Samsung Single Take: Where It Went and How to Use It

Samsung has confirmed that Single Take has been taken out of Galaxy cameras’ default modes, but there’s a workaround to bring it back.

According to the company’s own support page, Single Take has been removed from the default list of camera modes with One UI 8.5, but users can still enable it in Camera Assistant. Once you flip the switch for Single Take in Camera Assistant, the camera mode will make its way back to your Galaxy camera app’s More menu, where it should function as normal.

Where Single Take went

According to reports from SammyGuru, Single Take was removed from the Galaxy S25 series’ More section during One UI 8.5 beta testing. Single Take is also nowhere to be found in the Galaxy S26’s camera app’s More section, with Night mode and Dual recording also not showing up by default.

Single Take isn’t listed in the More section because the feature has been dropped starting with One UI 8.5, as per Samsung’s official support page for the US. Reports from SamMobile indicate that Single Take’s absence in the More section will continue under One UI 9 as well.

Note that on Galaxy models like the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Single take isn’t listed as a camera mode. Instead, you’ll find Camera Assistant > Additional modes > Single take (as checked on One UI 9 on Galaxy S25 Ultra in November 2026). Make sure this is turned on for Single take to show up as a camera mode. Similarly, Dual rec can be found under Camera Assistant > Additional modes on Galaxy S25 Ultra. Turn this on for Dual rec to show up as a camera mode. The second is covered in our Dual recording guide (which also includes a shortcut for front-and-back recording, which now sits in Video mode). If you have a Galaxy S26 model, Night mode won’t show up in the list of camera modes either (according to SamMobile). However, on Galaxy S25 Ultra, we do see Night mode listed among the camera modes.

On Galaxy A16/A26/A36/A56/A57 models, Single Take is still a camera mode. On these models, check out the More menu first, where Samsung’s US support pages list it.

How to turn Single Take back on

1. 1

   Install Camera Assistant

   Open the Camera app > tap the Quick controls (four-dot) > Settings (gear icon) > Camera Assistant (install from Galaxy Store if needed).

2. 2

   Open Additional modes

   In the same menu, select Camera Assistant and find Additional modes.

3. 3

   Switch on Single take

   Tap on Single take. Depending on the exact phone software version, Samsung might have a single switch for Night, Single take and Dual Rec mode together. See the guide from Samsung Australia for the S26, for example.

4. 4

   Find it under More

   If you frequently use Single take, open the More menu and select Edit. Find Single take and drag it into the list of shooting modes so it’s always easily accessible. Otherwise, whenever you want to use it, just return to the camera’s More menu and tap Single take.

Our Camera Assistant guide covers the rest of the settings in the app, and what changed in One UI 9 lists the other camera moves in the latest update.

What Single Take captures

Tap the options icon (top right corner) to choose which type(s) of Single Take results you’d like to receive, then follow the action and Single Take will take photos/videos for a few seconds. At the end, it’ll show you the different types of photos and videos it took during those few seconds.

For more information on the different Single Take results, check out Samsung’s Single Take support page.

Tap Capture to begin. You can stop the recording at any time, or tap +5s when available to continue the recording for an additional five seconds. Make sure that your subject remains in view for the entire duration of the recording, as all results will be generated from the recorded content.

How to view and keep the results

Tap the Gallery thumbnail. Under the preview, tap Single take to see all the photos and videos taken with that shutter press. The thumbnail image may not be the best of the photos/videos. So, go through all the photos/videos before deleting/sharing/saving. Touch and hold on any photo/video to save/share individually.

Every time you press the shutter, multiple photos/videos get saved. After events like a party/trip etc., browse through Single takes and delete most of the photos/videos. Retain only 2-3 pics/videos (if you really like them!). Else, you'll end up clogging your Gallery!

When Single Take beats Photo mode

• When taking photos with kids or pets, you’ll be glad you didn’t have to anticipate what was going to happen. There’s no rewind button! See our children's photography guide for more information about how to catch them.
• For special occasions like birthdays, capture the candles being blown out. You’ll get a picture and a video without changing modes!
• During travel, capture an interesting performer in the square or the hustle and bustle of a market scene. Review it later to figure out what you like.
• For social media, you can share an edited highlight reel without spending the time to make one!

Use Photo mode when shooting still subjects or in low light situations. If you know you’re going to be editing your photos, shoot in Pro mode or Expert RAW. Burst shooting or Motion photos will also be helpful options for capturing a split-second event as a still (and avoiding having to wade through a bunch of frames to find the money shot).

Single Take, Motion photos or burst?

Which one to use when? They can all be handy in unpredictable situations, but they each do different things. Burst mode captures a rapid-fire succession of full-size photos for you to pick through later. Motion photos are photos, too, but with a bit of video tacked on. And Single Take offers the greatest diversity from a single shutter press, and also the most images to wade through.

If you want one good photo, shoot Motion photos or use burst mode and pick your favourite. If you don’t mind tossing most of the images later, Single Take gives you a video plus a few different photos.

Getting better Single Take results

Try to make sure that you have good lighting. Otherwise, pictures/videos taken will end up being of poorer quality (more grainy etc.) - turn the lights on! Get close to a window!

Have your subject move around and keep the camera steady or pan around slowly - taking pictures/videos with fast camera movements will result in blurry pictures/videos.

Start Single Take a couple of seconds before the action/movement that you want to capture - Single Take only takes pictures/videos while Single Take is running!