The day has, at long last, arrived for Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners: Bixby voice capabilities for US English is now available in the United States and South Korea.
The day has, at long last, arrived for Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners: Bixby voice capabilities for US English is now available in the United States and South Korea.
A quick software update is all it takes to bring the long-awaited voice assistant to Samsung flagship smartphones. The update means that the hitherto useless hardware Bixby button now has a purpose, and Galaxy S8 and S8+ users can start to enjoy the benefits of taking control of their phones with their voices.
For now, English language support for Bixby is only going to be available in the US and South Korea; there’s no word at the moment about when it will spread to other parts of the English-speaking world. But we probably shouldn’ t expect Bixby to be tethered to just smartphones for too long. As Samsung says, “Bixby’s intelligent interface was designed to power users’ devices, apps and services, allowing easy control of smartphones and beyond, ” so the rumored Bixby-powered speaker seems quite likely once the little linguistic niggles are sorted out.
Launching Bixby’s voice capabilities, Samsung says:
In the video below, Samsung shows off some of the capabilities of Bixby:
You can find out more about Bixby at the Samsung website, and you can benefit from the new features by checking for updates on your handset.
