Report: Google may lose search on Samsung devices to Microsoft Bing

Samsung shipped 261 million smartphones in 2022, according to IDC data, all running Google’s Android software. — AFP

Microsoft Corp’s Bing may replace Alphabet Inc’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics Co devices, according to a New York Times report Sunday.

Suwon-based Samsung, the world’s leading smartphone maker, is considering making the switch, putting at risk roughly US$3bil (RM13.36bil) in annual revenue for Google, the report said. Bing’s threat to Google’s search dominance has grown more credible in recent months with the addition of OpenAI’s technology to provide ChatGPT-like responses to user queries.