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February 26, 2026
Perplexity APIs Deliver Powerful AI to the World’s Largest Android Device Maker
Perplexity is now integrated into Samsung Galaxy S26 phones at a deep level, powering search and reasoning for both the Perplexity assistant and Samsung's Bixby.
TL;DR
- Perplexity AI is deeply integrated into Samsung Galaxy S26 phones.
- It powers both the Perplexity assistant and Samsung's Bixby with search and reasoning capabilities.
- This marks the first time a non-Google company has achieved OS-level access on a Samsung phone.
- Perplexity can now read from and write to native Samsung apps like Notes, Calendar, and Reminders.
- Users can activate the Perplexity assistant with 'Hey Plex' or by pressing the side button.
- Samsung's Bixby utilizes Perplexity's APIs for real-time web search and LLM reasoning.
- Perplexity's APIs will also be integrated into the Samsung Browser.
- Samsung adopted a multi-agent approach for the S26, recognizing users often use multiple AI agents daily.
- Samsung expects to ship hundreds of millions of devices with Perplexity powering various AI functions.
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