Samsung community moderator added a clearer note, stating support will extend "up to S25," though no formal announcement has been issued.
- Today, Virtual Aperture on S25 models works only on the main camera through the Expert RAW app, while the S26 Ultra offers it on 3x and 5x telephotos within the stock camera app.
- Outlets report no timing for the upgrade, with speculation that it could arrive via an Expert RAW update or as part of One UI 8.5.
- Virtual Aperture uses software and object recognition to adjust background blur for portraits, and separate reporting speculates Samsung may test a true variable physical aperture for a future S27 flagship.