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TL;DR Samsung seems to have removed filters from the video mode with new One UI updates.
The option still shows up in photo mode, but video mode no longer has filters in One UI 8.5 or the One UI 9 beta.
However, there are some workarounds, including applying filters after recording or enabling filters in photo mode, and long-pressing the shutter button to record a video.
Samsung has been rolling out One UI 8.5 and One UI 9 betas to more devices every week. While the updates bring several new features, it seems that the company might be removing some features as well.
According to several user reports, video filters are nowhere to be found on some Samsung phones since the One UI 8.5 update (via PiunikaWeb).
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The filters used to show up within the camera app UI and were available when shooting 1080p videos. However, the option seems to have been removed entirely with the update. While previously the option wouldn’t appear during 4K recording, it’s now gone for both 1080p 30FPS and 1080p 60FPS videos as well.
We checked on our Galaxy S26 Ultra running One UI 9 beta, and for us, filters in video mode aren’t available.
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