Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI for its upcoming S26 series
Samsung’s upcoming flagship devices will offer Perplexity as part of an expansion to support multiple AI agents in Galaxy AI. Perplexity’s AI agent will work with apps such as Samsung Notes, Clock, Gallery, Reminder and Calendar, according to the announcement. And some third-party apps will support it, although Samsung hasn’t specified which ones yet. The news comes just days before Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, so we can expect to hear more about this integration and how it fits with Samsung’s revamped Bixby very soon.
What we know so far is that the Perplexity agent will respond to the wake phrase “Hey Plex” (not to be confused with the streaming service Plex). It can also be initiated by quick-access physical controls. In a statement, Samsung’s Won-Joon Choi, president, COO and head of the R&D office of Samsung’s Mobile eXperience business, said the expansion of Galaxy AI aims to provide users with more choices and flexibility in completing their tasks. “Galaxy AI acts as an orchestrator, bringing together different forms of AI into a single, natural and cohesive experience,” Choi said.
Samsung previously announced a partnership with Perplexity last year to integrate the company’s AI search engine into Samsung TVs. The perplexity, however, is in hot water following allegations of content scraping and copyright infringement, and was even sued in September by Merriam-Webster – yes, the dictionary – and Encyclopedia Britannica.
