Microsoft SwiftKey’s latest Bing AI feature is now available to Samsung Galaxy users, according to the SwiftKey team, who announced that the Bing AI update is now rolling out to Samsung users. The Bing AI update first appeared on iOS and Android in mid-April, but it is only now being added to Samsung’s One UI’s built-in SwiftKey keyboard. As a result, Samsung Galaxy devices now have access to the powerful Bing AI tool, which integrates with the digital keyboard app in three major ways: search, chat, and tone.
Using the Bing AI Search feature, users can quickly search the web without switching apps. The Chat feature allows users to access Bing for more detailed queries and receive chat suggestions, whereas the Tone feature allows SwiftKey users to communicate more effectively by customising their in-progress text to fit the situation by using Bing AI. Users can instruct Bing AI to reword text more formally and generally change the tone of the text depending on the situation.
Users of Galaxy devices can choose to ignore Bing AI, just as they can choose to ignore SwiftKey entirely and instead use Samsung Keyboard. However, because SwiftKey is integrated into One UI, Bing AI is now pre-installed on almost every Galaxy device, with no way to uninstall it.
According to recent reports, Samsung is considering replacing Google’s search engine as the default option on its Galaxy devices with Bing. However, there are implications because of how Samsung and Google may have agreed on Android OS licences. It may not be possible to abandon Google search without consequences. Whatever happens with that story, Bing AI is now available on Samsung Galaxy devices pre-loaded with SwiftKey, and Microsoft’s AI beat Google’s Bard to the punch.
Samsung’s Lee Jae-Yong is reportedly planning a lengthy business trip to the United States. There, the Samsung CEO is expected to meet with some of the most influential people in the tech industry, reinforce Samsung’s partner network, and develop new plans for future business ventures. According to industry sources (via Hankyung), Chairman Lee will accompany President Yoon Suk-Yeol and fly to the United States this weekend at the earliest. The business trip of Lee Jae-yong is expected to end in the second week of May.
According to reports, Samsung Electronics’ local subsidiary’s sales in the United States will reach 86 trillion won ($64.9 billion) in 2022. Chairman Lee’s schedule is reportedly packed, as he plans to visit a number of US-based companies, including network operators Verizon and T-Mobile. According to reports, Samsung intends to sign a new contract with T-Mobile to assist the carrier with a 5G network project.
Lee Jae-Yong will meet with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google. Despite the fact that Samsung MX competes with Apple and Google, Samsung’s component divisions are close partners with both US-based tech behemoths, and Lee intends to keep close ties with both. One of the reasons Lee will meet with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, according to a recent report, is to discuss the terms of the search engine on Galaxy devices. According to recent rumours, Samsung is considering making Microsoft Bing the default search engine on Galaxy phones and tablets, effectively replacing Google Search. If this occurs, Google will suffer a significant financial loss.
Samsung is by far the most influential Android device manufacturer, and the company appears to have the upper hand over Google. It appears that Android needs Samsung more than Samsung needs Android, which could give the Korean tech behemoth an advantage in new negotiations over Google Search and other services. Lee Jae-Yong is also expected to meet with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, though the reason for this meeting is unknown.
