- Bixby could catch up with Google Gemini in 2025
- Upgrade may arrive with One UI 7
- The new Bixby is already available in China
Amid the rapid rise of ChatGPT, Co-pilotand Gemini, you may have forgotten about Samsung’s Bixby – but a redesign 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 a South Korean media ET News (via @Jukanlosreve) says that Bixby will ship with 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 rolled out – but only in China. Based on this new report, it appears that the rest of the world will have access to the new version, most likely in January.
This is when the Galaxy S25 series would launch, and this is also when we expect One UI 7 (based on Android 15) to be disseminated to the masses. One UI 7 software update is currently in beta.
“The main selling point”
The biggest selling point of the Galaxy S25 series: the new Bixby returns!December 15, 2024
Samsung has of course already rolled out many Galaxy AI features to its phones this year, including Sketch in picture and the Circle to search functionality. Google Gemini is also available on Samsung handsets.
But with LLM support added to Bixby, Samsung phones will become even more powerful, with more comprehensive responses and image generation capabilities. Another well-known tipster, @UniverseIceclaims 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 bring you all the details of the new and improved Bixby when it arrives – perhaps in a month or so. Waiting for, Apple continues to offer its own Apple Intelligence features via iOS updates.
