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Bixby is not going anywhere, says Samsung

Back in April 2017, Google Assistant, Siri, and Amazon Alexa got a new friend named Samsung Bixby. This is the voice assistant that’s exclusive to Samsung’s Galaxy devices. It had a pretty rocky start, but it’s up and running now. With all the buzz around generative AI, we’ve all wondered what plans Samsung has for its voice Assistant. However, the company stated that Bixby is sticking around. Samsung didn’t really hint that Bixby was going away, in all honesty. But, the introduction of generative AI really took the tech…

Bixby and SmartThings are becoming more intelligent, thanks to Spatial AI

Samsung is bringing AI-powered features and technologies to as many product categories as possible. Its newer home appliances, smartphones, tablets, and even TVs now have AI-powered features. The company has now announced that it is even improving the fabric that ties together its ecosystem, SmartThings, and its AI-powered digital voice assistant, Bixby, with the help of Spatial AI. Bixby will now direct commands to a more appropriate SmartThings device in your smart home During its CES 2024 keynote event, Samsung said…

Set up your Galaxy phone or tablet to run Bixby on-device

Samsung's digital assistant, Bixby, can help you run voice commands on your Galaxy phone or tablet for all sorts of tasks, from checking the weather to sending texts and controlling music playback. For more complex tasks, Bixby needs an internet connection. However, Galaxy users can also run Bixby on-device with a few limitations. Here's all you need to know. Set up Bixby to run on-device To set up Bixby on-device, first, open the Settings app on your phone or tablet. Then, access “Advanced features,” followed by…

Three ways to access power menu with Bixby assigned to side button

If you're new to using a Samsung Galaxy phone, you may have found out that the side button can be assigned to either the power menu or Bixby — Samsung's voice-controlled virtual assistant. You have to choose one of the two functions, which means One UI has to offer alternative ways for users to access the power menu if they assign the side key to Bixby. Access the power menu in One UI There are, in fact, three ways to access the power menu in One UI if you're using Bixby via the side button. If you've assigned Bixby to…

How AI can make Bixby something people actually want to use

Artificial Intelligence or AI is all the tech industry can talk about these days. It’s the latest buzzword and if what we’re seeing right now is any indication, 2024 is going to be the year of AI. Samsung has been talking up its AI credentials as well. The company has already revealed that it has focused heavily on improving AI for its devices with the new Exynos 2400 chipset that’s coming with the Galaxy S24 series. Beyond the general features that people expect, such as stable diffusion which lets you create AI images…

Everything We Know About the Samsung Galaxy S24

Life comes at you fast, so I’m already recapping what we expect from Samsung’s Galaxy S24 flagship, just as this year’s release has started popping up all over holiday gift guides. But this is within Samsung’s timeline: the company launches its flagship first thing in the year before following up with something more exploratory in the summertime, right before Apple and Google refresh their respective lineups.Hey Google, Where Did My Watch's Battery Life Go?Samsung’s Galaxy S24 series is still freshly churning through the…

Let’s hope Samsung avoids stupid ideas from Google’s ‘Pixie’ AI assistant

Be prepared to get sick of hearing about artificial intelligence or AI next year. It's going to be the theme of 2024. You've already seen both Samsung and Qualcomm talk about the AI capabilities of the Exynos 2400 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipsets that will be used for the Galaxy S24 series. Google's been talking about improved AI features for Android already and you can best believe that the next major Android OS upgrade will make a big deal about artificial intelligence. Samsung is all-in on this trend as well. Even the…

AI-powered Galaxy Book 4 notebooks could arrive in December

Samsung could unveil its next flagship notebook lineup on December 15, according to the latest report from Korea's Yonhap News. The Galaxy Book 3 lineup of premium notebooks was launched in February this year, and tradition would dictate that the Galaxy Book 4 series go official around the same time next year. But Samsung is no stranger to pushing up launch dates for its products, and the company could end up doing the same for the Galaxy Book 4 lineup. A lot of details about the four upcoming Galaxy Book 4 models (Book…

Samsung’s next flagship, Galaxy S24, could launch as an “AI Phone”

Samsung’s next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S24, is just a few weeks away. While some nifty upgrades are expected from the upcoming smartphone, there could be more in the row. If reports are to be believed, the Galaxy S24 could be marketed as an “AI Phone,” thus it could pack in some new AI tricks up its sleeve.Samsung has reportedly trademark applications for "AI Phone" and "AI Smartphone." The word is that Samsung will market the upcoming Galaxy S24 as an AI Phone.The Galaxy S24 series is expected to include three…

Samsung introduces Bixby Cricket in India

Samsung has introduced a new feature in India for its digital assistant Bixby. It's called Bixby Cricket and is aimed at cricket fans in India, where the sport enjoys a huge fan following. Bixby Cricket will enable users to check the score of cricket matches and get other updates through their Bixby-enabled smartphones or TVs. Users can ask Bixby "What's the score?", "Show the world cup points table" or "Show me upcoming matches" to get an instant response with relevant information. Bixby Cricket on smartphone…