Samsung is developing a competitor to the likes of Siri and Cortana that will launch alongside the Galaxy S8 next year. Its artificial intelligence-powered digital assistant will partly come from Viv, an advanced assistant that was recently acquired by Samsung. Viv comes from the creators of Siri.

Viv, which is more of a platform than a mere assistant, will end up being integrated into Galaxy products, home appliances, and Samsung's wearables. It should be ready in time for the S8.

Samsung's Viv acquisition deal was revealed last month. The existence of an upcoming digital assistant for the company's devices has been presumed since then.