Faysal Yusuf I'm getting my Galaxy S8 next Thursday or Friday, and I can't wait! Bixby will be the number one feature on the phone, I will be using the most! Along side Voice Assistant, which is Samsung's screen reader for blind users, who I am and Android blind user. :-)
Yeah I loved it for all this time and was like wtf what problem do people have with it xd It's the quickest way to turn off some shit that are deep into settings xd
I don't get people saying that this video is sell out or inaccurate. Being sponsored doesn't mean the video is lying or anything. Jaime just showed what's Bixby capable of, which is real.
Agreed! I never heard of Bixby until I got the S10 and refused to use it for couple months. Jaime just gave me an over view of the app and now I'm more enlightened. He just made some coins in the process 🤷🏾♀️
I hated Bixby initially when I first got my GS8+ but after upgrading to the Note 8 and trying it out, I am impressed to say the least. It just keeps getting better and better. Bye bye Google assistant and hello Bixby :)
newyorksteelo why the hell would you "upgrade" from the GS8+ to the Note8? Sure, the Note8 has a few extra features, but you'd be insane to spend all the money and time just for that.
T-Mobile jump on demand program = Immediate ability to upgrade upon release of the Note 8. Barely spent a dime. Also, I come from the family of Note 5 and Note 7 users, Had both. Changed to the S8+ after the battery issue,on the Note 7 and now moved on to the Note 8. The Note 8 is so worth it. Its the absolute best phone and even makes the GS8+ feel awkward. Absolutely Worth the upgrade IMO.
Riley Retzloff why would he be insane? He's worked hard to earn the money he spends it the way he wants lol. I've gone from a GS7, iPhone 6s Plus, Moto X Pure then to note 8. Besides you sell your phone and get a good amount of money back put it towards the new device
Didn't realize what this app was actually capable of. So glad y'all have this information out! Gonna try to set up some quick commands right now! Would be great if it did the dishes and folded clothes. Suspecting that it won't be long before that's actually a thing as well! Love technology.
As an Australian I'm forced to either put on an accent or work elsewhere. Bixby needs to support multiple accents before it can consider itself a proper contender. I do love her features though. When they work.
Crazy Clown says the clown. Honestly think what you want but she seriously doesn't understand everything. If you're a foreigner speaking English you'll generally enunciate better than a native speaker because we're lazy humans. Try doing an American accent and notice how much faster she works. And the larger words and especially words that are pronounced completely different due to the accent. Getting spiteful over software and someone's opinion is really telling of your personality.
I.m Using Bixby on the s9 plus. Nothing very complicated as yet. It opens all apps I request, and the time date, says good morning, opens my contacts, adjusts volume and brightness. All easy, and hassle free. I like the fact, that it shows a small icon, when it is still listening and replying. And it is learning. I like it.
Thank you for this video! I just got a Samsung phone. Before getting it, I was researching things, and I found a lot of hate with Bixby. I tried out Bixby, and absolutely LOVED it. I cannot understand why people dislike this so much! Thank you for this video to show why Bixby is so good. I agree 100 percent.
LOL that is so funny I love it I wish it would shut its so long I had to disable it and then delete all the data that's the only way to shut it up. Thanks for giving me a laugh
I love reviews like this that are actually reviewed more than a few weeks to a few months other than just a first impression combined with a review and formulating a long-term opinion of it with that. You're one of the very very few people of Tech TH-camrs that I have watched who actually tested out Bixby and gave an honest opinion about it after using it for a somewhat extended period of time rather than those so-called reviews who would just shut down Bixby completely with their first impressions without giving it a try for awhile. Kudos to you, Jaime!
This is Bixby's first 6 months and it is already doing amazing! Google Assistant (formerly G. Now) and Siri were both kinda meh in its first year. They have years of development and user data whereas Bixby is fresh. And for a fresh AI, she can do a lot of stuff others can't.
Same. I had a note 8 for 2 yrs and hated Bixby. Always came on when I didnt want it to and I didnt know what it did and didnt care. Now I have a Note 10 plus and I'm becoming fascinated. Lol still don't know shit but I'm about to learn more.
I appreciate reviewers that actually took the time to learn what Bixby is actually capable of. Much unlike some other reviewers out there that simply skips Bixby altogether saying they hated it when in fact they were just too lazy to seriously test it.
She's actually kind of funny. I get more amused by the comebacks. I loved her the instant I was playing around with her. It's awesome that you get XP with each interaction, you can convert them to cash if you wanted. As a gamer it feels like I'm leveling up my AI and I'm greatly rewarded in return by all the things she can do!
Try it before dismiss it, love the hold down button to listen and respond when released. no more responding in the middle of still talking. havent used google since upgraded to Note8.
I kind of ignore those unnecessary comments on sponsorship below. Personally, I feel Bixby is very useful, especially whenever my hands are on something else like chemicals, and it helps me out alot. The most useful part is that I could customised commands with a shortcut. That is absolutely fantastic. I hope it can be improve over the time, and catch up with Google assistant in terms of search and accuracy in recognising my commands. Cheers. =)
Bixby takes a lot of setting up to do which was what people saw as a hassle, but once you play around with it and get all the commands you want into it. It's a solid assistant.
DeltaTeam771 It wont even wake up when i say Hi Bixby! Trained to max. Even reset and cleared cache and data! Wont respond while music or any audio is playing!
I find Bixby very helpful. I am a Capt for a major airline. A lot of times I board an aircraft and it is cold and dark, thing on the craft has power, none of the lights and all systems are down. With that being said, it can be very dark inside, so I'll ask Bixby to turn on my Note8's flashlight. I have her set reminders, read/respond to a message, make a call, check weather and news. Plus a bunch of other commands that I setup in Bixby labs. Samsung did a really awesome thing when they came up with Bixby. I do not know what I like more or which I use more, the Spen or Bixbe. The Note8 is such a powerful smartphone.
