One of the the overlooked tidbits in amongst the flurry of Note 9 news was Samsung’s plan to offer an S Pen SDK for developers. The company made good on its promise today, issuing a full break down of the different functionality over here. Of course, all of this is made possible by the fact […]
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Samsung makes its virtual assistant Bixby a little less annoying for Note 9 users
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Take a deep breath, Samsung Galaxy Note 9 users. Bixby is about to annoy you a little less.
Samsung is giving its Note 9 customers the ability to reduce accidental activations of Bixby. According to Android Authority, thanks to Samsung’s latest Note 9 update, it will now take a double-tap of the dedicated Bixby button to activate Bixby.
For those mobile customers who don’t know what a Bixby is, Bixby is Samsung’s virtual assistant. It’s Samsung’s very own version of Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, or Apple Siri. The difference is that whatever criticisms you may have about any of those other assistants, Bixby is somehow worse. Read more…
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