Tech Explained: Samsung expands Galaxy AI with Perplexity, joining Bixby and Gemini in Simple Terms

Samsung has expanded its Galaxy AI by adding support for Perplexity alongside existing assistants like Bixby and Google’s Gemini. As announced by the company, Samsung users will be able to interact with Perplexity on its upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphones by saying “hey, Plex.” Samsung said the move is part of its plan to build a “multi-agent ecosystem,” where users can choose different AI tools for different tasks based on their strengths.Unlike a basic app integration, Samsung said that Perplexity will be deeply connected to the phone’s system. It will be able to access core Samsung apps such as Notes, Clock, Gallery, Reminders and Calendar. Samsung also said the assistant will work with select third-party apps, though it did not name which ones. “This system-level approach offers Galaxy users a richer and more flexible AI experience across the device,” Samsung said in a press statement. Additional details about supported devices and experiences will be announced soon.Won-Joon Choi, President, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Head of the R&D Office, Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics, said “We’ve been committed to building an open and inclusive integrated AI ecosystem that gives users more choice, flexibility and control to get complex tasks done quickly and easily. Galaxy AI acts as an orchestrator, bringing together different forms of AI into a single, natural, cohesive experience.”

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event on February 25

Meanwhile, Samsung has scheduled its Galaxy Unpacked event for February 23, 2026. The event will be held in San Francisco where the company will unveil its next Galaxy S series phones. While Samsung has not officially revealed the name of aits upcoming S series handsets, it is likely that the smartphone series may be called Samsung Galaxy S26 series. Similar to the past year, the Samsung Galaxy S26 series may consist of three phones – Samsung Galaxy S26, Samsung Galaxy S26+ and the standard Samsung Galaxy S26. The series will succeed the last year’s Samsung Galaxy S25 series and is rumoured to come with new features including a privacy display.The event will be streamed live on Samsung.com, Samsung Newsroom and Samsung’s YouTube channel beginning at 10 am PT (11:30 PM IST).