If you were looking closely at the new Galaxy S25 series (more on that later), you might have noticed the phones — which come with Gemini preinstalled — sported a new UI for Google's AI assistant. Almost immediately after Samsung's Unpacked presentation concluded, a wave of users on other Android devices started noticing the new UI.

The new Gemini overlay is already available on select Google Pixel devices and is expected to roll out to more Android devices soon

Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.

Google is introducing a slew of Android updates, including key updates to its AI assistant, Gemini. Users can now access an improved Gemini that can perform multiple actions across different apps with just a single prompt.

The Galaxy S25 series has removed the Samsung Messages app in favor of Google Messages for a better RCS experiance.

What came first—the Samsung or the Apple? Although only one of the tech giants has been taken to court for copying the other’s iconic design, the two parties have been inspiring each other for years.

At Samsung’s Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, the company unveiled the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. Google marked the occasion with a slew of At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event, the company unveiled an improved Gemini assistant,