The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S25 phones may come with this major AI upgrade for free

Samsung will almost certainly be revealing its Galaxy S25 lineup in less than a month. While the company’s latest phone will reportedly bring a new design, an upgraded camera, and more, it might also bring a surprise perk — a free Gemini Advanced subscription. 

While running an APK teardown of the latest version of the Google app, a process that involves diving deep into code to predict upcoming features, Android Authority noticed several indications that Galaxy S25 might include a free subscription to the paid version of Google’s AI.  

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“Your device gives you access to a {one}-year subscription to Gemini Advanced,” the code read, “with access to our most capable AI models, at no cost.” There were also lines of code for nine-month, six-month, and three-month subscriptions. At least for the year-long trial, that’s a value of more than $200. 

Several other mentions of “Samsung” or “Samsung S25” appear throughout the app, tying this offer directly to Samsung’s upcoming release. It seems likely that the different tiers are tied to different phone models.

Google previously made a similar offer available to customers who purchased a Pixel 9. 

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If you’re not familiar, Gemini Advanced is a paid upgrade of Gemini, Google’s own AI. The service, which usually costs $20 a month, gives you access to a much more powerful version of the AI that can generate images, understand more complex questions, give better responses, let you build custom AI experts, and give you previews of Google’s experimental models.

While Gemini Advanced is currently only available with a Google One subscription — which also includes 2TB of cloud storage, advanced Google Photos editing features, a VPN for multiple devices, and more — there’s no indication that the Samsung offer includes Google One. 

We’ll likely learn more when Galaxy Unpacked happens on Jan. 22.