Aresh Gamwalla Not at all a couple channels are being sponsored by Samsung to promote Bixby, including Linus Tech Tips. With the iPhone X and recently the Google Pixel 2 coming out Samsung is trying to keep its sales up by any means
Maroof Juneja they are different..Google assistant is A LOT better in recognizing the voice and doing online services. Bixby otoh can manipulate the very hardware of the phone like no other digital assistant.
I'm told that unlike GA, you don't need an internet connection to use some of Bixby's voice activation commands to access local apps and generalized housekeeping functions within the phone... Bixby Labs sounds like having a built-in Tasker app already installed...Is all this true?
Trenton Matthews - I was just curious about Bixby Labs more... You can do almost the same thing with GA for specialized internal functions via voice, but you have to install Tasker and another third-party app that bridges between GA and Tasker - Enough! I already have Tasker and am just getting into it via some of the more advanced commands that are reminiscent of Javascript - and I HATE JavaScript!
Its so good to see tech you tubers like you giving Bixby a shot and giving it its due credit, I am so dissapointed in other you tubers like MKBHD and so many other who just dismiss it without exploring it, I admit that it was a rushed release initially and WAS crappy at first but it has improved a lot, it makes your life so much more easier, which is exactly what assistants are supposed to do, Google assistant and bixby combination is amazing, Siri on the other hand feels years behind.
I use Google assistant and alexa(I don't have bixby since I don't have samsung phone) and I like that they included the idea of creating your own scripts (kinda like autohotkey). Other assistants rely on preprogrammed action patterns which make their usefulness quite limited. Hope other voice assistants borrow this idea in the future
Exactly why I don't have it updated or enabled at all. Why are people ok with a software monitoring them at all times that they have their phone on their person. Sure I'm not doing things that I should be worried about being uncovered but it's the principle.
Wish this video was done without Samsung's sponsorship - its a good review and gives compelling points, but there's a bit of a nagging feeling at the back of the mind that the content may have been vetted by them.
.. feels like the only video on youtube that says that bixby rocks.. so I click the link and find out it's sponsored by Samsung, so yeah it's biased and not a review .. more an advertisement and money for the channel! lol For me, I just remapped the bixby button to the camera, and use google now cards on swipe left from home screen with Nova launcher. I am happy with Google's version
Oh I've tried it! .. but google knows me much better! .. doesn't it freak you out that it learns from "what's on your screen" ["This is not your typical service that only works with what a server can provide, but instead is a far smarter system that can interpret what you have on the screen. "].. that shit brings up a red flag for me on privacy .. honestly, Google's bad enough .. and don't get me started about Facebook and their free privacy VPN!
for an assistant to function, it needs to know you. If you are concerned about privacy - stop using all these services for "free" - no gmail, maps, google search, photos, drive etc
mike numpty you are talking about Google Services and not Bixby, which is Samsung's propriety AI assistant. They are similar. With the announcement at Google IO 2018 on development tools for Google assistant (check out codelabs for io2018 at Google developers website) Samsung are finally releasing development tools for their Bixby AI assistant as of May 9 2018 (search for "Bixby developer program private beta") Privacy with AI and really anything with "..as-a-service" protocol is a massive issue that's not talked about and laws around the world are not equal nor cater for the massive growth in this industry. The underlining issue with privacy is control. We as users want control of our data and we want transparency of what data is collected. Samsung's software on Android is closed sourced and for that matter so is Google services. With the ability of apps now to leverage AI assistants for both Google App Store and Samsung's app store, don't be naive that the technologies are limited to Google's or Samsung's own apps.
Eudemony Rom Logically these apps / services need data to work as required - doesn't matter who makes the software. A real assistant would also need information to function having access to calendar, contacts etc
Finally the video I've been waiting for, all the TH-camrs complain about the button and how useless it is, but they are not willing to give it a try. thanks for doing and hopefully this will open other peoples eyes.
I taught bixby " movie time" and bixby will turn on do not disturb , full brightness , open TH-cam , open Netflix , and all videos from my gallery. Or "good night " sets my alarm at 7am , decrease brightness, turn on do not disturb, And " run lean" she optimizes the phone , clears phone memory and closes all apps ( I highly recommend everyone teach it this one )
I HATE HATE HATE Bixby. S Voice could understand me better than 95% of the time. Bixby is about 50% and sends me the worst GPS directions ever experienced - got me lost several times. What good is an app if it can barely understand you? It was such a mistake not to wait until Galaxy Note 9 comes out so the bugs (especially this painful app) would probably be worked out.
Check out the video about Bixby and Google Assistant. They should be used both. Bixby is for the phone only and not web search or GPS. That's when Google Assistant is King. Google Assistant is not good at the phone as Bixby. That's why you should use the one beat at what you are gonna use it for.
I used an S8 for 20 minutes (to decide if I want one) and figured out bixby is not designed to be your only assistant but designed to be the one you use to control your phone itself. Google Assistant is for searching the web. They work great together. Bixby vision is rubbish though. Needs updating badly.
Most of the big reviewers on TH-cam, are not wanting to show off the open Q&A feature for Bigsby. They don't want to give Google Assistant a non Fair Advantage, which I feel is totally bogus! I apologize if I used any wrong way...
You have shown me more about Bixby than I have found out in the last 9 months I have owned this phone. I wish you would do an update on programming multiple commands and what is "Bixby vision"?
