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Samsung Bixby 2.0 to Be Unveiled Next Year, Will Work on Multiple Devices in the Home

Samsung Bixby 2.0 to Be Unveiled Next Year, Will Work on Multiple Devices in the Home 1r4z4c

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 27 October 2017 14:27 IST

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South Korean technology major Bixby' next year that will work on multiple devices, including televisions and refrigerators, a top company official said Thursday. 3t2gm

This will help the global smartphone leader further strengthen its position against companies like Alexa, respectively.

"We would introduce Bixby 2.0 in 2018... it would be designed to be available on any and all devices," Samsung Electronics V-P, Mobile Communications Business, Ji Soo Yi told reporters in Seoul.

He added that "this means having the intelligence of Bixby act as the control hub of device ecosystem, including mobile phones, TVs, refrigerators...".

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However, Yi did not divulge the month of the planned launch of the new version of the voice assistance software. Named after a bridge in California, US, Samsung had introduced Bixby in May this year globally on its smartphones like Galaxy Note 8.

Asked whether Samsung would extend Bixby to other Samsung phones, Yi said: "Yes, we would." However, he did not share the models on which Bixby will be extended to.

"We are getting it ready to work with more languages," he said, adding that "Hindi could probably be among the first five languages the company will have first".

Samsung will also invite local linguistic experts to develop the local language command in the second phase.

"Self-sustainable ecosystem is essential because that is the only way to s' growing personal need," Yi said.

India is a huge market for Samsung for mobile phones and consumer electronics.

The company has maintained its leadership position in the burgeoning and dynamic Indian smartphone market, commanding 24 percent share at the end of June 2017 quarter.

In the consumer durables segment, Samsung is a leading brand in TV s, microwaves and frost-free refrigerators. It had recently launched an Internet of Things-enabled washing machine.

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