Perplexity arrives at the heart of the Galaxy S26: it’s integrated at the system level and powers both Perplexity’s assistant and Bixby. This makes Perplexity the AI behind two of the device’s three assistants, with direct access to native apps and physical controls.
What does this mean for you, someone who uses a phone every day? More contextual answers, quick actions without extra apps, and real-time search across the system.
What Perplexity announced
Samsung and Perplexity worked together to integrate the Perplexity API at the Galaxy S26 operating system level. Perplexity gets a dedicated wake word, Hey Plex, access to physical controls, and the ability to read and write in native apps like Notes, Calendar, Gallery, Clock, and Reminders.
A key detail: Perplexity is the first non-Google company with system-level access on a Samsung phone. Samsung used to reserve that level of access only for first-party assistants. The choice responds to Perplexity’s focus on precise answers and on orchestrating search, reasoning, and on-device actions.