I have a problem with Bixby as well and would like to repurpose (remap) the accessories button...it appears to me by the articles I've read and the online research I've done that I have 1 of 2 choices.Either keep the accessories button synced up to Bixby (which turns on by itself constantly) or SHUT off the accessories button totally....so far it seems to me that those are the only 2 options that Samsung is giving me right now.Have you found the same thing to be true?
todd lord i'd completely deactivated bixby awhile ago, then wanted to at least reactivate the button just in case they put out an improving update ( they haven't ), and i had to research how to reactivate bixby long enough to get the button working again 😅 once she's off, she's off. anyway, there was an app that allowed you to remap the button. you'll have to search the topic; the video was here on youtube.
Just got my awesome note 8,set up Bixby,and found a bug nobody else knows about. Was listening to google play music through the speakers of my note 8 and watching Android authority/pocket now on my iPad ..Bixby starts activating for no reason ,multiple times, six times within five minutes. It picks up on the words on the iPad and starts searching and recording whatever's been talking about on the video. Weird. I turn off the music. Bixby operates normally. (Update) went to bixby settings and fixed it in "voice wake up"
Tbh I don't mind. When the phone first came out everyone said bixby was shit (it's what I expected) but after updates etc it has become amazing and it's a pleasure to find out since I'm about to order an n8 and my only gripe was that I really didn't want bixby
It doesn't change the fact what Bixby is capable of. This is to set people straight on what it can do. Cutting through all the Google and Apple noise. It's a dirty business and they play a dirty game.
I don't care what Bixby "CAN Do" I know what it does do it SUCKS get it off my accessories button NOW Samsung....if it's so awesome and your so confident in Bixby it shouldn't make you defensive...don't want it don't need it.
I find Bixby really good as an assistant and agree the way it works within the phone and apps is very good. I'm hoping it works well on the gear s sport for messaging.
Hi Jaime, just want to know how to do the settings that when you say good morning...Bixby answers you about weather, date, day and so on... Did you program it? I'm trying to my S8+ and the only answer is "good morning".
I ask it to find and call nearest samurai Sam's restaurant and it searches for it in my contacts instead of the internet. Wack, I have to end up using Google assistant to find it
Iron Man I just need one and hope bixby improves on it's Google type features. When it does, then I can be happy and endorse it as the king of them all
I think you can like first tell it to launch Q&A and then it should work. You can probably also tell it to open google and then ask the question. Bixby was never really designed to to that anyways.
From these videos I have discovered some things. Google Assistant is like throwing al dente pasta at the wall, it sticks well. Bixby is like a dart, more precise.
Bixby is the love of my life, I'm teaching her to be a geak in the street and a lady at home..she amuse me and talks to me slow and dirty..She's mine and only mine...She's my Preciouuuuuussssss.....(Paid by Samsung too)
It has to update the languages for the Bixby voice because it doesn't have many to choose from. It only has like three languages to choose from and it says that other languages are being updated but I've had my note 8 since November and no updates yet.
Yup, Samsung is out in force with the sponsorships. Linus now PocketNow. Maybe if Samsung just let people not use Bixby, they wouldn't have to market it. Win win for everyone.
Nice to hear someone who is not a Bixby hater talk about its strengths. I appreciate your suggestions! I am going to work my relationship with Bixby this weekend as you have inspired me.
When it came at first every TH-cam reviewer said it sucks why wee need it when we have Google assistant But when Samsung sponsor their channel everyone of them go like Bixby is the next big thing I don't get d point here
+Sara Vanan Try it. You'll get the point. Sponsorships help us keep the channel running. They don't influence our opinion on a product. That wouldn't be a sponsorship if you do a little homework ^JR
But the truth is, when bixby launch it was complete wank compared to google assistant but now it is carrying the banner because of all the extra stuff it can do over the Google assistant
Pocketnow as I get my Galaxy S8 next Thursday or Friday from T-Mobile, trying out Bixby for yourself and that goes for everyone, is the best way to learn with what I can do, and how useful it is. For a blind Android User like myself, Bixby is going to have another use for a person who wouldn't be blind or low-vision. In some ways, I wish that pocket now was able to do a series on Bixby, and not just a video. That's just my thoughts. :-) And now for the real question, Is which phone color should I get to go along with my leather cases from caseology I apologize for any dictation grammar errors.
Pocketnow on the contrary they do influence your opinion, just as this fake review is designed to shape the opinion of its viewers. Don't insult our intelligence twice in one day please.
Jaime great info I've been reluctant to use bixby but will start doing so I have a question what type of phone holder dock is that for your car? Looking for one for my note 8 as well
Samsung need to URGENTLY relocate the bixby button for the next samsung devices. Its placement is absolutely HORRIBLE. my fingers can't get a good grip when holding the note 8. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? Ever heard of ergonomics samsung??? People actually hold the device when using it!!! BEST SOLUTION: remove the bixby button samsung! I don't want bixby anyway!
Windows voice recognition has the same functionality as Bixby, complex commands, learns over time and can be taught to do new commands, I see where it for it's inspiration from...
@@flashback1123 "Crap" is an opinion. Some people like it like me. You credibility is far below his because you are showing way more opinons in your one comment than he does in his entire video. He is simply informing people of what bixby can do
The prob with google play music is that it is not available in all countries. I mean the app is there but we can't use it or buy music or anything it's so frustrating. Anyways doesn't it make more sense for a samsung assistant to work with an essential samsung app....
