Major AI deals with Samsung unveiled

Google pays millions of millions every month for the pre-installation of the Gemini Ki app on Galaxy smartphones. The deal runs for at least two years and came to light during a antitrust process. The exact sum remains secret – but what does that mean for the future?

Millions for AI dominance

Since January 2025, Google has paid considerable sums for the pre-installation of the Gemini Ki app on Galaxy smartphones and other devices. This information came to light during the ongoing antitrust procedure between Google and the US Justice Ministry (DOJ). Peter Fitzgerald, Google’s Vice President for Platform and Device Partnerships, confirmed in court that the contract should run for at least two years.

The exact amount of the payments was not announced, but prosecutor David Dahlquist described it as an “enormous sum”. According to Fitzgerald, the deal includes fixed monthly payments for each device with a pre-installed Gemini app and a percentage of the advertising revenue that Google generates by the app.

Repeated pattern on Google

This agreement is not the first of its kind. As early as 2023, the legal dispute between Epic Games and Google was known that the Samsung search engine giant had paid a total of $ 8 billion (around $ 6.96 billion) over a period of four years in order to pre-install Google Search and Play Store on Galaxy devices.

Bloomberg reports, this practice of payments for preliminary installations has already been classified twice as illegal. Judge Amit Mehta, who heads the current case, had decided last year that Google’s practice, Samsung to pay for the standard setting of the search engine, violated antitrust law. Now he collects evidence to decide which changes Google has to make at its business model.

Far -reaching consequences threaten

The three -week process that started on April 21, 2025 could have far -reaching consequences for Google. The DOJ calls for drastic measures that “could undermine the American economic and technology leadership according to Google”. In the worst case, the company threatens to split up, for example by the forced sale of the Chrome browser.

A central point of the procedure is whether Google can still complete such payment agreements with companies such as Apple and Samsung in the future. Doj lawyer Dahlquist argued that strong measures had to be taken to prevent Google from using his AI products to further expand his search engine dominance.

The Gemini app plays a central role in Samsung’s Galaxy-AI initiative, which was introduced with the Galaxy S24 series. Both companies worked together for several AI functions, with some of them being available exclusively on Galaxy devices. The outcome of this case could fundamentally change the future of such cooperation.