Samsung and Google's partnership is still going strong, bringing Gemini AI features to Samsung's foldables lineup. At Samsung Unpacked, Google's senior VP of devices and services Rick Osterloh came onstage to announce Gemini-powered AI features for the new Samsung Z Fold 7.

It's time to meet a new digital assistant on Wear OS, and if you can't wait for Gemini to get here, you may have some options.

Google is bringing its Gemini artificial intelligence model to smartwatches running Wear OS, marking a significant expansion beyond smartphones and tablets. Announced this week, the rollout will introduce a new generation of AI-powered features across wearables from major partners including Samsung,

In addition to its new flippable and foldable phones, Samsung showed off the Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic.

Google also announced that, starting with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, you’ll be able to long-press the power button and have Gemini take a gander at your screen while you’re scrolling. With live access to what you’re looking at, you can ask Gemini for help on stuff like product comparisons. Per Google:

At the same time, most of Google’s Gemini-powered tools are still free on Samsung devices. New Gemini-powered tools are also free for the next six months for early buyers of the Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7. For now, Samsung is keeping core Galaxy AI tools free and giving users more certainty about what they can use without extra cost.

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The day may belong to Samsung and its new foldables, but Google has had several important announcements alongside the new devices. From Circle to Search upgrades to Wear OS switching to Gemini, there is a lot of big stuff on Google’s side of this Android world.

Galaxy Unpacked event, the tech giant debuted new Flips and Folds that were similarly thin to its Chinese competitors.