And so????...........I never see you guys complain when other reviewers do a phone review when they're sponsored by the company do I???....like the Pixels, LGs and HTCs???....do you know how many reviews that are done out there that are sponsored by the companies??..........He already said that he loved it a long time ago after he started using the Note 8 and has spent over a month with it. If it were just a paid review then he would have made this video ages ago.......you really think he couldn't have just not placed the *Sponsored* watermark there or not said it at all??....Sponsored doesn't mean Biased..if you can't point out what's Biased about what was said here then I think you're the one being biased just like every other person who calls something bad whilst ignoring what it's actually meant for.
The fact Bixby can unlock your phone, something Google assistant made no longer available because of the fingerprint technology etc. Though still great to have the combo of Bixby and google.
If it's smart then it's totally can't call my wife at all! That's very simple! It can't even allow me to teach it who is my wife! So it's stupid! At least 1st generation siri could learn that! It's very basic!
Google assistant supports different accents and it can talk to you kind of like a person, besides I like to hear a British accent like mine rather than an American one.
brown bobby Well actually I do have one. I'm typing on it right now lol, and I disabled it a while ago because I didn't like it. Perhaps an update has changed it, but I prefered the Google Assistant (which still is a disappointment).
actually Bixby is for boss people not for babies . watch youtube play games take photos be chill boy. don't make stupid comments, most of the big you tubers positive about Bixby now days.
bro wtf everyone bashed bixby while it's actually the one with the most features. idk why ppl hate it I'm starting to like it
Faysal Yusuf I'm getting my Galaxy S8 next Thursday or Friday, and I can't wait! Bixby will be the number one feature on the phone, I will be using the most! Along side Voice Assistant, which is Samsung's screen reader for blind users, who I am and Android blind user. :-)
People hate change. They just use Google Assistant and assume anything else is trash.
Yeah I loved it for all this time and was like wtf what problem do people have with it xd It's the quickest way to turn off some shit that are deep into settings xd
HATE the button. Not the service
Lee Long why? It's way quucker to press and talk than to say hi bixby every time :/
It certainly has grown into a truly useful assistant although it still has ways to go in terms of convincing people.
You can keep it I want Samsung to get it off my phone and or accessories button...why NOT!?
I don't get people saying that this video is sell out or inaccurate. Being sponsored doesn't mean the video is lying or anything. Jaime just showed what's Bixby capable of, which is real.
Random haters are so dumb and stupid
Agreed! I never heard of Bixby until I got the S10 and refused to use it for couple months. Jaime just gave me an over view of the app and now I'm more enlightened. He just made some coins in the process 🤷🏾♀️
I hated Bixby initially when I first got my GS8+ but after upgrading to the Note 8 and trying it out, I am impressed to say the least. It just keeps getting better and better. Bye bye Google assistant and hello Bixby :)
newyorksteelo why the hell would you "upgrade" from the GS8+ to the Note8? Sure, the Note8 has a few extra features, but you'd be insane to spend all the money and time just for that.
Riley Retzloff because it is his money and he can
Riley Retzloff if he can afford it then he can do whatever he wants tbh. I personally wait at least 2 years to upgrade my phones but that's me
T-Mobile jump on demand program = Immediate ability to upgrade upon release of the Note 8. Barely spent a dime. Also, I come from the family of Note 5 and Note 7 users, Had both. Changed to the S8+ after the battery issue,on the Note 7 and now moved on to the Note 8. The Note 8 is so worth it. Its the absolute best phone and even makes the GS8+ feel awkward. Absolutely Worth the upgrade IMO.
Riley Retzloff why would he be insane? He's worked hard to earn the money he spends it the way he wants lol. I've gone from a GS7, iPhone 6s Plus, Moto X Pure then to note 8. Besides you sell your phone and get a good amount of money back put it towards the new device
Didn't realize what this app was actually capable of. So glad y'all have this information out! Gonna try to set up some quick commands right now! Would be great if it did the dishes and folded clothes. Suspecting that it won't be long before that's actually a thing as well! Love technology.
Bixby = everything & anything within the phone
Google assistant = web search for facts & navigation to maps only
As an Australian I'm forced to either put on an accent or work elsewhere. Bixby needs to support multiple accents before it can consider itself a proper contender. I do love her features though. When they work.
Ciitrus I am from Croatia and Bixby recognize my english..
Crazy Clown says the clown. Honestly think what you want but she seriously doesn't understand everything. If you're a foreigner speaking English you'll generally enunciate better than a native speaker because we're lazy humans.
Try doing an American accent and notice how much faster she works. And the larger words and especially words that are pronounced completely different due to the accent.
Getting spiteful over software and someone's opinion is really telling of your personality.
Maybe Australians need to learn how to talk clearly.
Ryan Robbie maybe so. Maybe, so.
Ciitrus I think there’s an option in Bixby settings that lets it get to know your voice better. Have you tried that yet?
I.m Using Bixby on the s9 plus. Nothing very complicated as yet. It opens all apps I request, and the time date, says good morning, opens my contacts, adjusts volume and brightness. All easy, and hassle free. I like the fact, that it shows a small icon, when it is still listening and replying. And it is learning. I like it.
I had remapped the Bixby button and disabled the features... I'm very impressed by this video. I'll give it a try.
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Watch out though! Bixby could morph into Hal 9000. And all of a sudden say "I'm sorry ( insert your name here) I'm afraid I can't do that" 😮
I still find google assistant more accurate but Bixby is on a different level and will rule them all when it matures. Another great video!
Thank you for this video! I just got a Samsung phone. Before getting it, I was researching things, and I found a lot of hate with Bixby. I tried out Bixby, and absolutely LOVED it. I cannot understand why people dislike this so much! Thank you for this video to show why Bixby is so good. I agree 100 percent.
