‘There’s possibility for another partner to join the ecosystem’ — as Perplexity lands on Samsung Galaxy S26 phones a Samsung head is already teasing the next AI addition

Samsung is leaning into its AI phone mantra by adding a third integrated assistant to its new Galaxy S26 lineup, with Perplexity joining Gemini and Bixby as part of its AI OS initiative — and it sounds like it won’t be the last such assistant to join Samsung's AI roster.

Launching first on S26 phones in the US and South Korea, this alternative AI assistant can be activated by saying “Hey Plex,” or set as the default AI when you long press your S26’s wake button, and it can then perform many of the actions Gemini can currently help you with.

It can fetch information from connected apps like your calendar and gallery, with a level of access that's reserved for integrated assistants — though it can also do more basic tasks, like search the web for answers to your queries.