One UI 8.5 is getting ready to borrow a fan-favorite Pixel feature (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Sep 22, 2025 | Authority Insights, Bixby, Google Pixel, News, Samsung, Samsung Bixby, Samsung Galaxy

Credit: Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is preparing an automatic call screening feature for Galaxy phones with One UI 8.5. We discovered the code strings for the feature hidden in the leaked One UI 8.5 firmware. Samsung is also preparing a...

You can set a custom wake word for Bixby on the Galaxy S25, but will anyone care?

by dbadmin | Feb 6, 2025 | Authority Insights, Bixby, News, Samsung, Samsung Bixby, Samsung Galaxy S25

Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Samsung has quietly expanded a feature that lets you set a custom wake-up phrase for its Bixby voice assistant. Back in February 2023, Samsung announced that Galaxy S23 users in Korea would be able to customize the wake-up...

Move over, Bixby; Gemini can now be your personal assistant on the Galaxy S25 (Updated)

by dbadmin | Jan 22, 2025 | Bixby, Google Gemini, News, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S25

The Galaxy S25 phones lets you pick your default voice assistant. Gemini is now enabled by default instead of Bixby. Bixby is still around for the people who want it. Update, January 22, 2024 (03:24 PM ET): Bixby is no longer the sole headlining act when it comes to...

Samsung quietly launches next-generation Bixby in this one market

by dbadmin | Nov 6, 2024 | Bixby, News, Samsung, Samsung Bixby

Credit: Hadlee Simons / Android Authority Samsung’s upgraded Bixby assistant has debuted on the China-only W25 and W25 Flip phones. The new chatbot can process more complex instructions, generate content for documents, understand on-screen context, and more. The...

Samsung says ChatGPT-like AI smarts could come to Bixby

by dbadmin | Apr 1, 2024 | Bixby, News, Samsung Bixby

Samsung may equip Bixby with Generative AI features. The company is “working hard” to deliver these new capabilities to its core digital assistant. Samsung says the update could “redefine the role of Bixby” on its devices. Samsung could smarten up Bixby with...

You can now use your voice to launch Galaxy AI features

by dbadmin | Feb 21, 2024 | Bixby, News, Samsung, Samsung Bixby, Samsung Galaxy AI

Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority Samsung has revealed that you can now use the Bixby voice assistant to activate some Galaxy AI features. You can activate live translation, summarization functionality, and more via your voice. Some Galaxy AI features aren’t...