Samsung has unveiled its new S26 smartphone lineup, with artificial intelligence at the core of these gadgets.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cImagine a phone that anticipates your needs before you even realise them. A smartphone that learns your habits and adapts in real-time, acting on your behalf. A phone \u2014 an AI agent,\u201d began Samsung CEO Tae Moon Roh in his presentation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The driving force behind the Galaxy S26’s AI agent features is Google’s Gemini. Among its capabilities is the ability for the neural network to open applications in a virtual background window and manage them while the user attends to other tasks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-7651d232cb6b7a93-7323742393248903-1024x652.png\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-275853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-7651d232cb6b7a93-7323742393248903-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-7651d232cb6b7a93-7323742393248903-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-7651d232cb6b7a93-7323742393248903-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-7651d232cb6b7a93-7323742393248903.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Samsung presentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the Unpacked event, Google’s Sameer Samat demonstrated a tool: in a family chat discussing a pizza order, Gemini reads the conversation, determines participants’ preferences, opens <span data-descr=\"the largest technology platform in the US for online food ordering and delivery\" class=\"old_tooltip\">DoorDash<\/span>, assembles a cart, and awaits final order confirmation.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the function also works with GrubHub, Uber, Kroger, Walmart, and several other applications.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other AI Solutions<\/h2>\n<p>Samsung has added Perplexity as a second system AI agent. It functions as an \u201canswer engine\u201d rather than a simple chatbot. The AI can be activated by voice or a side button.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?22\" data-telegram-post=\"forklogAI\/6783\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The browser-integrated Ask AI feature from Perplexity simultaneously analyses all open tabs and history to answer questions without switching between sources.<\/p>\n<p>The South Korean company highlighted that today, 80% of users engage with at least two AI agents daily. In response to this trend, developers have updated the Bixby assistant. It now better understands natural speech: for instance, if you say \u201cmy eyes hurt from the screen,\u201d the assistant will automatically reduce brightness. The digital assistant also pulls up-to-date information directly into the dialogue without switching to other apps.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to agent functions, Samsung introduced several additional tools:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Now Brief<\/strong> \u2014 a personalised daily summary. It pre-displays restaurant reservations from notification history or points out schedule overlaps;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Call Screening<\/strong> \u2014 identifies unknown numbers and briefly describes the purpose of the call before answering;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nudge<\/strong> \u2014 recognises the context of conversations. If someone asks about weekend plans, the calendar appears directly in the chat;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Photo Assist<\/strong> \u2014 adds missing elements to photos using Galaxy AI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The front camera uses an AI processor for image processing to produce sharper selfies. Night videos are enhanced with noise reduction. The S26 Ultra records 8K videos with a new <span data-descr=\"Advanced Professional Video \u2014 a new professional video compression format developed by Samsung\" class=\"old_tooltip\">APV<\/span> codec.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Display with Hardware Privacy Protection<\/h2>\n<p>The presentation also highlighted a new screen protection technology against prying eyes. The display incorporates a \u201cblack matrix\u201d layer that physically narrows the light dispersion angle from each pixel. As a result, only the phone owner looking directly at it can see the image. To others at an angle, the screen appears completely off.<\/p>\n<p>The option can be activated manually, including for individual applications.<\/p>\n<p>The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, priced from $1299, is the only smartphone on the market with such built-in screen protection. Pre-orders are now open.<\/p>\n<p>The base Galaxy S26 starts at $899, while the Plus version is priced from $1099.<\/p>\n<p>Back in January 2025, Samsung <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/samsung-unveils-galaxy-s25-with-ai-focus\">released<\/a> the Galaxy S25 lineup, which also focused heavily on chip performance and artificial intelligence features.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung has unveiled its new S26 smartphone lineup, with artificial intelligence at the core of these gadgets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Samsung unveils S26 smartphones with AI at the core.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,1585],"class_list":["post-94738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-samsung"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"211","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Samsung unveils S26 smartphones with AI at the core.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94740,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94738\/revisions\/94740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}