Bixby Voice around the world
Until now, Bixby Voice was only available in some countries. In fact, Bixby Voice was initially only available in South Korea, the country where Samsung is headquartered, and only in Korean. With the leap to EnglishThe assistant expanded to more English-speaking regions and subsequently, Its activation spread globally.
Since then, Bixby Voice is now available in more than 200 countries and territories, with a phased distribution by market that ensures its use in the Galaxy S8 and S8+ sold virtually everywhere.
Only in English ... and Korean
Although it has been confirmed that the smart assistant is activated in many countriesThat doesn't mean it's available in many languages. It remains focused on two languages: American English and Korean.and are expected more lenguajesIn any case, it's positive that We can use Bixby Voice if we have a Samsung Galaxy S8 or a Samsung Galaxy S8+ and we know how to speak English.
While it is claimed that intelligent assistants understand the natural languageThe most effective thing is to master specific orders that Bixby executes accurately. For example, we could learn to say that set an alarm for a specific time or that Please tell us if there is an email address.Furthermore, with the Quick Commands Actions can be chained together: saying "good night" to activate Do Not Disturb, setting an alarm and activating the blue light filter in one step.
Speak, don't touch: control apps and services
Bixby's principle is clear: Do everything you do with your voice, too.Samsung integrates Bixby deeply into the native apps (Camera, Gallery, Messages, Settings, Contacts, etc.). At launch, it worked with about ten apps, but the goal is to expand support through a SDK for developersThus, the same touch option has its voice equivalent.
Practical examples: rotate a photo, apply a filter or share it with a contact with a single sentence. If the context isn't clear, Bixby proposes the most likely action and requests confirmation. There is also integration with thirdparty services such as Pinterest, Foursquare, YouTube, Facebook or Netflix, with availability varying by country and time.
To facilitate access, the Galaxy S8 includes a dedicated physical button which summons Bixby instantly, in addition to voice activation with “Hi, Bixby”. The assistant depends on the cloud and the hardware requirements are reduced, which simplifies its expansion to other Samsung devices.
Bixby Vision, shopping and augmented reality
Among the differential functions, the translation of dozens of languages and the ability to recognize objects with the camera. You point your phone, Bixby suggests similar images, contextual information, and even online store purchase links like Amazon when appropriate. This brings the user closer to experiences of augmented reality useful for identifying products, places, or texts.
Furthermore, Bixby is capable of understand chained commands involving multiple apps (“send the latest photo to my mother”) and, with deep learning, improves with useadapting to habits and pronunciations. As a limitation, not all the accents and dialects They are recognized equally, and some functions or partners may vary by region.
Bixby Home and the connected ecosystem
Bixby is not just a voice assistant: it's a smart interface which centralizes reminders, news, and contextual cards in the style of Google Now in Bixby-HomeSamsung's strategy is to bring that control to others. products and appliancesintegrating it with SmartThings to give televisions a voice, auriculares or even compatible appliances. The idea: centralize control home and connected services from mobile or via voice.
How to activate it on your Galaxy S8 and what to keep in mind
If you have a Galaxy S8 or S8+, you can enable Bixby Voice holding down the dedicated button or saying “” after the initial setup. At launch, features like Vision, Home and Reminder They arrived first, while Voice was enabled gradually. A beta phase with thousands of users generated millions of commands that helped polish the recognition English.
Samsung claims that many people only use a small portion of the thousands of phone functionsWith Bixby, the company aims to simplify everyday life with voice, text, or touch commands. It is compatible with third party apps such as Google Maps, Play Music, YouTube, or Facebook, and partner availability may vary by country. Some users have preferred reassign the button from Bixby to other functions, something made possible through third-party tools.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 was presented with Bixby Voice as one of the novelties, but the platform was not available in many countries and in many languages. Now Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be featured with Bixby VoiceAnd at least we'll be able to use the smart assistant in Spain too. Although, of course, for those who don't know English, it will be the same as if the phone didn't have Bixby Voice. For now, it seems that Bixby Voice wouldn't arrive in Spanish until later.. By then, it should become available in Spanish for both the Galaxy Note 8 and the Galaxy S8.
With its global availability, integration into apps and services, dedicated button, and features like Vision, translation, and assisted shopping, Bixby Voice It positions itself as a practical proposal, less focused on answering questions and more on do things for you in the Galaxy S8 and S8+, with a roadmap that aims for more languages, countries, devices and capabilities.