"hey bixby disable bixby"
"I'm sorry I can't do that"
LOL that is so funny I love it I wish it would shut its so long I had to disable it and then delete all the data that's the only way to shut it up. Thanks for giving me a laugh
I love reviews like this that are actually reviewed more than a few weeks to a few months other than just a first impression combined with a review and formulating a long-term opinion of it with that. You're one of the very very few people of Tech TH-camrs that I have watched who actually tested out Bixby and gave an honest opinion about it after using it for a somewhat extended period of time rather than those so-called reviews who would just shut down Bixby completely with their first impressions without giving it a try for awhile. Kudos to you, Jaime!
a bixby video out of nowhere? damn samsung must have paid good.
LedHead besides the fact that bixby just got released last year and there's a dedicated button for it no shit
This is Bixby's first 6 months and it is already doing amazing! Google Assistant (formerly G. Now) and Siri were both kinda meh in its first year. They have years of development and user data whereas Bixby is fresh. And for a fresh AI, she can do a lot of stuff others can't.
Wow I'm so late, I always disabled Bixby, never knew it could do all that. This awesome.
Just got my s10 and am right there too haha
Same. I had a note 8 for 2 yrs and hated Bixby. Always came on when I didnt want it to and I didnt know what it did and didnt care. Now I have a Note 10 plus and I'm becoming fascinated. Lol still don't know shit but I'm about to learn more.
I plucked off my Bixby button with a box cutter. What a relief.
Same with me lol. I'm loving Bixby
I appreciate reviewers that actually took the time to learn what Bixby is actually capable of. Much unlike some other reviewers out there that simply skips Bixby altogether saying they hated it when in fact they were just too lazy to seriously test it.
She's actually kind of funny. I get more amused by the comebacks. I loved her the instant I was playing around with her. It's awesome that you get XP with each interaction, you can convert them to cash if you wanted. As a gamer it feels like I'm leveling up my AI and I'm greatly rewarded in return by all the things she can do!
Solara Yeah bixby is awesome..
Solara She is the love of my life..I'm crazy in love with Bixby
Solara *I bet u loved her instantly u dirty bitch*
Jordom that's weird. ?
Almost two weeks now with Note 8.
It's a great phone really better than any other phone that I use it before 😍
Just got my Note 9. Bixby and I were bestfriends instantly. :D i love her.
Try it before dismiss it, love the hold down button to listen and respond when released. no more responding in the middle of still talking. havent used google since upgraded to Note8.
I kind of ignore those unnecessary comments on sponsorship below. Personally, I feel Bixby is very useful, especially whenever my hands are on something else like chemicals, and it helps me out alot. The most useful part is that I could customised commands with a shortcut. That is absolutely fantastic. I hope it can be improve over the time, and catch up with Google assistant in terms of search and accuracy in recognising my commands. Cheers. =)
+Windsor Lim Same here. Love how customizable it is. ^JR
Bixby takes a lot of setting up to do which was what people saw as a hassle, but once you play around with it and get all the commands you want into it. It's a solid assistant.
DeltaTeam771 It wont even wake up when i say Hi Bixby! Trained to max. Even reset and cleared cache and data! Wont respond while music or any audio is playing!
of course bixby is much more better than any voice assistant I've been using it from past 1 months and I really love it
I find Bixby very helpful. I am a Capt for a major airline. A lot of times I board an aircraft and it is cold and dark, thing on the craft has power, none of the lights and all systems are down. With that being said, it can be very dark inside, so I'll ask Bixby to turn on my Note8's flashlight. I have her set reminders, read/respond to a message, make a call, check weather and news. Plus a bunch of other commands that I setup in Bixby labs. Samsung did a really awesome thing when they came up with Bixby. I do not know what I like more or which I use more, the Spen or Bixbe. The Note8 is such a powerful smartphone.
Is it a coincidence that both phonebuff's and pocketnow's video on bixby(both sponsored by samsung) were posted at the same time?
Aresh Gamwalla Not at all a couple channels are being sponsored by Samsung to promote Bixby, including Linus Tech Tips. With the iPhone X and recently the Google Pixel 2 coming out Samsung is trying to keep its sales up by any means
Aresh Gamwalla samsung hater spotted
That's lovely that can do a chain of command in a single word.
Sorry, but i rather have a remappable button.
Now is does
I mapped camera there, actually nice to have additional button.
I just love Bixby ,can do everything in seconds like finding my contacts and calling ,open the camera when I need it ,everything
this was really cool. I was impressed by the "learn new things" part. Never used it tho, so who knows. Thumbs up.
Actually it rocks.....it's definitely better than Google assistant
Maroof Juneja they are different..Google assistant is A LOT better in recognizing the voice and doing online services.
Bixby otoh can manipulate the very hardware of the phone like no other digital assistant.
Google Assistant + Bixby = amazing combo. Search the web and find yourself.
Random Palmtop Gaming stfu stop trying to affirm your purchase in the comments what does v20 have to do with anything
I would say Bixby for anything phone related, google assistant for the internet stuff.
Damien Beckham And I would say they are great combo mixed together.
It's like a beefed up Tasker + AutoVoice + AutoInput combo full of premade tasks.. impressive
Funny, I played the video and when the guy said Hi Bixby my phone's Bixby activated as well
I'm told that unlike GA, you don't need an internet connection to use some of Bixby's voice activation commands to access local apps and generalized housekeeping functions within the phone... Bixby Labs sounds like having a built-in Tasker app already installed...Is all this true?
I'm getting my Galaxy S8 next Thursday/Friday.
If no one else replies to ya, I shall get back to you with said answer.
Trenton Matthews - I was just curious about Bixby Labs more... You can do almost the same thing with GA for specialized internal functions via voice, but you have to install Tasker and another third-party app that bridges between GA and Tasker - Enough! I already have Tasker and am just getting into it via some of the more advanced commands that are reminiscent of Javascript - and I HATE JavaScript!
