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Samsung and Google Working Deal That Could Lead to Galaxy Apps Store, Bixby’s End

Tim July 29, 2020 36

Samsung and Google are reported to be working on a deal that would bring about the end of the Galaxy Apps Store and Bixby. The global revenue-sharing deal, with the terms of which are hoped to be finalized by the end of this week, would mean we'd see Google...

Samsung Ending Bixby Voice Support for Devices Still on Nougat, Oreo

Tim November 26, 2019

In a decision that shouldn't really affect too many users, Samsung is moving to end support of Bixby Voice on devices still running Nougat and Oreo, according to a report from SamMobile. The devices this move is said to affect are the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+,...

Bixby Gets New Vision Features, Includes Enhanced Live Translations

Tim October 7, 2019

Samsung announced new additions to Bixby Vision this week, rolling out first to owners of the Galaxy Note 10. After the latest update, Note 10 users who open up Bixby Vision will be able to check out furniture from Wayfair in their homes before buying it,...

Samsung Still Working to ‘Refine and Enhance’ Bixby-Powered Galaxy Home Speaker

Tim August 8, 2019

Bixby fans, fear not! Galaxy Home, Samsung's Bixby-powered smart speaker that was first announced last year, is still happening. Samsung didn't announce availability or pricing for the speaker during this week's Unpacked event, but we have learned via The...

There’s Such a Thing as a Bixby Marketplace Now

Kellen July 1, 2019

Samsung introduced a little something today called the Bixby Marketplace for its Galaxy phones. As the name suggests, this is a gathering place for all of the services that Bixby offers from a range of 3rd party outfits like Yelp or Spotify or Google Maps. The...

Samsung Galaxy Home Launch Still Happening, Scheduled for Q3

Tim June 4, 2019

Galaxy Home, Samsung's Bixby-powered hub for your living space, is now scheduled to launch at some point during Q3, according to a Samsung's CEO Kim Hyun. This is interesting because we've been following the Galaxy Home since last year in August when the...

Galaxy S10 Bixby Button is Remappable Out of the Box (Updated: More Phones)

Tim February 21, 2019

Confirmed this week by The Verge, the Galaxy S10's dedicated Bixby button can be remapped straight out of the box. Oh yeah! Oh yeah! If you'll recall, there has been drama surrounding this hardware button since it first launched on the Galaxy S8. Back then, we...

Samsung’s Galaxy Home Bixby Speaker Arrives at FCC in Time for Launch Details

Kellen November 7, 2018

Samsung's Developer Conference kicks off this morning and we are expecting the Korean electronics giant to announce launch details for its smart speaker, Galaxy Home. Before they can start selling it, though, the speaker needed to stop off at the FCC for...