‘We want to create a new Android OS’: Samsung says it’s going to beat Apple with its bold new Google-powered 'AI OS'

• Samsung has spoken more about its plans for an 'AI OS' that it says will help it stand out from iPhones and other Android phones
• This will apparently be a proactive system that can carry out tasks without being asked
• The company has also said that the fundamental AI features will remain free of charge

The Samsung Galaxy S26 series is, aside from the Ultra's impressive Privacy Display, a bit of an iterative hardware update. But when it comes to software and particularly AI, Samsung has made greater strides — and it seems like this is just the beginning.

Speaking at the launch, Samsung execs Won-Joon Choi (COO of Mobile eXperience Business) and Benjamin Braun (Chief Marketing Officer at Samsung Europe) have talked a big game about their vision for AI, saying “we want to create a new Android OS” called AI OS.

This AI OS is something the company ...