If you’re using an Android phone, you’ve probably noticed that Google’s Gemini AI assistant seems to be popping up everywhere, the same way it’s been popping into Google Search, Docs, YouTube, etc. And this is true even if you aren’t using a Google-branded phone.

Gemini’s place as a preinstalled, default AI assistant on the Galaxy S25 came with a check attached.

Antitrust case that found Google operates a Search monopoly revealed Google paid enormous sums for Gemini AI installation on Samsung phones.