How to Make the Bixby Button Launch Something Else on Your Samsung Phone

collected by :Molly Tony

I hate the Bixby button. However, at least once a day (but more often 50 times) I manage to accidentally press the Bixby button on the side of my phone. Most often when I'm somewhere where my phone is ringing too loudly and I'm trying to silence it with the volume down button (which is inconveniently right above that Bixby button). Afterward, go to the main page and then select "Actions" followed by "Bixby." Then select "Standard action." The app will then list all of the available commands you can remap your Bixby button to handle. You can also have the button launch your camera, launch an application you use often, or control media you're playing back on your device.

Samsung will shut down Bixby feature that bribed you to use it

Samsung will shut down Bixby feature that bribed you to use itSamsung's Bixby assistant had a rough time of it. Not only did no one want to use the assistant, but Samsung even recognized that it'd have to bribe users to do so. The company announced this week that it's shutting down those gamification efforts — called My Bixby Level — on August 10th. The feature rewarded users for playing with and learning how to use Bixby. They received new background color options and Samsung Pay points that could be cashed in for discounts or toward contest entries to win Samsung products.

samsung family hub 3.0: Samsung launches smart refrigerator with Bixby control, touchscreen at Rs 2.8 lakh

referring to GURUGRAM: Revolutionising the Indian refrigerator industry, Samsung Electronics on Wednesday unveiled its Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled refrigerator " Family Hub 3.0 " in India for Rs 2,80,000.The 810-litre refrigerator with "triple cooling" facility also comes with a 21-inch touchscreen and Bixby voice control to allow consumers to do a lot more than what a regular refrigerator does.The "Family Hub" will be available for pre-booking on Samsung Shop and Amazon.com from Wednesday with an exclusive offer of free Samsung Galaxy S9 (available on pre-booking), the company said in a statement. "Family Hub offers a wide range of smart features that allow consumers to do what they could not do before. These include syncing up food storage, keeping family members better connected and organised and providing enhanced entertainment," said Saurav Katyal, Director, Consumer Electronics Business, Samsung India.The "Family Hub works with Samsung's "SmartThings" ecosystem, allowing users to control and monitor their connected appliances -- Flex Wash washing machine and smartphone -- from the refrigerator's screen. "Family Hub is also more intuitive and intelligent with the addition of Bixby voice control and its integration with Samsung's SmartThings IoT ecosystem," Katyal added.The built-in "View Inside" camera allows users to digitally label their food with expiration dates, or use a mobile device to peek inside their fridge from anywhere.Consumers can see what is inside their fridge from the grocery store and/or leave a note on the screen to remind the kids to clean their rooms after school.Similarly, the recipes app offers multiple recipes to choose from around the world and prepare the food that the family loves.With Bixby, Family Hub can also recognise individual voices and read out of the news, weather and calendar updates when instructed.Additionally, users can stream content from their smartphone to the Family Hub refrigerator.