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Samsung Bixby Voice English Now Rolling Out to Galaxy S8 s in the US

Samsung Bixby Voice English Now Rolling Out to Galaxy S8 s in the US 2r3ti

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 19 July 2017 13:53 IST

Highlights

Bixby Voice rolling out in the US starting Wednesday
It was first available in South Korea with Korean language
Activated by pressing the dedicated Bixby button or “Hi Bixby” command

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Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby is finally getting Voice for the English language. The company’s digital assistant made its debut alongside the limited at launch, Bixby Voice has been available in the US as a part of an opt-in beta test. Now, Bixby Voice in English is out of beta and available to all Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ s in the US. 563v4o

To recall, Bixby Voice has been rumoured to go live by the end of June.

Samsung says that to get started, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ s in the US will need to press the dedicated Bixby button to begin the onboarding process, and once the software is updated, they can press the Bixby button or speak the “Hi Bixby” voice command. The Bixby update will be available starting for Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ s AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon, and US Cellular.

The company adds that Bixby s will earn experience points (XPs) the more they use Bixby, when sending a message, making a call, updating settings or giving . The points they earn until September 14 can be converted into Samsung Rewards points that can be redeemed against Samsung products, gift cards, trips, and more.

Just like the Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri, Bixby can handle voice commands to set alarms and send text messages. But what gives Bixby the edge is its ability to access granular phone settings and to move through several screens to perform the requested action. Bixby voice commands are also ed by pre-installed apps like Gallery, s, Phone, Settings and the stock Camera app.

Bixby Voice capabilities will be available for third-party apps on a opt-in basis for now, via Bixby Labs. Only a few apps are ed right now, including Google Maps, Google Play Music, YouTube, and Facebook. Samsung adds that it has plans to "continuously expand to additional languages, features, third-party apps and devices."

Samsung says that Bixby should get better with usage as deep learning helps it learn the ’s preference and speech patterns. The South Korean consumer electronics giant tells The Verge that over 100,000 s of the two flagship devices enrolled themselves in the beta program and issued over 4 million voice commands to Bixby. This helped Samsung to improve Bixby’s response time, its understanding of different phrases and improve hands-free operations among others.

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