Samsung could be betting heavily on its as-yet-unseen AI assistant to sell the next generation of Galaxy smartphones. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the company is considering adding a dedicated button for the service to next year’s Galaxy S8. “The latest internal prototypes of the premium Galaxy S8 handset include a button on the side edge of the smartphone that would be used to launch a beefed-up virtual assistant,” says the WSJ, adding that its sources cautioned that “prototypes aren’t final and could change.”

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