Samsung Galaxy S25 series can borrow this security feature from Apple and Google

what you need to know
- Samsung appears to be equipping its upcoming Galaxy S25 series with virtual sensors for collision detection.
- While similar or identical sensors have appeared on previous Samsung devices, the company has yet to launch features that take advantage of them.
- It’s unclear whether Samsung plans to introduce car crash detection on the Galaxy S25 series or One UI 7.
Samsung may finally catch up with Apple and Google by adding a key security feature to its upcoming Galaxy S25 series. According to a report by Android Authority, leaked code strings for the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra show that the company will once again include a virtual car crash sensor. It’s worth noting that although past Galaxy phones have been equipped with similar or identical sensors, Samsung has yet to release a car accident detection feature.
The leaked document mentions Car accident detection wake-up The sensor, which is the Galaxy S25 sensor, shares the same name as the one previously found on the Galaxy S24 series and some Samsung foldable phones. This sensor is not a single hardware sensor in the traditional sense. Instead, it’s a virtual sensor that compiles data from multiple hardware sensors to detect when a crash occurs.
As Samsung continues to add wake-up sensors for car crash detection, it seems the company is still working on introducing car crash detection capabilities to Galaxy phones. The brand is clearly behind the curve. Google added car accident detection features to Pixel phones as early as 2019, and Apple will follow suit in 2022.
However, as Android Authority points out, this doesn’t guarantee the feature will be available on the Galaxy S25 series. As early as 2023, there were code strings and hidden system apps hinting at car crash detection, but no public and working functionality was yet available. Sometimes these safety features are region-locked, but there’s no evidence that crash detection is available on Samsung devices in any region.
The good news is that, in theory, the virtual sensor’s inclusion in the Galaxy S25 series codebase means that Samsung’s upcoming flagships will get car crash detection capabilities as long as it’s available as part of One UI. Currently, it is not available in One UI 7.