Bixby and google assistant
Then there's siri
Its so good to see tech you tubers like you giving Bixby a shot and giving it its due credit, I am so dissapointed in other you tubers like MKBHD and so many other who just dismiss it without exploring it, I admit that it was a rushed release initially and WAS crappy at first but it has improved a lot, it makes your life so much more easier, which is exactly what assistants are supposed to do, Google assistant and bixby combination is amazing, Siri on the other hand feels years behind.
The fact that Samsung needed to sponsor this...
I use Google assistant and alexa(I don't have bixby since I don't have samsung phone) and I like that they included the idea of creating your own scripts (kinda like autohotkey). Other assistants rely on preprogrammed action patterns which make their usefulness quite limited. Hope other voice assistants borrow this idea in the future
"bixby" listening you all time. Is it really good ?!
Exactly why I don't have it updated or enabled at all. Why are people ok with a software monitoring them at all times that they have their phone on their person. Sure I'm not doing things that I should be worried about being uncovered but it's the principle.
@@Hellspwn6 isn't Google doing the same thing?
Reading all of these comments is better than Bixby!
Wish this video was done without Samsung's sponsorship - its a good review and gives compelling points, but there's a bit of a nagging feeling at the back of the mind that the content may have been vetted by them.
.. feels like the only video on youtube that says that bixby rocks.. so I click the link and find out it's sponsored by Samsung, so yeah it's biased and not a review .. more an advertisement and money for the channel! lol
For me, I just remapped the bixby button to the camera, and use google now cards on swipe left from home screen with Nova launcher. I am happy with Google's version
Oh I've tried it! .. but google knows me much better! .. doesn't it freak you out that it learns from "what's on your screen" ["This is not your typical service that only works with what a server can provide, but instead is a far smarter system that can interpret what you have on the screen. "].. that shit brings up a red flag for me on privacy .. honestly, Google's bad enough .. and don't get me started about Facebook and their free privacy VPN!
for an assistant to function, it needs to know you.
If you are concerned about privacy - stop using all these services for "free" - no gmail, maps, google search, photos, drive etc
mike numpty you are talking about Google Services and not Bixby, which is Samsung's propriety AI assistant. They are similar. With the announcement at Google IO 2018 on development tools for Google assistant (check out codelabs for io2018 at Google developers website) Samsung are finally releasing development tools for their Bixby AI assistant as of May 9 2018 (search for "Bixby developer program private beta") Privacy with AI and really anything with "..as-a-service" protocol is a massive issue that's not talked about and laws around the world are not equal nor cater for the massive growth in this industry. The underlining issue with privacy is control. We as users want control of our data and we want transparency of what data is collected. Samsung's software on Android is closed sourced and for that matter so is Google services. With the ability of apps now to leverage AI assistants for both Google App Store and Samsung's app store, don't be naive that the technologies are limited to Google's or Samsung's own apps.
Eudemony Rom
Logically these apps / services need data to work as required - doesn't matter who makes the software.
A real assistant would also need information to function having access to calendar, contacts etc
I just got my note 8 yesterday and kinda addicted in using bixby in assisting me with my phone. It is really cool virtual assistant.
LTT did this, boy everybody was mad
I own a Note 8 shifting from Apple and just loved Bixby. The best Digital Assistant you can wish for !!! Amazing and flexible...
Ill definitely give a try Jaime
Finally the video I've been waiting for, all the TH-camrs complain about the button and how useless it is, but they are not willing to give it a try. thanks for doing and hopefully this will open other peoples eyes.
What happened to Siri 😂!! Laziness of Apple !!
buzz mann yah..
I taught bixby " movie time" and bixby will turn on do not disturb , full brightness , open TH-cam , open Netflix , and all videos from my gallery.
Or "good night " sets my alarm at 7am , decrease brightness, turn on do not disturb,
And " run lean" she optimizes the phone , clears phone memory and closes all apps ( I highly recommend everyone teach it this one )
I HATE HATE HATE Bixby. S Voice could understand me better than 95% of the time. Bixby is about 50% and sends me the worst GPS directions ever experienced - got me lost several times. What good is an app if it can barely understand you? It was such a mistake not to wait until Galaxy Note 9 comes out so the bugs (especially this painful app) would probably be worked out.
Kat Rand my exact experience couldnt have said it better
Check out the video about Bixby and Google Assistant. They should be used both. Bixby is for the phone only and not web search or GPS. That's when Google Assistant is King. Google Assistant is not good at the phone as Bixby. That's why you should use the one beat at what you are gonna use it for.
I used an S8 for 20 minutes (to decide if I want one) and figured out bixby is not designed to be your only assistant but designed to be the one you use to control your phone itself. Google Assistant is for searching the web. They work great together. Bixby vision is rubbish though. Needs updating badly.
Google Assistant is still prob better but that note 8 is looking great
Most of the big reviewers on TH-cam, are not wanting to show off the open Q&A feature for Bigsby. They don't want to give Google Assistant a non Fair Advantage, which I feel is totally bogus! I apologize if I used any wrong way...
