Samsung is rolling out another subscription giveaway to Galaxy phone owners. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
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Google gifted Pixel 9 users with a free year-long subscription to its newly enhanced AI One Pro last month. With the launch of the Fold 7, Samsung made a similar free offer that flew under the radar.
This story was updated on August 11th with a new deal Samsung is emailing out to select users.
Galaxy S25, S25 Plus, Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 users qualify for six months of Google AI One Pro, which typically costs $19.99 per month. AI One Pro is essentially Google’s rebranded AI Premium subscription tier, which includes access to Gemini 2.5 Pro, filmmaking tool Flow, Gemini in Workspace apps and 2TB of storage, alongside other AI tools.
To redeem the offer, download and sign into the Google One app. You should then be presented with the offer. As I was already a subscriber, Google gave me a six-month payment break until February 2026 and a small refund on what I paid for that month. Just don’t forget to put a note in your calendar to cancel it if you don’t want to pay for the service after the offer ends.
In Samsung’s efforts to position the Fold 7 and Flip 7 as the multi-tasking phones, Galaxy foldable phone users are also treated to a selection of other free subscriptions.
- Two months free of Adobe Lightroom
- 50% off LumaFusion video editing
- 30% off Arcsite
- 30% off Noteshelf
This isn’t the company’s first rodeo. Last month it also gifted a 12 month subscription to Perplexity AI Pro to millions of Galaxy phone and tablet users. Read about how to redeem that offer here.
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Samsung and Google have made repeated free AI offers to users of their respective phones. Google bundled Gemini Advanced with the Pixel 9 series when it launched last year, and then extended that offer after rebranding to Google AI One Pro (alongside adding new video generation features).
Samsung, too, recently gave away a free year’s subscription to Perplexity AI Pro (worth $200), another generative AI chatbot, to Galaxy phone and tablet users in the U.S.
The Korean company has also kept its Galaxy AI suite of tools free for the time being. Samsung has repeatedly said that the toolset is free until “the end of 2025,” and refused to elaborate further. I quizzed the company about this at the recent Galaxy Z Fold 7 press briefing, but got no firm answer on pricing plans. I suspect Samsung is waiting to see how popular Galaxy AI is, and to see if people actually use it regularly, before charging.
I imagine Apple’s troubles with launching its own personalised Siri, which was promised and then delayed to some criticism, is part of Samsung’s (and Google’s) thinking. If their chief smartphone rival is getting some flak for failing to deliver promised AI features, then making your own product free makes it more enticing. Google’s new Pixel 10 ad suggests that is very much the company’s strategy.
Update August 11th: These freebies are only available to Galaxy Z Fold 7, Flip 7 and Galaxy S25 owners. So if you’re looking to claim the free Google One AI Pro subscription via one of these devices, Samsung has just released a new double offer for the Flip 7.
Samsung has boosted trade-in prices by £150 ($201) if the code “FLIPSIDE” is used at checkout and a device is traded-in. There’s also a second bespoke 15-digit code that has been sent out to registered Samsung users, which knocks an additional £100 off ($134) the 512GB storage option.
I suspect the second offer was triggered because I’d left the Flip 7 in my basket a few days ago when I was searching for deals. There’s no guarantee this will work for you, but it’s a common sales tactic from online retailers. Give it a go and let me know if works for you. Just make sure you’re signed up to Samsung’s marketing emails.
If you’re buying through the Samsung Shop app, don’t forget to use the code “APP5” which knocks 5% off the total cost, and doubles up with the bespoke voucher the Korean company is emailing out. Combined, they discounted the Flip 7 by £152 ($203) for me.
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