Samsung Upgrades Bixby With Perplexity-Powered AI Features, Takes Page Out of Apple’s Playbook

Soon, Bixby will allow users to use natural language to ask queries and execute commands. Users will no longer have to ...

Samsung’s smarter AI-powered Bixby will arrive with One UI 8.5

The new AI-powered Bixby will debut with One UI 8.5 later this year, likely arriving on the Galaxy S26 lineup in early March.

Samsung’s new AI Bixby is coming to phones.

The new “conversational” Bixby sounds similar to the one already rolled out on some Samsung TVs, bolstered by web search powered by Perplexity. It’s available in beta in One UI 8.5, which we’re ...
CNET

The Honor Magic 8 Pro Is My First Big Phone Disappointment of 2026

An earlier version of this Honor Magic 8 Pro article outlined a severe problem I found with significant purple fringing on images from the ultrawide camera. Honor identified the fringing as a fault ...

The One UI 8.5 beta proves Samsung is losing focus on what made it special

One UI was named after its focus on one-handed use. But in the seven years since its release, that focus isn't as sharp as it ...
PCMag

I Got My Hands on the Honor Magic8 Pro, and It's One of the Most Powerful Phones I've Used

Packing elite silicon, a jaw-dropping screen, and some of the most aggressive hardware I've seen in a flagship, Honor's ...

One UI 8.5 will bring lock screen animation customization to Galaxy phones

Samsung has been testing One UI 8.5 for the Galaxy S25 for over a month now. Besides improving the skin, the company is also ...

Your Galaxy lock screen just got hundreds of Samsung unlock animations

Samsung’s LockStar update adds a huge set of unlock animations to Galaxy phones on One UI 8.5. Version 8.5.00.8 also brings ...