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Samsung Revamps Bixby with Perplexity AI Integration

1/20/2026

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Samsung announced a reboot of its Bixby assistant, integrating it with Perplexity AI.
The announcement appeared in Samsung's US and Global Newsrooms and was later deleted.
The new Bixby will allow natural language prompts to control device settings and will join the One UI 8.5 beta.
Samsung expects the update to launch with the Galaxy S26 series and roll out in select markets before broader availability.

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Samsung announced a reboot of its Bixby assistant, integrating it with Perplexity AI.
The announcement appeared in Samsung's US and Global Newsrooms and was later deleted.
The new Bixby will allow natural language prompts to control device settings and will join the One UI 8.5 beta.
Samsung expects the update to launch with the Galaxy S26 series and roll out in select markets before broader availability.