Perplexity deeply integrated into Samsung phones, one-click to activate AI assistant, first to obtain system-level access permissions

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2026.02.27 03:12
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AI startup Perplexity has reached a deep collaboration with Samsung Galaxy S26 smartphones, allowing users to activate the assistant through "Hey Plex" or by long-pressing the side button. The Perplexity app is pre-installed on the S26 phone, gaining system-level access for the first time, enabling it to read and write to Samsung's native applications. Perplexity will become the backend engine for Samsung Bixby, combining real-time search and reasoning capabilities to provide the latest answers, while the Samsung browser will also integrate Perplexity's API