Sam Bright, the lead at Google Play, said the "ultimate goal" is to have Android games and apps work seamlessly across mobile, XR, and TV.

There they sat, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra’s three proud parents: Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm. Samsung plays the largest parental role, but all three have lent a guiding hand in creating what is arguably more of a mobile AI device than a mere smartphone.

Last month, Google introduced the Android XR platform in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, which is "a new operating system built for this next generation of computing". Now, Google has bought part of HTC Vive's engineering team, HTC Vive of course having ample experience engineering VR headsets.

Samsung leveraged Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform for the entire Galaxy S25 lineup. Samsung is reportedly considering using the Exynos chip in its foldable phones.

Samsung has just announced the Galaxy S25 series, and it turns out they have satellite connectivity thanks to Snapdragon Satellite.

This week’s Android headlines; Galaxy Unpacked details and reaction, Galaxy AI updated, Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge surprise, Oppo’s ultimate foldable, Google Pixel plans and

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S25 smartphones, featuring Google AI and Qualcomm chips, to boost sales against rivals. Despite being early in AI smartphones, Samsung struggles against Apple and Chinese competitors.

The VR headset being developed by Samsung and Google will apparently be present at Galaxy Unpacked for you to try out.

Samsung Electronics has launched its new Galaxy S25 series, featuring Qualcomm chips and AI capabilities from Google's model. Despite competition, Samsung is focusing on enhancing AI features like Bixby and personalized experiences to boost sales.

Samsung unveiled Galaxy S25 lineup with Qualcomm chips and Google's AI model, aiming to beat Apple's iPhone 17 Air. Analysts predict success.

Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by Qualcomm's chips and Google's artificial-intelligence model, hoping its upgraded AI features can reinvigorate sales and fend off Apple and Chinese rivals.

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.