Samsung Electronics has officially announced, the result of the continuous collaboration with Google, an important novelty destined to expand access to artificial intelligence functionality on its popular Galaxy A series A. This move is part of the wider vision of the South Korean giant aimed at “democratizing the latest experiences”, making advanced technologies such as Google’s assistant available for an ever more vast use of users.
Samsung continues to work to make artificial intelligence an increasingly accessible feature on its devices, and the latest novelty in this sense directly concerns its highly appreciated Galaxy series A.
Samsung brings Gemini to the Galaxy to: Google Ai lands on the middle band (and perhaps anticipates one UI 7)
According to what was officially announced by the South Korean giant, a large group of mid -range smartphones launched between 2023 and 2025 is about to receive integration with Gemini, the powerful Google assistant. This is a significant move, which aims to reduce the existing gap between these models and top of the range of the Galaxy S and Z series, which benefit from the most complete suite called Galaxy Ai, while the Galaxy A56 and A36 currently rely on what Samsung calls “Awesome Intelligence”.
It should be remembered that Samsung had already introduced the concept of “Awesome intelligence” on the most recent models of the series (Galaxy A56 5G, Galaxy A36 5G and Galaxy A26 5G), bringing some features to the selected on these devices. The update now announced not only extends rapid access to Gemini via the side button to these models, but also leads it to a series of Galaxy devices to compatible precedents, effectively expanding the scope and ease of use of the capacity to the middle band.
The arrival of Gemini on Serie A will not be a simple software update as an end in itself, but will bring with it a comfortable functionality for quick access. Samsung has in fact communicated that, following an imminent software update, users will be able to assign the start of Gemini to the prolonged pressure of the side button directly from the settings of the device.
One of the most practical news introduced with this update is the possibility of Activate Gemini simply by holding down the side button of the smartphonea functionality already highly appreciated by users (Fan-Favorite) of the Galaxy S series that now also lands on the middle band, allowing you to interact with the Google assistant instantaneously.
This function will allow you to interact with the Google assistant instantly, to ask questions, look for information, obtain indications on Google Maps, manage your commitments and much more, making the experience of daily use even more smart and versatile.
Thanks to this facilitated access, users will be able to exploit Gemini for daily tasks in a more intuitive way: it will be possible, for example, ask for “find French restaurants that accept pets with outdoor tables nearby” and obtain suggestions in a few seconds, or look for ideas for a birthday gift, check the commitments on the agenda or even perform complex actions that involve more apps with a single command, such as identifying a room on Google Maps and share The address with a contact through messages, taking advantage of the integration between the Samsung, Google apps and some of compatible third parties.
But when will this novelty come concretely? Samsung speaks of a global release that will start already in the coming weeks, starting from the first days of May. The software update necessary to enable integration with Gemini will be gradually distributed to compatible models.
The importance of this collaboration and the goal of Samsung were underlined by Jay KimExecutive Vice President and Head of Customer Experience Office, Samsung Electronics Mobile Experience Business:
Samsung and Google have worked together to offer experiences to fluids, intuitive and significant, making technology more recently more accessible to a greater number of users.
We are excited that the users of the Galaxy series can now activate Gemini faster and more naturally through a simple gesture that brings intelligent support in the flow of daily activities. “
And here comes the most interesting and potentially “juicy” detail for the owners of these smartphones. According to what Samsung is specified in the notes on the sidelines of the announcement, In order to take advantage of this integration with Gemini it will be necessary to have the One UI 7 on board. This statement is of capital importance, because it strongly implies that the expected updating to the new version of Samsung’s personalized interface is now imminent For all Galaxy devices involved.
If this indication were confirmed, it would be a remarkable acceleration compared to the previous ones Roadmap unofficial, which placed the release of One UI 7 for many of these models in June. Of course, it is always good to use some caution: Samsung itself specifies that the release times are subject to changes and could vary. However, the explicit link between Gemini and One UI 7 bodes well in an early rollout.
Now let’s see in detail what are the smartphones of the Galaxy family who are preparing to welcome Gemini and, presumably, the one UI 7 in a short time. The list provided by Samsung is quite wide and includes:
- Samsung Galaxy A56, Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A54
- Samsung Galaxy A36, Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A34
- Samsung Galaxy A26, Galaxy A25, Galaxy A25e and Galaxy A24
These are therefore ten models that cover different price ranges within Serie A, which demonstrates Samsung’s desire to spread the features related to more recent artificial intelligence also on market segments that are not exclusively premium.
Samsung is preparing to bring significant added value to many of its most recent and popular Galaxy smartphones. The native integration with Google Gemini, quickly accessible through the side button, represents an important step forward to make artificial intelligence advanced a daily reality for a wider audience.
As previously anticipated, the real surprise, however, could be the potentially anticipated arrival of the One UI 7, a highly anticipated software update that, according to current indications, seems to be the fundamental prerequisite for this new functionality. All that remains is to wait for the actual start of the Rollout in the coming weeks to have definitive confirmations and to see Gemini at work on Samsung’s middle band.