Bixby (software)

Bixby
Developer(s)Samsung Electronics
Initial release21 April 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-21)
Stable release(s) [±]
Bixby Voice3.3.36.2 / November 17, 2023; 11 months ago (2023-11-17)[1]
Bixby Global Action1.0.12.0 / August 10, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-08-10)[2]
Bixby Home3.5.11.7 / June 18, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-18)[3]
Bixby Dictation3.0.25.3 / July 11, 2023; 15 months ago (2023-07-11)[4]
Bixby Vision3.7.95.2 / November 2, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-11-02)[5]
Bixby voice input1.0.04.0 / August 22, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-08-22)[6]
Bixby Wakeup2.3.35.10 / January 5, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-01-05)[7]
Written inVarious, mostly JavaScript[8]
Operating systemAndroid, Tizen, Windows, Wear OS
PredecessorS Voice
Available in12 languages
List of languages
English (American, British, American-Canadian, British-Canadian & