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Every AI feature Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2026

Ivan Jenic — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:44:01 +0000

Samsung's Galaxy S26 launch was as much an AI showcase as it was a hardware reveal. Here's every AI feature the company unveiled at its Unpacked event: Read more...

Samsung launches Bixby beta letting you control your phone with natural language

Paul Hill — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:22:02 +0000

Bixby is now a conversational AI agent for One UI 8.5. Manage settings and web searches using natural speech. Beta is live in US/UK. Read more...

Samsung unveils Vision AI Companion, an upgraded generative AI version of Bixby for its TVs

David Uzondu — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:46:01 +0000

There's no escaping generative AI these days, even on your TVs, as Samsung's LLM-powered Vision AI Companion rolls out. Read more...

Samsung brings One UI and 7 years of updates to home appliances

Paul Hill — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:22:01 +0000

Samsung is bringing One UI to more of its devices to create a more seamless experience. Today's update mainly focuses on bringing One UI to its appliances. Read more...

Even Microsoft's CEO now admits voice assistants like its own Cortana are "dumb as a rock"

John Callaham — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 03:40:01 +0000

In a new article about how voice assistants never reached their full potential, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admits "all these just don't work." Microsoft hopes chatbot AI like the new Bing will work. Read more...

Samsung's Bixby AI can now create a version of a person's voice, but only in Korean for now

John Callaham — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 16:18:01 +0000

The new Samsung Bixby update can also let users type in a message in English and have the message converted to audio, and it can make more commands offline with expanded on-device AI support. Read more...

Samsung gives users an efficient way to manage appliances with its AI-driven Samsung Home Hub

Fiza Ali — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:30:01 +0000

Samsung Home Hub, Samsung's new 8.4-inch tablet brings enhanced connectivity with an array of smart home appliances for its users. It will be available for purchase in Korea starting in March. Read more...

Samsung rolls out new update for Bixby with support for Indian English

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 07 May 2021 18:56:01 +0000

Samsung has rolled out a new update for Bixby that introduces support for Indian English on the digital assistant. It's currently available on the Galaxy A52, Galaxy A72, and S21 series. Read more...

Samsung announces new improvements to Bixby, including DeX support

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 10:32:01 +0000

Samsung has announced an array of improvements to its Bixby digital assistant, such as UI changes for its app and newly-added support for the company's desktop-like interface, DeX. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy S21 series could feature Bixby Voice biometric unlock option

Rajesh Pandey — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:10:01 +0000

Samsung could offer Bixby Voice biometric unlock option as a part of One UI 3.1 on the Galaxy S21 series thereby allowing users to unlock the device hands-free by simply using their voice. Read more...

Google offering Samsung lucrative deal to drop Bixby and Galaxy Apps store from its devices

Rajesh Pandey — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 08:40:01 +0000

Google is looking to offer Samsung a lucrative deal so that the Korean company drops Bixby and Galaxy Apps store from its devices and instead prominently highlights Google's apps and services. Read more...

You can now ask Samsung's Bixby to play Netflix movies and series

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:40:01 +0000

Netflix for Android has recently received an update that introduces support for Samsung's Bixby Voice. The feature is part of a partnership between Samsung and Netflix unveiled in February. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy Home Mini speaker could arrive on February 12

João Carrasqueira — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:36:01 +0000

Samsung accidentally shared a Korean release date for the long-awaited Galaxy Home Mini speaker before deleting the post. The device is said to be coming on February 12, the day after Unpacked. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy Home smart speaker might be launching soon

Rich Woods — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 16:16:01 +0000

According to a new report, Samsung is beta testing its Galaxy Home speaker in South Korea. Announced over a year ago with no set release date, the device might be ready for launch soon. Read more...

Samsung users have been receiving Note10 ads via Bixby

Paul Hill — Sat, 10 Aug 2019 16:34:02 +0000

Samsung has been sending users notification ads via a couple of its apps announcing the Galaxy Note10 series. Users took to Twitter to complain about the unwarranted advertisements. Read more...

Samsung's Bixby-powered Galaxy Home didn't show up at Unpacked, but it's still coming

Rich Woods — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:38:01 +0000

Announced a year ago, Samsung's Galaxy Home is its Bixby-powered smart speaker. But while many were expecting it to make an appearance at Unpacked this week, it didn't, but it's on the way. Read more...

Samsung rolls out a bunch of improvements to the Galaxy Watch Active

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:46:01 +0000

Samsung announced today the release of fresh updates and features for the Galaxy Watch Active. The changes focus on improvements to its health and fitness capabilities as well as Bixby controls. Read more...

Samsung rolls out Bixby Marketplace in the U.S. and South Korea

Jay Bonggolto — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 11:08:01 +0000

Samsung has launched the Bixby Marketplace in the U.S. and South Korea, allowing third-party developers to offer their services to consumers with the goal of customizing their Bixby experience. Read more...

Samsung unveils its Galaxy A80 with Android 9.0

Paul Hill — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:18:01 +0000

Samsung has announced the latest addition to the Galaxy A line-up, the Samsung Galaxy A80. The mid-range phone comes with a unique camera allowing for great selfies. It'll be available May 29. Read more...

Bixby button re-map now available on older Samsung flagships, but with a catch

Abhay V — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 06:40:01 +0000

Samsung is rolling out an update to Bixby that brings the ability to re-map the Bixby button, similar to that of the S10 lineup. However, you cannot set it to launch competing digital assistants. Read more...

