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

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.

Google admits that the company paid Samsung "enormous sums of money" to preinstall Gemini on its devices. Google is currently trying to fend off any allegations of it breaking antitrust laws, however, the company’s practice of paying for installations is in violation of the same law.