Samsung turned the Galaxy S24 telephones into AI-first gadgets, launching a Galaxy AI suite of options that had been unique to the three handsets. Regardless of not having its personal ChatGPT different, Samsung partnered with different AI service suppliers, together with Google, to make Galaxy AI occur.
Google’s Circle to Search was among the many unique options Samsung gave the Galaxy S24. The characteristic is now accessible on different Pixel, Galaxy, and Android telephones.
It’s unclear whether or not Samsung’s AI-first technique helped promote extra Galaxy S24 telephones than anticipated, however it definitely didn’t damage. Then once more, Galaxy AI wasn’t as large a must have issue for the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 telephones that launched six months after the Galaxy S24. Foldable gross sales weren’t spectacular for the corporate final yr.
This brings us to the Galaxy S25 collection, whose launch is imminent. Subsequent week, Samsung will maintain its first Unpacked occasion of the yr, throughout which it’ll introduce a minimum of three Galaxy S25 variations. A fourth Galaxy S25 Slim mannequin may additionally seem on the present.
Galaxy AI can be anticipated to be one of many stars of Unpacked, as Samsung will unveil a few of the new AI options it developed for the brand new telephones. You gained’t have to attend that lengthy, as a few of the upcoming Galaxy AI options have already leaked.
After seeing advertising and marketing pictures displaying the Galaxy S25 designs earlier this week, we now have the same trove of press photos displaying the assorted Galaxy S25 options, together with Galaxy AI.
That is all due to the Portuguese-language weblog TecnoBlog, which posted numerous photos that had been most likely leaked by Samsung.
One of many photos the weblog shared exhibits One UI 7 screenshots tied to the Galaxy AI performance that Samsung teased a couple of days in the past: The Now Bar (picture above).
The Now Bar is situated on the backside of the Galaxy S25 lock display screen. Its resemblance to Apple’s Dynamic Island is apparent right here, and Samsung most likely received the thought from the iPhone. Nonetheless, Samsung will flip the Now Bar right into a Galaxy AI ingredient moderately than having it act as a shortcut to apps operating within the background.
Tapping the brand new UI ingredient gives you entry to all the data you would possibly want to begin your day. Galaxy AI may have entry to your information to find out the sort of info you would possibly wish to have accessible by way of the Now Bar. It would current climate info, commute directions, and music ideas.
The Now Bar can even summarize your day, floor related media, reminiscent of pictures and movies, and show well being and health achievements.
The photographs Samsung ready for the Now Bar additionally point out Samsung would possibly enable you preserve observe of purchasing coupons and different offers you would possibly discover on-line, telling you once they expire so that you don’t overlook to benefit from them.
It’s unclear what Galaxy AI fashions will energy the Now Bar. Nonetheless, given the sensitivity of the information the Now Bar presents, the characteristic would possibly depend on on-device processing moderately than the cloud.
TecnoBlog additionally offers us a take a look at one other Galaxy AI characteristic, one whose provenance is evident. The Galaxy S25 telephones will include Gemini integration, Google’s greatest AI, and a chatbot much like ChatGPT.
Gemini works as an AI assistant on Android telephones proper now, however the Galaxy S25 telephones would possibly introduce new talents. The advertising and marketing picture the weblog shared exhibits Galaxy AI will assist complicated instructions on the Galaxy S25 by way of Gemini.
For instance, a person would possibly ask the AI to listing the locations seen in a YouTube video and save the data inside Samsung Notes. The AI would have the ability to “watch” the clip, summarize it, after which open the Samsung Notes app to avoid wasting that info.
That is agentic habits from Galaxy AI, the sort I count on to see extra of on telephones and computer systems.
The Gemini performance additionally resembles what Apple needs to do with Siri in Apple Intelligence. Nonetheless, the smarter Siri gained’t be accessible on supported iPhone fashions till April, which is when iOS 18.4 is probably going set to launch. The Galaxy S25 telephones and the brand new Galaxy AI that ships with them might be in shops in early February.
These are all the brand new Galaxy AI options that leaked, however the weblog has different Galaxy S25 advertising and marketing photos that go over some {hardware} particulars, together with the processor, digital camera, and battery. You may see them at this hyperlink.
