The English-speaking part of the population finally got it. Bixby, i.e. Samsung's new virtual assistant, which is available on Galaxy S8 to Galaxy S8+, she finally learned English. Specifically, it's American English that the feature supports as of today Bixby Voice. Altogether, Bixby consists of four parts - Hello Bixby, Bixby Reminders, Bixby Vision and Bixby Voice.
Bixby in English can now be used by every owner Galaxy S8 or S8+ from the United States or South Korea. All you need to do is download the new update of the application of the same name and activate the assistant via the physical side button on the left side of the phone.
The assistant can recognize natural language, so users can use ordinary speech as voice commands. Samsung let it be known that everything that can be done on the phone by touch, can also be done through Bixby. In addition to all the native applications preinstalled on the Galaxy The S8 and S8+ also support Bixby for some third-party applications, such as Facebook, Google Maps, Google Play Music or even YouTube. But the list definitely doesn't end there, the South Korean giant is still trying to work with other developers to add Bixby support to their apps.
Bixby was introduced back in March together with Galaxy S8 and S8+. Originally, it was expected that he would be able to speak English from the very start of sales of the phone. However, Samsung engineers had problems with English-speaking Bixby, so its premiere had to be postponed. Shortly after the start of sales, Bixby learned Korean, and now English support has been added. According to information, other languages should follow by the end of the year.
Samsung also released a new video for the launch of English Bixby:
source: Sammobile
