Samsung Noida R&D Drives Global Innovation with AI-Powered Features and Privacy Tech

April 19, 2026
Samsung Noida R&D Drives Global Innovation with AI-Powered Features and Privacy Tech
  • The Noida-based R&D unit has played a pivotal role across multiple advanced capabilities for Samsung, demonstrating the breadth of its contribution.

  • A call screening feature powered by AI can answer, transcribe, and filter calls, effectively acting as a personal assistant.

  • Samsung R&D Institute Noida has led in originating several features that became globally deployed, such as backup calling and direct voicemail, reflecting a strong influence from India on Samsung’s software roadmap.

  • An AI-powered Creative Studio tool was developed to generate and customize images from prompts, sketches, and reference visuals.

  • Noida’s AI-based image creation tools for Creative Studio support prompt-driven and sketch-driven generation, with multiple AI-focused IPs registered annually.

  • Samsung emphasizes ongoing ML/AI training for employees and operates an engineer exchange program with Korea to maintain a globally integrated team.

  • The Noida team contributed to Privacy Display technology to prevent onlookers from viewing a user’s screen.

  • SRI Noida collaborates with six Indian Institutes of Technology under MoUs and engages with top Indian startups to develop localized technology solutions.

  • Academic partnerships and startup collaborations in India help drive research and local service enhancements.

  • Direct voicemail originated from Indian consumer feedback and was piloted on the A-series before extending to the flagship S-series through collaboration between Noida and Suwon.

  • Backup calling uses the second SIM’s data to route calls and has become a standard feature across Samsung phones, including the Galaxy S26 series.

  • Privacy Display and AI-based call screening—capabilities that transcribe and filter calls—were developed by the Noida team.

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