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I’ve been using the Galaxy S26 Ultra for a few days now, and like every new flagship phone in 2026, it’s packed to the rafters with AI features. From smarter photography tools to productivity features that promise to make everyday tasks easier, the Galaxy S26 Ultra has more AI stuffed into it than I would likely ever use, but there’s one feature that has stood out to me as the most unexpectedly fun thing to do on the phone.
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Creative Studio is Samsung’s latest generative drawing tool, and while it might sound like just another image generator, it’s actually much more interactive. In fact, it has quickly become one of my favorite features on the S26 Ultra, largely because the S Pen makes it feel like you’re genuinely creating something instead of just typing prompts and waiting for AI to do the work.
A generative art tool that actually invites you to draw
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Creative Studio is somewhat similar to Google’s Pixel Studio, but Samsung’s implementation goes much further. Instead of just creating stickers or simple AI images, it lets you design everything from greeting cards and invitations to profile cards and wallpapers.
I’m not exactly a talented artist, and my sketches are usually rough at best, but Creative Studio can take even the most basic drawing and transform it into something that looks fun and polished.
One of the first things I tried was drawing simple abstract shapes and sketches to see what the AI would do with them. To my surprise, even my worst sketches turned into quirky wallpapers I actually wanted to use on my phone.
The tool offers a variety of styles you can apply to your drawings, including: Childhood sketch
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