Samsung could make Galaxy AI features paid next year
Samsung debuted Galaxy AI – its suite of artificial intelligence (AI) for its devices with the Galaxy S24 series – in January. At the time, the South Korean tech conglomerate mentioned in the footnotes of its press release that some of the AI features introduced would be free to use until the end of 2025, casting a shadow of doubt over its future availability. With the introduction of the Galaxy S24 FE, Samsung has once again reiterated that it may charge for some features by the end of next year.
Samsung Galaxy AI features to get paid
According to a SamMobile reportfootnotes of the press release about the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE worldwide contain text that refers to the future of Galaxy AI features. The report quotes Samsung as saying: “Charges may apply for certain AI features by the end of 2025.”
Gadgets 360 staff could not find the text in the releases, indicating it may have been removed or changed. However, it does say that Galaxy AI features will be offered for free on supported Samsung models until the end of 2025, with availability depending on region – similar to the announcements made at the launch of the Galaxy S24 series in January and the foldable Z series. smartphones in July.
In recent months, Samsung has been rolling out Galaxy AI features to other smartphones apart from its flagships. This includes both the Fan Edition (FE) models and the tablets. Reports also suggest that several A-series handsets may also get it.
Galaxy AI features
One of the most notable features of Samsung’s AI suite is Note Assist, which can help record audio, transcribe and summarize it. There is also a Sketch-to-Image feature that can generate images based on the drawings or scribbles the user has made in Notes or photos in the Gallery app.
Circle to Search is another part of Galaxy AI, although it is not exclusive to it. It is a visual lookup tool that allows the user to highlight any part of the screen and search for it on the web. Meanwhile, the PDF Overlay Translation feature can translate and overlay text in PDF files.
