Samsung spills the beans on new Bixby update as more users receive it

Last updated: November 23rd, 2020 at 22:00 UTC+01:00

Samsung quietly began releasing a new update to its AI assistant Bixby a few weeks ago. Availability was limited simply it was evident that Samsung'southward focus with this new update was to streamline the user experience. More than users are now starting to receive the latest Bixby version and, equally a result, Samsung has finally and formally disclosed all the changes it brings.

First of all, the entire Bixby Domicile UI was completely redone, from the color of the background to the location of Bixby Capsules and everything in-betwixt. Bixby Home is no longer split up between two main Home and All Capsules categories only instead every scrap of information related to Bixby is centralized in a unmarried home screen.

Bixby Voice also got a meaning UI change with a focus on occupying less screen existent estate when active. This was a major gripe for Bixby users but Samsung is now taking a starting time step into addressing it. When summoning Bixby Voice while using an app such as Maps, for example, the assistant will no longer go total screen just it will occupy but a small portion instead.

Bixby is at present bachelor on Samsung DeX

Aside from attempting to streamline the Bixby user experience with a modernized UI, Samsung has too been working on expanding the Bixby virtual assistant across its entire ecosystem. Concluding month the visitor launched a new update that brought better integration betwixt smartphones and smart TVs, and now Samsung is bringing Bixby to DeX.

Samsung DeX users can at present finally issue voice commands to control various aspects of the UI. In theory, this should help with productivity or it could at to the lowest degree bring a bit more convenience to the DeX user feel as a whole.

Have you been using the new version of Bixby on your smartphone or are you waiting for the update to arrive? What are your thoughts on the latest features and UI changes, and is there something you wish Samsung had done differently with the new update? Share your thoughts below.