Samsung unveils two new smartphones for upgraded Galaxy A Series

Paul Hill — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:22:02 +0000

Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy A50 and A30 from its new Galaxy A Series. The firm didn't give a price or release date but they are mid-range models so expect a middle of the road price tag. Read more...

Samsung's Galaxy Home will be available in April

Rich Woods — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:12:01 +0000

Samsung held its Galaxy Unpacked event today, and alongside of a trio of new Galaxy S10 handsets. CEO DJ Koh also confirmed that the company's Bixby speaker, the Galaxy Home, is coming in April. Read more...

Samsung announces it will add support for Google apps to Bixby and more

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:56:02 +0000

At CES 2019, Samsung has revealed that its homegrown digital assistant Bixby will be adding support for Google apps in the future. The company also made a lot of AI and 5G-related announcements. Read more...

Samsung joins partnership to input on AI best practices

Paul Hill — Fri, 09 Nov 2018 14:44:01 +0000

Samsung has announced that it has joined the Partnership on AI, an industry consortium that looks at various aspects of AI. Samsung wants to focus on AI's impacts on safety, societies, and economies. Read more...

Samsung is opening up Bixby to third-party developers

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 23:50:01 +0000

As previously announced, Samsung's smart digital assistant, Bixby, is being opened up so that third-party developers can build integrations for their services or build Bixby into their devices. Read more...

Samsung throws Galaxy Note9 owners a bone with Bixby

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:16:01 +0000

A pain point for Galaxy Note9 owners has been the physical Bixby button that cannot be disabled. Samsung is making a change to its software that should reduce accidental presses of the button. Read more...

Bixby is opening itself up to third-party apps later this year

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:58:01 +0000

Samsung's rather unpopular digital assistant could be getting ready to be more useful in the near future, thanks to an upcoming update that will allow developers to create apps for it. Read more...

Samsung Galaxy Note9 owners rejoice! bxActions has been updated to support Bixby 2.0

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:32:01 +0000

It didn't take long but bxActions, the button remapping tool for Galaxy devices, has now been updated with support for Bixby 2.0. This means that Galaxy Note9 owners can now remap the Bixby button. Read more...

Get prepared to get comfortable with Bixby on the Galaxy Note9, as it cannot be disabled

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 20:16:01 +0000

If you're just unwrapping your Galaxy Note9, you might be in for a shock. As it stands now, Samsung has made it so that Bixby cannot be disabled, meaning you will have to get comfortable with it. Read more...

Spotify and Samsung join forces to bring a "seamless" experience between devices and service

Timi Cantisano — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:56:01 +0000

During Samsung's Unpacked event, the firm announced that it would be partnering with Spotify for its music needs. The two will work together to bring a more 'seamless' experience to Samsung devices. Read more...

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Watch, based on Tizen and starting at $329.99

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:54:18 +0000

Samsung formally announced its latest smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch. The device will run on the company's own Tizen operating system rather than Wear OS and include support for Bixby. Read more...

Samsung will have another event before Unpacked

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 18:40:01 +0000

The smartphone maker already had its Unpacked event scheduled for August 9 to reveal its newest flagship, but a new event scheduled for next week could have news on other products from the company. Read more...

Samsung might be planning to merge its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note line-up

Ujjwal Kumar — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 14:26:01 +0000

Samsung could be planning to merge the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note line-up of smartphones in order to introduce a single segment to reach more customers and to reduce production costs. Read more...

Samsung might launch a $300 Bixby smart speaker alongside the Galaxy Note9

Ujjwal Kumar — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:00:02 +0000

The plans to make Bixby mainstream seems to be one of the major checkpoints in Samsung's agenda. Samsung could launch a smart speaker running Bixby 2.0 at the Unpacked event on August 9th. Read more...

Samsung will stop giving away points for using Bixby

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 17:02:01 +0000

Since its release, Bixby has struggled to gain users. In order to turn the tide, Samsung began issuing points to users for using the digital assistant. Now, that program will be discontinued. Read more...

Cortana could become the leading voice assistant for enterprise in a couple of years

Hamza Jawad — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:26:01 +0000

A recent survey has suggested that Cortana will be dominating the enterprise market within the next two years. More than 85% of businesses are expected to adopt voice assistants by that time. Read more...

Samsung's Bixby 2.0 will feature enhanced processing capabilities on the Galaxy Note9

Michael Allison — Fri, 18 May 2018 01:00:02 +0000

Samsung's Bixby platform is set for a major update later this year. The firm today shared more details about the upcoming update, including faster response times and improved noise reduction. Read more...

Samsung updates its Gear IconX wireless earbuds with new audio features

Dreyer Smit — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 18:04:02 +0000

Samsung has updated its Gear IconX 2018 wireless earbuds with new audio features, including enhanced Wireless Transfer, Ambient Sound, and Voice Focus, as well as an all-new Equalizer. Read more...

Bixby 2.0 set to debut on the Samsung Galaxy Note9

Boyd Chan — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 10:00:01 +0000

While Bixby has been far from a success in the digital assistant space, that hasn't stopped Samsung from working on its second iteration to be released in conjunction with the Galaxy Note9 this year. Read more...

Samsung may launch its own smart speaker by Q2 of next year

John Keefer — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 22:28:01 +0000

In the world of Cortana, Alexa, Siri, and Google, Samsung wants you to remember that they have a smart assistant, too. A new report suggests the company will launch a smart speaker with Bixby in 2018. Read more...