Poor Bixby. We admittedly haven\u2019t had a lot of nice things to say about Samsung\u2019s smart assistant since launch \u2014 but that\u2019s not for lack of potential. The company has promised great things since day one, but has been slow to deliver on, well, just about everything. Third-party integration was suppo\u2026<\/b>
\nPoor Bixby. We admittedly haven\u2019t had a lot of nice things to say about Samsung\u2019s smart assistant since launch \u2014 but that\u2019s not for lack of potential. The company has promised great things since day one, but has been slow to deliver on, well, just about everything.
Third-party integration was supposed to be one of Bixby\u2019s biggest selling points, but in the year and a half since launch, Samsung hasn\u2019t offered a lot on that front. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, the hardware giant will shed more light on its plans at next week\u2019s Samsung Developer Conference, with the launch of third-party \u201ccapsules.\u201d
On the face of it, at least, the offerings sound fairly similar to the skills and actions we\u2019ve seen on the competition, letting devs build their own custom responses. It\u2019s something Samsung will really need to push if products like the upcoming Galaxy Home premium smart speaker are going to find any sort of market.
The HomePod competitor already looks like a tough sell as Samsung makes a steep climb further into the burgeoning smart home market, and high-profile partnerships are going to be an important key to breaking in. Speaking of tricky propositions, the Journal story also reconfirms previous rumors Samsung will be showing off a folding phone at next week\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

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