Samsung Galaxy S8: Bixby arrives (finally) in the United States

Techno 19 June, 2017

Bixby was supposed to be one of the major innovations of the Samsung Galaxy S8. A little forgotten, the assistant will nevertheless land in the United States very soon.
When the Galaxy S8 was officially officially launched, Samsung had particularly insisted on Bixby. New competitor to Siri and Alexa, the South Korean vocal assistant was presented as revolutionary, and much more advanced. The manufacturer had highlighted its ability to recognize objects via the camera or to help you better use your smartphone. Proof of the importance of Bixby, also available on the S7 , it has even been the subject of a dedicated key on the slice of the Galaxy S8. But three months later, the success is more than mixed for the vocal assistant. Only available in Korean, it is unusable in Europe or on the other side of the Atlantic. His dad is nevertheless teaching him English.
Bixby in English is late! It had to be available since last May, but its designer had to delay the launch, due to several problems. Samsung has learned the lesson and is now looking to recruit beta testers in the US. Each owner of a Galaxy S8 or S8 +, the world’s best smartphones , in this language can participate via the company’s US website. The availability of Bixby in English is now expected before the end of the month. And in France ? Samsung has not yet officially announced the launch of its assistant in the language of Molière. According to information from our Frandroid colleagues , it could nevertheless be available by the fourth quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, You should be able to use Bixby in English in our country, if you configure your Samsung Galaxy S8 in this language. What do you think of Bixby?