How Galaxy AI adapts to your daily routines and boosts productivity

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is defined by more than just its exceptional hardware — it's also designed to have intelligent software, with Galaxy AI¹ tools that can help with everyday tasks and deep productivity.

These tools are easily accessible, appearing right where you need them, and in some cases making proactive suggestions, so you don’t even need to ask. Below, we’ll look in depth at these key Galaxy AI features, and how they can help your day go more smoothly.

TL;DR: The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra has a whole suite of Galaxy AI tools, designed to optimise your photos, writing, notes, and more, while also providing proactive suggestions, telling you what you need to know for your day, and making your phone’s battery go further.

1. Now Brief delivers a personalised daily briefing

With Now Brief², you’ll always know the important details of your day, as this feature surfaces exactly what you need to know at any given moment. That could include the current weather, upcoming calendar reminders, and the biggest news stories of the day.

Depending on the time of day, though, the included information will change. For example, first thing in the morning it might show your sleep data or traffic information for your daily commute.

But you can customise the types of content that you want Now Brief to show, to ensure you’re only seeing what’s useful to you.

2. Now Nudge makes context-aware suggestions

With Now Nudge³, your Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra will make suggestions based on what it sees on your screen. For example, if you’re planning an event, it would give you the option to add it to your calendar, or if you’re messaging someone about a trip you took, it could surface relevant photos.

It can do these sorts of things without being asked, so it’s far more proactive than most AI, delivering results without you even having to think about what you want — let alone ask for it.

3. Writing Assist delivers polished messages effortlessly

With Writing Assist, you don’t need to worry about the tone, grammar, or clarity of your messages, because Galaxy AI on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra can handle that for you.

Its Composer option will craft messages for you, based purely on the tone, keywords and ideas that you enter, while Suggested Replies will automatically generate responses to messages.

If you'd rather draft a message yourself, then you can still use Writing Assist to check for spelling and grammar errors, suggest improvements, or even change the writing style.

So whether you’re sending a professional email or just chatting with a friend, you’ll always come across as intended.

4. Note Assist keeps your thoughts organised and structured

Most of us probably keep lists, reminders, thoughts, and other notes on our phones, but actually keeping them all organised can be easier said than done. That’s where Note Assist on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra comes in.

With this, you can auto format your notes with a single tap, restructuring them with headers, bullet points, and more, to increase their readability. You can also use the summarise function to condense your notes, delivering all the key information with less text.

Of course, Note Assist can also check the spelling and grammar of your notes, and it can even translate them to another language if needed.

5. Photo Assist helps you create professional-quality images

If you’re a budding photographer then Photo Assist⁴ is a Galaxy AI tool on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra that you’ll probably turn to often, as it can help you make your photos even better by editing and enhancing them automatically.

With this, you can make both small edits and massive changes to your images quickly and easily. For example, you can add photorealistic objects to an image, turn portrait images into cartoon characters, switch the lighting from day to night or vice versa, change a person’s outfit, and more.

Basically, if you can imagine it and either describe it or sketch it, Photo Assist can probably apply a realistic version of it to your image via a simple text or voice prompt.

So whether you simply want to polish your photos or completely transform them, this is a tool that’s worth using.

6. Browsing Assist summarises web pages instantly

If you use the Samsung Internet app, then you can access Galaxy AI’s powerful Browsing Assist feature on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, which lets you summarise or translate the content of web pages.

The benefits of this are obvious — summarising a page means you can get all the key information without spending a long time reading a lengthy article, giving you clear bullet points that are easy to digest. Translating a web page, meanwhile, opens up whole new parts of the internet, letting you read pages that aren’t written in your native language.

And yes, you can also translate summarised pages.

7. Adaptive Battery learns your usage to extend your phone’s life

The above Galaxy AI features all help you boost your productivity and save time, but with Adaptive Battery on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra you can also spend more time on your phone without needing to plug it in.

This works by learning your usage patterns and using that information to optimise your phone’s power, ensuring it can last even through the busiest of days.

For example, it can learn which apps you use the most, and for those you don’t use often, it can limit how much battery they’re draining in the background.

So with these Galaxy AI tools combined, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is ready to be your smart, proactive assistant. If you’re ready to give it a try, head to the Samsung website to find out more.