Samsung and Google are close partners, but the Galaxy S26 might get a surprise AI assistant instead of Gemini.

The next generation of Samsung devices could drop Google Gemini as the default AI assistant, as Samsung reportedly comes close to finalizing a deal with Perplexity to include its app on the Galaxy S26.

Samsung and Perplexity are apparently close to a deal that would see various Perplexity services and technologies preloaded on Galaxy phones.