Atleast note 8 has google assistant
Both of them are gods
You have shown me more about Bixby than I have found out in the last 9 months I have owned this phone. I wish you would do an update on programming multiple commands and what is "Bixby vision"?
i keep giving bixby another chance, then turning it off, bc it's still disappointing me 😲 maybe next time.
kodiak wild k
I have a problem with Bixby as well and would like to repurpose (remap) the accessories button...it appears to me by the articles I've read and the online research I've done that I have 1 of 2 choices.Either keep the accessories button synced up to Bixby (which turns on by itself constantly) or SHUT off the accessories button totally....so far it seems to me that those are the only 2 options that Samsung is giving me right now.Have you found the same thing to be true?
todd lord i'd completely deactivated bixby awhile ago, then wanted to at least reactivate the button just in case they put out an improving update ( they haven't ), and i had to research how to reactivate bixby long enough to get the button working again 😅 once she's off, she's off. anyway, there was an app that allowed you to remap the button. you'll have to search the topic; the video was here on youtube.
Bixby is so good - just type it in to Google. Most of the posts are how to disable it!!
Justin Hawkins I want to know how to remove it totally
Just got my awesome note 8,set up Bixby,and found a bug nobody else knows about. Was listening to google play music through the speakers of my note 8 and watching Android authority/pocket now on my iPad ..Bixby starts activating for no reason ,multiple times, six times within five minutes. It picks up on the words on the iPad and starts searching and recording whatever's been talking about on the video. Weird. I turn off the music. Bixby operates normally. (Update) went to bixby settings and fixed it in "voice wake up"
Hi Bixby, I think Google assistant can learn so much from it.🤓
I'm glad to see a youtuber that goes against the grain. Other youtubers probably haven't even tried Bixby. They just go with the flow. Bixby is great
How'd I know this was sponsored when I saw the title?
When you saw other TH-camr's posting Bixby videos all at the same time.
lol cry more
Tbh I don't mind. When the phone first came out everyone said bixby was shit (it's what I expected) but after updates etc it has become amazing and it's a pleasure to find out since I'm about to order an n8 and my only gripe was that I really didn't want bixby
It doesn't change the fact what Bixby is capable of. This is to set people straight on what it can do. Cutting through all the Google and Apple noise. It's a dirty business and they play a dirty game.
I don't care what Bixby "CAN Do" I know what it does do it SUCKS get it off my accessories button NOW Samsung....if it's so awesome and your so confident in Bixby it shouldn't make you defensive...don't want it don't need it.
I find Bixby really good as an assistant and agree the way it works within the phone and apps is very good. I'm hoping it works well on the gear s sport for messaging.
It sucked so bad Samsung let you disable the button!! Lol
Hi Jaime, just want to know how to do the settings that when you say good morning...Bixby answers you about weather, date, day and so on... Did you program it? I'm trying to my S8+ and the only answer is "good morning".
Meanwhile in non English speaking countries:
1. get the phone
2. disable bixby and use the remap bixby button app to make it into a flashlight
Note 9 took away that option.
Lots of people hate on Bixby, but I honestly love it. Especially the multi-step features.
I ask it to find and call nearest samurai Sam's restaurant and it searches for it in my contacts instead of the internet. Wack, I have to end up using Google assistant to find it
firm1z Me Too....I cant use bixby cause it doesnt work
Iron Man for bixby to be the end all of all assistances, it needs to do both. Nobody wants to have to use several command service
Iron Man I just need one and hope bixby improves on it's Google type features. When it does, then I can be happy and endorse it as the king of them all
I think you can like first tell it to launch Q&A and then it should work. You can probably also tell it to open google and then ask the question. Bixby was never really designed to to that anyways.
I use Bixby every day and find it so useful. I can get things done without touching the phone and it makes my life easier.
First pocketnow video not sponsored by dbrand lool
THE ACE hahaha
From these videos I have discovered some things.
Google Assistant is like throwing al dente pasta at the wall, it sticks well.
Bixby is like a dart, more precise.
I still prefer Google assistant
I've never liked voice assistants, and wanted nothing to do with Bixby at first. Now I use it constantly. It's wayyyyyy underrated.
Bixby is the love of my life, I'm teaching her to be a geak in the street and a lady at home..she amuse me and talks to me slow and dirty..She's mine and only mine...She's my Preciouuuuuussssss.....(Paid by Samsung too)
And you can't even spell geek LOL
Try talking to real people...you need to get out more love
It has to update the languages for the Bixby voice because it doesn't have many to choose from. It only has like three languages to choose from and it says that other languages are being updated but I've had my note 8 since November and no updates yet.
Yup, Samsung is out in force with the sponsorships. Linus now PocketNow. Maybe if Samsung just let people not use Bixby, they wouldn't have to market it. Win win for everyone.
How long will it be before we see some sponsored clips for Samsung Flow? It is another half baked Samsung feature that probably won't be used much.
Nice to hear someone who is not a Bixby hater talk about its strengths. I appreciate your suggestions! I am going to work my relationship with Bixby this weekend as you have inspired me.
When it came at first every TH-cam reviewer said it sucks why wee need it when we have Google assistant
But when Samsung sponsor their channel everyone of them go like Bixby is the next big thing
I don't get d point here
+Sara Vanan Try it. You'll get the point. Sponsorships help us keep the channel running. They don't influence our opinion on a product. That wouldn't be a sponsorship if you do a little homework ^JR
try it first, before conclude.
But the truth is, when bixby launch it was complete wank compared to google assistant but now it is carrying the banner because of all the extra stuff it can do over the Google assistant
Pocketnow as I get my Galaxy S8 next Thursday or Friday from T-Mobile, trying out Bixby for yourself and that goes for everyone, is the best way to learn with what I can do, and how useful it is. For a blind Android User like myself, Bixby is going to have another use for a person who wouldn't be blind or low-vision. In some ways, I wish that pocket now was able to do a series on Bixby, and not just a video. That's just my thoughts. :-)
And now for the real question, Is which phone color should I get to go along with my leather cases from caseology
I apologize for any dictation grammar errors.
