Before the Galaxy S8 launched a few months ago, we kept seeing contradicting rumors about a signature software feature intended to offer users certain voice capabilities not available on other devices. Some said the Bixby assistant would be available at launch, and they were right. Others claimed the assistant wouldn’t be ready in time and …
In early May, word got out that Samsung was testing self-driving car technology, which may have been perceived as yet another way to copy Apple. At the time, I joked that Samsung would probably also launch a Bixby-enabled Echo rival, but only after Apple unveiled its then-rumored Siri speaker. In early June, Apple introduced that …
For as much praise as the Galaxy S8 has received from critics, there is one feature that hasn’t received many compliments: Bixby, Samsung’s (unnecessary) answer/companion to Google Assistant. As our own Zach Epstein noted in his review, the curiously-named AI assistant doesn’t even appear to be fully functional upon release, which makes the dedicated Bixby …
We sort of heard this in the weeks preceding the Galaxy S8’s official unveiling, but now Samsung is apparently ready to confirm it: Bixby, the Galaxy S8’s new assistant, will not come with support for English language voice commands at launch. That functionality will be rolled out down the road, the company explained. This shouldn’t …
All of the focus (and quite rightfully so) is still on the Samsung Galaxy S8’s design. The lack of bezel and consequently huge display are game-changers for a mobile device, but Samsung didn’t stop with the hardware. To help users get the most out of its new device, it included a different kind of virtual …
Samsung on Monday unveiled what’s probably going to be one of the Galaxy S8’s most important new features, the Bixby assistant. After months of speculation, and after confirming the existence of Bixby on its website, Samsung decided to tell us what Bixby is and what it can do. The company also confirmed that Bixby is indeed …
Samsung buried the name Bixby inside a local privacy page, practically confirming the name of the voice-based virtual assistant that we expect to see in the Galaxy S8. This isn’t the first time we see evidence that links Bixby to Samsung’s assistant innovations, but it’s the first time Samsung has actually used it in its documentation. …
Looking to lessen its reliance on Google and further differentiate itself among a crowded field of Android handsets, Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone will feature a brand new intelligent personal assistant, similar in nature to Siri on the iPhone.
It’s just mid-January, but we already seem to have two clear trends for high-end smartphones this year. Whether it’s the iPhone 8, the Galaxy S8, or any other flagship, they’re likely to come with bigger screens than ever before and powerful built-in artificial intelligence. The latter isn’t new, but Siri, Google Assistant, Cortana and Alexa …
Samsung earlier this year acquired Viv, an artificial intelligence assistant from the makers of Siri. The Galaxy S8 is expected to be the first mobile device to ship with Viv features preloaded, and a new report says that’s indeed going to be the case, even if Google might not like it.
