Overview
- Multiple outlets cite tipster @chunvn8888 claiming Perplexity will be integrated into Bixby, though Samsung has not announced the change.
- The upgrade is reportedly slated to debut with the Galaxy S26 lineup, likely at Samsung’s Unpacked event early next year.
- Bixby would continue handling basics like alarms and settings locally, with Perplexity’s cloud models taking on web retrieval, reasoning, and generative requests.
- Samsung previously offered some Galaxy users a one‑year Perplexity Pro subscription and has shipped TV features backed by Perplexity and Microsoft LLMs, signaling deeper ties.
- Samsung has said Google’s Gemini will not be the only assistant on Galaxy devices, indicating a multi‑partner approach rather than a wholesale switch.