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Exclusive: Samsung ending Bixby Voice support for Android Nougat and Oreo

Samsung launched its Bixby assistant with the Galaxy S8 back in 2017. The assistant, particularly the Bixby Voice functionality, has since been expanded to many of its devices. Bixby Voice is what responds when you give your phone a voice command. Some mid-range Samsung phones and tablets only have Bixby Home. Bixby has come a […]

By Adnan Farooqui
5 years ago

Love using Bixby? Maybe don’t update to Android Pie on your Galaxy S9

Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ owners who love using Bixby for controlling various aspects of the phone might want to hold off from updating to Android Pie. As one of our readers pointed out, Bixby 2.0 on Android Pie on the Galaxy S9 fails to understand many commands that worked with Bixby 1.0. And it […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

You can’t disable Bixby on the Galaxy Note 9, not yet anyway

Want to learn how to completely disable Bixby on the Galaxy Note 9? You're out of luck because it's not possible. We have guides on how to disable the assistant completely on previous devices like the Galaxy S9 but Samsung has made a subtle change to ensure that Galaxy Note 9 owners keep stumbling on […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Bixby on Galaxy Note 9 is more powerful and conversational

Samsung had promised that it would showcase Bixby improvements with the Galaxy Note 9. The improvements were previously referred to as Bixby 2.0. While the company isn't branding it as such, its digital assistant is now more powerful and conversational than ever before. There's an all-new interface for Bixby Voice. The improvements that Samsung has […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Bixby 2.0 to work with third-party apps on the Galaxy Note 9

Samsung launched its Bixby virtual assistant with the Galaxy S8 last year. It claimed that the assistant was able to do almost everything in response to a voice command that the user could do by tapping on the display. You can ask it to scroll down on a page and it will comply, for example. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung’s Bixby Speaker is reportedly weeks away from launch

It is an open secret that Samsung is working on a voice-activated smart speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby. The company officially confirmed that the speaker would launch sometime in the second half of 2018. Now, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, it is just a few weeks away from launch. […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Samsung will reportedly announce the Gear S4 along with the Galaxy Note 9

According to a report from Korea, Samsung will announce the Gear S4 along with the Galaxy Note 9 in August. The last two generations of the Gear smartwatches were announced at IFA in Berlin. Samsung has not yet announced the official launch date for the Galaxy Note 9, but reports from Korea point towards August […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Exclusive: Here’s some of the functionality the Bixby Speaker could offer

The Bixby Speaker is one of those rare products that Samsung execs have openly admitted to be working on. But it's also a product that hasn't been the subject of any leaks or rumors. It's expected to be released sometime in the second half of this year, though reports have also suggested that might not […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Bixby 2.0 on Galaxy Note 9 will have quicker response times

Samsung first talked about Bixby 2.0 late last year when it said that the next major update for its digital assistant will be a “bold reinvention” of the Bixby platform. Samsung is working with the idea of transforming it from a basic digital assistant into an intelligence tool. We heard from the CEO of Samsung's […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Galaxy Note 9 features will include Bixby 2.0, says Samsung CEO

DJ Koh, the CEO of Samsung's mobile division, has revealed that the Galaxy Note 9 features will include Bixby 2.0. Samsung first talked about Bixby 2.0 four months ago at its Developer Conference in San Francisco. The company said at that time that Bixby 2.0 is going to be a “bold reinvention” of the Bixby platform. […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Bixby 2.0 may eliminate the need to say ‘Hi Bixby’ for every command

Samsung introduced its personal digital assistant Bixby last year with the Galaxy S8. The voice assistant is yet to receive a major update but as our reviews have shown, it holds a lot of promise for software that's only in its first iteration. Samsung introduced Bixby 2.0 three months ago at its developer conference in […]

By Danny Dorresteijn
7 years ago

Samsung envisions a greater role for Bixby in your home

We mentioned in our Bixby review that Samsung's digital assistant is a story of unfulfilled potential. There's a lot that Samsung needs to do so that its users can get the most out of Bixby. To that end, Samsung recently announced the launch of Bixby 2.0. The company said that the next iteration is going […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Bixby 2.0 transforms basic digital assistants into an intelligence tool, says Samsung

It's the first day of Samsung's Developer Conference in San Francisco and it's kicking things off with a couple of announcements, the first of which is Bixby 2.0, the latest version of the firm's digital assistant. Bixby 2.0 is, according to Samsung, a “bold reinvention” of the Bixby platform. It's supposed to transform basic digital […]

By Martin R.
7 years ago

Samsung appoints new executive for Bixby 2.0 development

Samsung recently appointed a new executive for the development of Bixby in an effort to enhance the performance of the assistant, which, as The Korea Herald notes, has faced a lackluster response from the market. The firm confirmed on Thursday that Samsung Research America’s Vice Chief Chung Eui-suk has been named the Head of its […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

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