Pocketnow on the contrary they do influence your opinion, just as this fake review is designed to shape the opinion of its viewers. Don't insult our intelligence twice in one day please.
Jaime great info I've been reluctant to use bixby but will start doing so I have a question what type of phone holder dock is that for your car? Looking for one for my note 8 as well
Samsung need to URGENTLY relocate the bixby button for the next samsung devices. Its placement is absolutely HORRIBLE. my fingers can't get a good grip when holding the note 8. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? Ever heard of ergonomics samsung??? People actually hold the device when using it!!! BEST SOLUTION: remove the bixby button samsung! I don't want bixby anyway!
Windows voice recognition has the same functionality as Bixby, complex commands, learns over time and can be taught to do new commands, I see where it for it's inspiration from...
Have you guys seen the whatsapp's new update on all andriods or is it samsung alone?....these emojis are horrible
Mr. Edwards I agree 1000%
+Mr. Edwards I know dude. They're horrible ^JR
Hector G. So why are you on this thread?
Was this a paid promotion I would greatly appreciate it if you said that in the beginning of the video thank you
+Thomas Haws This a sponsored video, which is different, and it is disclosed.. you're welcome.. ^JR
Don't accept sponsorship's for CRAP PRODUCTS. Pocketnow credibility value now a = ZERO
@@flashback1123 "Crap" is an opinion. Some people like it like me. You credibility is far below his because you are showing way more opinons in your one comment than he does in his entire video. He is simply informing people of what bixby can do
Wow Bixby is so smart but it doesn't even let me play music from Samsung Music...
Samuel Tan well it is fairly new
There is no Samsung Music? The default app is Google Play Music?
Chris Joseph Actually Samsung music is the music app preloaded on Samsung phones. It's pretty damn decent.
The prob with google play music is that it is not available in all countries. I mean the app is there but we can't use it or buy music or anything it's so frustrating. Anyways doesn't it make more sense for a samsung assistant to work with an essential samsung app....
Chris Joseph it can be downloaded on galaxy apps
I am from Pakistan and trying Bixby its working incredibly good. Accent is no issue.
samsung's marketing team has been pretty on point lately..
I just had Google Assistant open TH-cam PocketNow page. Assistant does a lot of the same stuff like controlling settings.
Now u all realize how nice bixby is smh now watch everyone upload how amazing bixby voice is videos
And so????...........I never see you guys complain when other reviewers do a phone review when they're sponsored by the company do I???....like the Pixels, LGs and HTCs???....do you know how many reviews that are done out there that are sponsored by the companies??..........He already said that he loved it a long time ago after he started using the Note 8 and has spent over a month with it.
If it were just a paid review then he would have made this video ages ago.......you really think he couldn't have just not placed the *Sponsored* watermark there or not said it at all??....Sponsored doesn't mean Biased..if you can't point out what's Biased about what was said here then I think you're the one being biased just like every other person who calls something bad whilst ignoring what it's actually meant for.
Is it going to connect with Google Assistant? I thought they were announcing a partnership with Google at CES.
Every time he said for example, we took a shot. We hella drunk.
The fact Bixby can unlock your phone, something Google assistant made no longer available because of the fingerprint technology etc. Though still great to have the combo of Bixby and google.
Well it doesn't know what coca cola is
(Bixby vision)
How do you add a quick command to tell you the weather? I don't see that in the command list
If it's smart then it's totally can't call my wife at all! That's very simple! It can't even allow me to teach it who is my wife! So it's stupid! At least 1st generation siri could learn that! It's very basic!
John Yong Bixby is JUNK
I have been using and its one of the most system centric app which performs all tasks with ease
Bixby wasn't bad...just needed a lot of work. On an already heavy skin. The Samsung skin was more annoying than Bixby.
That's an outdated comment
What world are you living in?
James W annoying???
brown bobby agreed. A lot of stock android features are mostly coming or borrowed from samsung which has been done for years.
Have u really used a Samsung phone with Android +5 ?
I love Bixby and Google Assistant. Together they can do everything I need.
Not you too
its like a Bixby Virus that's infecting youtubers lol
It's like tech TH-camrs are trying it after updates and realising it's getting better, insane.
ShadowSlayer or they are getting payed by Samsung to make these good reviews
Hobo Bobo how? they are showing everything they are talking about, its not like theyre saying things and not showing Bixby in action
ShadowSlayer doesn't show bixby's shortcomings tho, since it's sponsored by samsung
Google assistant supports different accents and it can talk to you kind of like a person, besides I like to hear a British accent like mine rather than an American one.
Bixby is the best!
Seth Yang then that means all other assistants are useless as well
I have mine turned off does not understand me so for me it is useless.
George Shao no
James Hepburn me too it's useless there for it sucks...I want it off my phone and my accessories button back!
I really think that you should let people know that Samsung sponsored this video in the video not just in the description box.
One Day Bixby is gonna Start Placing Online Orders with your Credit Card... Then tell me How much you Love Bixby... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Search I don't have a credit card 😂
@@ErisstheGoddessofmanhwas she'll use your debit card then lol
@@vishalchaudhary5217 sorry to disappoint you but I dont have one 😛
Its potential is fantastic but it fails on the most important thing..the voice recognition. Been using it for a month also
I have the Note 8, which I love. But no thanks to Bixby.
Did you gave it a try?
brown bobby Well actually I do have one. I'm typing on it right now lol, and I disabled it a while ago because I didn't like it. Perhaps an update has changed it, but I prefered the Google Assistant (which still is a disappointment).
actually Bixby is for boss people not for babies . watch youtube play games take photos be chill boy. don't make stupid comments, most of the big you tubers positive about Bixby now days.
these retards give samsung users a bad name ^
try it