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Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant rolls out on Galaxy S8 in Korea, ahead of U.S. launch

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy May 1 2017 - 5:48 am PT
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Samsung has officially rolled out the voice assistant component of its intelligent assistant, Bixby, to Galaxy S8 users in its home market of South Korea. ZDNet noted that the service was activated today.

Samsung began the voice command service at 1pm KST on Monday, after sending a notice in the morning to users of the smartphones.

The company had revealed ahead of time that it wouldn’t be available when the S8 shipped, but said that it would reach U.S. owners sometime in the spring. It now looks like there won’t be long to wait …


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This app can still remap the Bixby button on the Galaxy S8 to anything you want — sort of

Avatar for Ben Schoon Apr 22 2017 - 12:37 pm PT
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As I stated in my Galaxy S8 review the other day, Samsung’s new digital assistant, Bixby, is pretty pointless right now. Its functionality is very limited, to say the least, and it certainly isn’t worthy of its own physical button. Past attempts to remap that button to something else have been blocked, but there’s one that still works and it’s an app called “Bixby Button Remapper.”


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Galaxy S8’s Bixby button can be remapped to Google Assistant (or anything else) with an app

Avatar for Ben Schoon Apr 6 2017 - 6:26 am PT
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One of Samsung’s big software points on the Galaxy S8 is Bixby, the company’s new AI assistant. Samsung is going so all in on this assistant that it added a dedicated button for it on the side. However, since this is Android, some people would prefer to use Google Assistant/Now for this button. Now, thanks to a clever developer, that is possible…


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Here’s how to install Bixby and the Galaxy S8’s new launcher on other Samsung devices

Avatar for Ben Schoon Apr 3 2017 - 11:29 am PT
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One of the big highlights on the Galaxy S8 is Samsung’s new digital assistant, Bixby. Samsung has a lot in store for it, but so far, we’ve only seen the basics debut. Now, some clever users over on XDA have pulled not only Bixby, but also Samsung’s new launcher from the Galaxy S8 to install on other Samsung smartphones.


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Pinterest’s visual discovery is being integrated into Bixby on the Galaxy S8

Avatar for Justin Duino Mar 29 2017 - 12:34 pm PT
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Bixby, announced today alongside the Samsung Galaxy S8, is a mobile assistant that is deeply integrated into the smartphone’s camera (among other components) to help users visually search their surroundings. According to an announcement from Pinterest, Bixby will also be able to use the company’s visual discovery features to help identify items and provide fun project ideas…


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Samsung says competition between ‘Bixby’ and Google Assistant will push AI forward

Avatar for Ben Schoon Jan 25 2017 - 7:35 am PT
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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is just weeks from going official, and we already know quite a bit about the device. Several leaks and rumors have pinpointed that the “Bixby” virtual assistant will debut on the S8, presumably as a rival to Google Assistant. Obviously, Google might not be thrilled about that development, but Samsung says that the competition could take AI “to the next level.”


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Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ assistant on the Galaxy S8 might be able to use the camera for visual search

Avatar for Ben Schoon Jan 19 2017 - 9:48 am PT
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There’s a lot to look forward to on Samsung’s Galaxy S8, but one of the more interesting additions is Samsung’s own AI assistant currently known as ‘Bixby.’ We already know a pretty good deal about what this assistant will be capable of, but according to an exclusive report from SamMobile, Bixby is going to be able to use the S8’s camera for visual search and text recognition as well.


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