News & Reviews:   Bixby

As you would expect, news and leaks are bound to surface with Samsung Galaxy Unpacked just around the corner. We've already seen plenty of rumours about the upcoming Galaxy S26 series, but the company also plans to introduce an updated OneUI at the event. Specifically, OneUI 8.5.

Siri is the first virtual assistant that provides smartphone control features using voice. When it was launched 12 years ago, it was an innovative product that caused Google Assistant and Samsung Bixby to be developed as competitors. But now it must be admitted that Siri's ability is behind Google Assistant, Bixby and Alexa. That said, what should you know about it?

If you use Google Assistant on Samsung TV, you might want to pay attention to this news. Recently, Google announced that Google Assistant will not be available on Samsung TV from 1 March 2024. So, what should you know about it?

Samsung Malaysia has officially announced the Samsung Family Hub smart refridgerator, which allows the user to not only plan on what to buy during grocery runs via the 'View Inside' feature from the price of RM8999. But that's not all, there is also plan form a diet plan in order to improve their health by using the Recipes & Meal Planner feature available on the refrigerator as well.

Based on a statement by Bloomberg, it seems that Google currently in talks with Samsung in order to have Samsung smartphones prioritize Google Assistant and the Play Store over Bixby and Samsung’s equivalence of the Play Store. With that said, there could be a possibility that future Samsung smartphones with dedicated Bixby button could allow users to remap the button to Google Assistant.

While we anticipatedly wait for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reveal tonight, Samsung Electronics has just announced that its Bixby is now available globally in more than 200 countries and regions worldwide, such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, South Africa, and yes, Malaysia. It's about time!

Samsung has unleashed the full wrath of Bixby Voice unto the masses but starting from USA first. Users who have Bixby integrated apps would just have to make sure that their apps are updated to the latest version to enjoy the joys of what Bixby can offer.