AI answers to your questions coming to One UI 8.5
A breakdown of the One UI 8.5 launcher app, done by Android Authority, shows references to AI Agents. While the specific way they’ll work is still unclear, it appears one of their features will allow users to ask questions and receive concise answers.The feature may be available through a new launcher shortcut, which might replace the Google Search bar. Users may have the option to choose between Gemini, Perplexity, or Samsung’s Gauss, which powers Galaxy AI, as the AI provider for that feature.
An instruction set found in the code mentions that the AI must gather search information and boil it down to a direct answer to the question. The answer has to be friendly and no longer than three sentences. The feature might bear the name “Finder AI,” but that could be just an internal name.
That’s what we wanted from Siri all along
Samsung is already ahead of Apple in terms of AI, but such a feature could put Galaxy AI on the Galaxy S26 even further from Apple Intelligence on the iPhone 17. Pixel 10 has Gemini on board, but it’s unlikely the company will ever give similar access to a third-party AI, while Samsung appears open to partnerships.
Samsung is winning the AI race
As an iPhone user, relying on third-party apps for any AI task I want on my phone is now a habit. An AI integration like the one Samsung may be planning for One UI 8.5 sounds great, but I doubt many people will be willing to switch sides for it. Still, that could be one of the most impressive AI applications on mobile, and Apple should take notes.
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