- Bixby could overtake Google Gemini by 2025
- The upgrade may come together with One UI 7
- The new Bixby is already available in China
Amid the meteoric rise of ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini, you may have completely forgotten about Samsung’s Bixby – but a refresh is coming for the AI assistant, and it could be available globally at the same time as the Samsung Galaxy S25.
A new report in the South Korean outlet ET News (via @Jukanlosreve) says that Bixby will add Large Language Model (LLM) support early next year, matching the generative AI chatbots we’ve already mentioned.
This Bixby upgrade has actually already been quietly pushed out – but only in China. Based on this new report, it looks like the rest of the world will get access to the new version, most likely in January.
That’s when the Galaxy S25 series will reportedly launch, and it’s also when we expect One UI 7 (based on Android 15) to be pushed out to the masses. The One UI 7 software update is currently in beta testing.
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Of course, Samsung has already released many Galaxy AI features on its phones this year, including Sketch to Image and the Circle to Search feature. Google Gemini is also available on Samsung handsets.
But with the addition of LLM support to Bixby, Samsung phones will become even more powerful, with more comprehensive responses and image generation capabilities. Another well-known tipster, @UniverseelIjssays this will be “the biggest selling point” of the Galaxy S25.
Google has already given its own Google Assistant an LLM upgrade in the form of Google Gemini – and it will be interesting to see how much competition Bixby gives Gemini when it comes to built-in options on the best Android phones.
We’ll be sure to tell you all the details of the new and improved Bixby when it arrives – perhaps in a month or so. In the meantime, Apple will continue to roll out its own Apple Intelligence features through iOS updates.