Samsung Galaxy S26 series to get Perplexity AI with 'Hey Plex' support

Samsung is expanding its Galaxy AI strategy and this time, it’s adding another AI agent to sit alongside its in-house Bixby and Google's Gemini.

Ahead of its next Unpacked event on February 25, the company confirmed that upcoming flagship devices, including the Galaxy S26 lineup, will support Perplexity as an integrated AI agent. Users will be able to access it by saying “Hey, Plex,” alongside the existing assistants.

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The move is part of Samsung’s broader push toward what it calls a “multi-agent ecosystem” — a system where users can rely on different AI agents depending on the task at hand.

Why Samsung is betting on multiple AI agents

Samsung says nearly eight in 10 people now use more than two AI agents, depending on their strengths whether that’s search, scheduling, summarising or creative tasks.

Rather than forcing users to stick with a single assistant, Samsung is opening up Galaxy AI at the operating system level to integrate multiple agents directly into the OS.

This isn’t just a shortcut to the Perplexity app. The AI will have deeper access to core Samsung apps including Notes, Clock, Gallery, Reminder and Calendar, along with select third-party apps (though Samsung hasn’t specified which ones yet).

That means users could ask Perplexity to find information, summarise it into Notes, set a Reminder and schedule it on Calendar without manually switching between apps.

Samsung appears to be betting that as users form stronger preferences for certain AI tools, giving them flexibility at the system level could help differentiate Galaxy devices from rivals like Apple and Google.

Bloomberg was the first to report in June 2025 that the South Korean giant has been in talks with Perplexity to bring its AI-powered search features to its smartphones.

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How to access Perplexity on Galaxy devices

On supported devices such as the Galaxy S26 series, users will be able to:

• Say “Hey, Plex” to activate Perplexity
• Press and hold the side button for quick access
• Access contextual prompts within supported Samsung apps

Samsung has positioned Galaxy AI as an “orchestrator” that brings together different AI systems into one cohesive experience rather than siloed apps.

More details are expected at Samsung’s upcoming Unpacked event on February 25, where the company is likely to share further information about supported devices, rollout timelines and its broader vision for a multi-agent AI future.