Samsung will nearly definitely be revealing its Galaxy S25 lineup in lower than a month. Whereas the corporate’s newest cellphone will reportedly carry a brand new design, an upgraded digital camera, and extra, it may also carry a shock perk — a free Gemini Superior subscription.
Whereas operating an APK teardown of the newest model of the Google app, a course of that entails diving deep into code to foretell upcoming options, Android Authority observed a number of indications that Galaxy S25 would possibly embody a free subscription to the paid model of Google’s AI.
“Your gadget offers you entry to a {one}-year subscription to Gemini Superior,” the code learn, “with entry to our most succesful AI fashions, for free of charge.” There have been additionally strains of code for nine-month, six-month, and three-month subscriptions. A minimum of for the year-long trial, that is a worth of greater than $200.
A number of different mentions of “Samsung” or “Samsung S25” seem all through the app, tying this provide on to Samsung’s upcoming launch. It appears doubtless that the completely different tiers are tied to completely different cellphone fashions.
Google beforehand made an analogous provide obtainable to clients who bought a Pixel 9.
Should you’re not acquainted, Gemini Superior is a paid improve of Gemini, Google’s personal AI. The service, which often prices $20 a month, offers you entry to a way more highly effective model of the AI that may generate photographs, perceive extra advanced questions, give higher responses, allow you to construct customized AI specialists, and provide you with previews of Google’s experimental fashions.
Whereas Gemini Superior is at the moment solely obtainable with a Google One subscription — which additionally consists of 2TB of cloud storage, superior Google Images modifying options, a VPN for a number of gadgets, and extra — there is no indication that the Samsung provide consists of Google One.
We’ll doubtless study extra when Galaxy Unpacked occurs on Jan. 22.
