Perplexity in Samsung Galaxy S26 series is first AI agent to be integrated at an OS-level in One UI as a part of Samsung’s multi-agent approach towards Galaxy AI. Perplexity is powering search and reasoning for both the Perplexity assistant and Samsung’s Bixby in the Galaxy S26 series. “That makes Perplexity the AI behind two of the three assistants on the device.”
Perplexity said in a blog post that it worked with Samsung to build the integration at the system level, with a dedicated wake word, access to physical controls, and the ability to read from and write to native apps like Notes, Calendar, Gallery, Clock, and Reminders.
With the integration of Perplexity in Samsung Galaxy S26 series, Perplexity is the first non-Google company to have OS-level access in a Samsung phone. “Samsung had previously reserved this level of access for first-party assistants. Perplexity was selected for this access based on our commitment to accurate AI and our strength of orchestration across search, reasoning, and device-level actions,” said the AI company.
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Galaxy S26 users can say “Hey Plex” to launch the Perplexity assistant. They can also press and hold the side button. Because the integration runs at the system level, Perplexity can read from and write to Samsung’s core apps directly. Users can:
- Ask questions and get sourced answers without opening a browser
- Save information directly into Samsung Notes from a Perplexity response
- Set reminders and add calendar entries through a single conversation
- Search across topics while staying inside whichever Samsung App they started in
The Perplexity app comes preloaded on every Galaxy S26 device with no download or setup required.
Perplexity Powers Bixby
Aside from granting OS-level access to Perplexity in Samsung Galaxy S26 series, Samsung also turned towards the company for powering its own digital assistant called Bixby. Samsung’s Bixby uses Perplexity’s APIs on the backend for its search and reasoning capabilities. The APIs combine real-time web search with large language model reasoning, so Bixby can deliver grounded, up-to-date answers rather than relying on static training data alone.
“Samsung will also be integrating Perplexity’s APIs into the Samsung Browser, with agentic Browser capabilities perfected in our AI-first browser, Comet, and Perplexity as an optional default search engine,” confirmed Perplexity.
Samsung designed the S26 around a multi-agent approach. Perplexity said that Samsung’s internal data shows that 8 in 10 users already rely on more than two AI agents daily, and “Samsung is the first major device maker to match the operating system to that behaviour.”
“Samsung is expected to ship hundreds of millions of devices this year, with Perplexity powering the assistants, browser agents, and search. No other AI company has this level of access on the world’s most popular Android devices. Perplexity’s mission is to power the world’s curiosity, and with Samsung and Perplexity, more curious people with smart questions have access to the world’s knowledge than ever before.”
Author: Abhishek Malhotra
Source: The Mobile Indian
Reviewed By: Editorial Team
