What's Bixby and what can you do with it?
What's Bixby?
Bixby is a virtual assistant, designed by Samsung. Bixby allows you to control your Samsung smartphone or tablet with your voice. At the moment, you can't give these voice commands in Dutch yet. You can ask Bixby to look up something on the internet. This way, you'll know right away what the weather will be today or who won Eurovision in 2019.
What can I do with Bixby?
Voice commands
You can have Bixby perform all kinds of tasks for you with voice commands. For example, ask about the weather tomorrow and you'll get an answer right away. The voice commands also work well with other (smart home) devices. Ask Bixby where your Galaxy Buds are or ask it to play your favorite series on your smart TV, for example. You can also use Bixby to receive a reminder for an appointment at the dentist.
Bixby Vision
In addition to being able to control your phone with voice commands, Bixby offers even more options. For example, did you see someone walk around with a bag that you'd like to have? Take a photo and Bixby will tell you where you can buy this bag. Bixby can also help you translate texts. Take a photo an unreadable Greek menu and Bixby will translate the dishes to Dutch.
Which devices have Bixby?
Almost every Samsung smartphone has Bixby. This applies to devices from the A, S, and Z series. You'll also find the Bixby assistant on other Samsung devices. The Galaxy Tab tablets, Galaxy Watch smartwatches, and Galaxy Book laptops also have it, for example. Bixby also works well with Galaxy Buds earbuds.
Why is Bixby different?
You can ask similar virtual assistants like Siri and Microsoft Cortana to look something up. You can also ask these assistants to perform a limited range of tasks for you, such as setting your alarm or a reminder. Bixby distinguishes itself with the possibility to fully operate your device with speech. In addition, you can give Bixby both voice commands and assignments with photos.
