Bixby - What is it ?

Bixby is a virtual assistant developed by Samsung Electronics.

On March 20, 2017, Samsung announced the voice-powered digital assistant named "Bixby". Bixby was introduced alongside the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2017 event, which was held on March 29, 2017.Samsung officially unveiled Bixby a week before launch but it only made its first appearance during the event. Bixby can also be sideloaded on older Galaxy devices running Android Nougat.

Bixby represents a major reboot for S Voice, Samsung's voice assistant app introduced in 2012 with the Galaxy S III.

In May 2017, Samsung announced that Bixby would be coming to its line of Family Hub 2.0 refrigerators, making it the first non-mobile product to include the virtual assistant.

In October 2017, Samsung announced the release of Bixby 2.0 during its annual developer conference in San Francisco. The new version is set to be rolled out across the company’s line of connected products, including smartphones, TVs and refrigerators. Moreover, third parties will be allowed to develop applications for Bixby using the Samsung Developer Kit.

Compatible devices

Flagship smartphones and tablets

Galaxy S

• Samsung Galaxy S8 (including S8+)
• Samsung Galaxy S8 Active
• Samsung Galaxy S7 (including S7 Edge with Bixby Home and Reminder Only Through Apk; S Voice used instead)
• Samsung Galaxy S6 (including S6 Edge with Bixby Home and Reminder Only Through Apk; S Voice used instead)

Galaxy Note

• Samsung Galaxy Note FE (Bixby Home and Reminder only; S Voice used instead)
• Samsung Galaxy Note 8

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Mid-range smartphones and tablets

Galaxy A

• Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) (available to users in South Korea only; Bixby Home and Reminder only))
• Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) (Bixby Home and Reminder only)

Galaxy J

• Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) (Bixby Home Only Through Apk)
• Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) (Bixby Home Only Through Apk)
• Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) (Bixby Home Only Through Apk)
• Samsung Galaxy J3 (2017) (Bixby Home Only Through Apk)
• Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) (Bixby Home Only Through Apk)
• Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) (Bixby Home Only Through Apk)

• Samsung Galaxy J7+ (2017) (Bixby Home and Reminder only)