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You tap record, eyeing that quick filter tweak you used a hundred times before. The button’s gone. Just like that, a tiny creative habit disappears.
When filters vanish, workflow changes
With the One UI 8.5 update Samsung shipped this spring, the option to apply video filters while recording Full HD (1080p) at 30fps and 60fps vanished from the stock Camera app. That’s not hypothetical. We checked the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Fold 7. All had filters on One UI 8.0. None show the option on stable One UI 8.5.
That matters because pre-record filters are fast. They let you lock a look on the fly, avoid extra editing, and keep a consistent aesthetic across clips. Losing that is more than a missing button. It nudges users toward slower, post-production workflows.
So what can you do now? Samsung’s built-in video editor, Samsung Studio, is the fallback. It ships with 13 filters and offers eight official add-ons via the Galaxy Store, plus dozens of third-party packs. Handy, yes. Instant, no. And there’s a catch: applying a filter in the editor appears to change file size and, arguably, quality. In one quick test a 4K HDR 60fps clip that began at 467MB fell to 334MB after a Studio filter was applied.
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If you care about image latitude and professional color work, there’s another path: Log recording plus Cinematic LUT profiles in Pro Video mode. Those LUTs, introduced with the Galaxy S26 Ultra, can be applied to Log footage in the editor or in apps like DaVinci Resolve. But Log capture isn’t universal. Right now, recording in Log is limited to Galaxy S24 series and newer models, so it’s not a practical escape for every owner.
Samsung hasn’t explained why the on-the-fly video filters were removed. The One UI 9.0 beta doesn’t bring them back, which suggests this was a deliberate change, not an accidental omission. Users noticing the difference are not thrilled. Some call it a small inconvenience. Others see it as a step back for everyday creativity.
At the end of the day, it’s a reminder that software updates don’t always mean pure feature gain. Sometimes they reshape how you work without a heads-up. Will Samsung restore live video filters or lean into an editor-first approach? For now, we’ll need to wait and watch how the company responds to a quietly vocal user base.
Source: sammobile
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