The Samsung Galaxy S26 series could have Perplexity AI baked in

Date:
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:47:20 +0000

Description:
Samsung is reportedly close to finalizing a deal that would see Perplexity shipped as the default AI assistant on the Galaxy S26.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Samsung is reportedly close to finalizing a deal with Perplexity The deal could be announced this year and see Perplexity replace Gemini as the Galaxy S26's default AI assistant What this would mean for Gemini on Samsung phones is unclear

Right now, Google Gemini is the standard AI assistant on Android phones, and Samsung in particular has heavily incorporated Gemini into its devices. But that partnership might not last much longer.

According to a paywalled report on Bloomberg (via Android Police ), Samsung
is close to finalizing a deal with Perplexity, which would see the latters AI assistant integrated into Samsungs phones.

Reportedly, the deal could be announced later this year, but it sounds like Perplexity won't appear on the best Samsung phones until early 2026, with Samsung apparently aiming to ship it as the default AI assistant on the Samsung Galaxy S26 series. (Image credit: Perplexity) Deep integration

The deal would reportedly see Samsung pre-installing the Perplexity app on these phones, as well as integrating its features into Samsung Internet. Apparently, there are even discussions to incorporate Perplexity tech into Samsung's Bixby assistant, though it sounds like theres less certainty that
it will end up being part of the deal.

Beyond that, Samsung and Perplexity have apparently discussed building AI-powered operating systems with AI agents "that can tap into functionality from Perplexity and a range of other AI assistants." That does, however,
sound further off if it happens at all.

What this deal would mean for Samsungs partnership with Google is unclear. If Perplexity is shipped as the default option on the Samsung Galaxy S26 series and presumably other Samsung phones too then at a minimum, Gemini would be a bit sidelined.

But that doesnt necessarily mean the Gemini features weve seen on the Samsung Galaxy S25 series will be absent; you might instead have a choice of multiple AI services.

If Samsung really is set to announce this partnership this year, then we should have a clearer idea before too long. You might also like The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Galaxy Z Fold 7 will launch with Android 16 The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 has been benchmarked, and the results are extremely disappointing The Samsung Galaxy S26 could get a much-needed new camera



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