- Samsung is reportedly near finalizing a take care of Perplexity
- The deal could possibly be introduced this yr and see Perplexity exchange Gemini because the Galaxy S26’s default AI assistant
- What this may imply for Gemini on Samsung telephones is unclear
Right now, Google Gemini is the usual AI assistant on Android telephones, and Samsung particularly has closely included Gemini into its units. But that partnership won’t final for much longer.
According to a paywalled report on Bloomberg (through Android Police), Samsung is near finalizing a take care of Perplexity, which might see the latter’s AI assistant built-in into Samsung’s telephones.
Reportedly, the deal could possibly be introduced later this yr, but it surely seems like Perplexity will not seem on the perfect Samsung telephones till early 2026, with Samsung apparently aiming to ship it because the default AI assistant on the Samsung Galaxy S26 collection.
Deep integration
The deal would reportedly see Samsung pre-installing the Perplexity app on these telephones, in addition to integrating its options into Samsung Internet. Apparently, there are even discussions to include Perplexity tech into Samsung’s Bixby assistant, although it seems like there’s much less certainty that it’s going to find yourself being a part of the deal.
Beyond that, Samsung and Perplexity have apparently mentioned constructing AI-powered working programs with AI brokers “that may faucet into performance from Perplexity and a spread of different AI assistants.” That does, nonetheless, sound additional off if it occurs in any respect.
What this deal would imply for Samsung’s partnership with Google is unclear. If Perplexity is shipped because the default choice on the Samsung Galaxy S26 collection – and presumably different Samsung telephones too – then at a minimal, Gemini can be a bit sidelined.
But that doesn’t essentially imply the Gemini options we’ve seen on the Samsung Galaxy S25 collection might be absent; you would possibly as an alternative have a selection of a number of AI providers.
If Samsung actually is ready to announce this partnership this yr, then we should always have a clearer concept earlier than too lengthy.
