Unpacked 2026 keynote
TM Roh · Feb 25, 2026 · 1h 7m
Summary
Samsung pitched the Galaxy S26 series as "the agentic AI phone," built on three pillars for Galaxy AI: reach (AI in everyday devices), openness and confidence in privacy. Demos showed a proactive daily Brief, call summaries, context-aware chat help and a new Samsung Browser with Perplexity-powered Ask AI.
Key themes: Devices, Assistants, Agents · AI-written summary from the published transcript
- 1Samsung framed Galaxy AI around reach, openness and confidence about where data goes5:40
- 2The Galaxy S26 series was introduced as "the agentic AI phone"8:37
- 3A daily Brief pulls together weather, schedule, reservations and energy level10:49
- 4Galaxy AI summarizes missed calls so you can decide what needs a reply11:38
- 5The new Samsung Browser partners with Perplexity for an Ask AI research tool13:22
- 6Galaxy AI personalization is built with on-device protection at its core18:51
Announced
| Announcement | Status |
|---|---|
| Galaxy S26 seriesSamsung's flagship phones, "the agentic AI phone" | Announced |
| Samsung Browser with Perplexity Ask AIAI research in the browser | Announced |
Related keynotes
| Date | Keynote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Devices, Assistants | Galaxy AI will reach more than 800 million devices within the year | 2 |
About this keynote
Keynote page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA93zbnoR4U
- TM RohHead of the Device eXperience (DX) Division, Samsung Electronics
Companies named: Google, Perplexity, Samsung
Last changed 2026-09-24.
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