By Jay Bonggolto
Publication Date: 2025-11-25 13:14:00
What you need to know
- Samsung is reportedly gearing up to give Bixby a long-overdue overhaul, turning it from a basic command bot into a true conversational assistant.
- The Galaxy S26 is rumored to ship with a Perplexity-powered Bixby, shifting Samsung away from heavy reliance on Google’s Gemini.
- Perplexity’s tech could enable smarter search, richer answers, and complex reasoning, while Bixby keeps its native system-level control advantages.
Bixby has long been overshadowed by Google Assistant and Alexa. While Samsung’s longtime digital companion has often felt like little more than a button you accidentally pressed, that narrative is about to get a necessary rewrite.
Samsung is reportedly preparing a significant AI update for the upcoming Galaxy S26 series that would transform Bixby from a basic command-based assistant into a more advanced conversational tool. According to a post on X by reliable tipster @chunvn8888, Samsung plans a major Bixby reboot powered by Perplexity AI, instead of relying solely on Google’s Gemini.
Confirmed: Bixby will have Perplexity integrated into it. Basic tasks will be handled by Bixby while complicated, more thinking tasks will be backed by Perplexity. Just like how ChatGPT x Apple Intelligence works. Debut during the S26 series Unpacked very likely.November 24, 2025
For a company that has spent years presenting Bixby as a secondary, less-prominent assistant, this is a notable shift. Early reports suggest Samsung wants the Galaxy S26 to…
