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The Samsung Galaxy S26 series has a lot of new features packed inside, and odds are you haven't even scratched the surface of what these phones have to offer. One of the new features is expanded support for Audio Eraser, which debuted on Galaxy S25 as a video editing tool. This year, though, Samsung is integrating that same technology into streaming apps to help fix one of Hollywood's biggest problems.
No, I don't mean the endless stream of remakes, sequels and genre movies. I mean the fact that the mixing is so bad that you can't actually hear what the people on screen are actually saying to each other. It's why all the millennials in your life insist on watching movies with subtitles. Otherwise, we'd never know what's going on between all the eardrum-splitting action sequences.
Article continues below1. Open a streaming app and play a video
The first thing you need to know about Audio Eraser is that you can't turn it on unless you're actually in a compatible app. It's another one of those annoying Galaxy AI apps that doesn't have a settings menu and only appears when it's actually available.
So the first thing you need to do is open up a streaming app that actually supports Audio Eraser — in this example, we're using YouTube.
2. Play a video
Once your streaming app is open, you'll need to have something playing. Any video will do, just as long as there is audio coming out through your phone's speaker. Auto-playing video previews seem to count for this, too. It's only then that the Audio Eraser option will appear.
3. Pull down the Quick Settings menu
Once you have your streaming app of choice open, you'll need to pull down the quick settings menu. You can do this by pulling down from the top-right corner of your phone screen.
If the Notifications menu appears, you've done it wrong and need to try again, a little further to the right. Once the quick Settings menu is open, tap the Audio Eraser feature at the very top of the page.
4. Turn on Audio Eraser
Once the Audio Eraser menu is open, you'll need to toggle Audio Eraser On at the top of the page. Below this, you'll also see the option to adjust the strength of Audio Eraser, with four settings, and a Voice Focus toggle.
Voice focus will only be available if you have Audio Eraser set to maximum strength. If you select one of the other three strength settings, the toggle will be grayed out and will stay turned off.
Once switched on, Audio Eraser and Voice Boost should make your streaming experience significantly better. No longer should you have to constantly adjust the volume to hear what's going on and avoid going deaf when the action and explosions start up again.
The interesting thing about Audio Eraser is that it doesn't just work for movies and TV shows. If you are listening to music on YouTube, for example, it will tone down the music so you can listen to the lyrics a little more clearly. This doesn't always work the way you might like, but it can make for some interesting listening if you're willing to experiment.
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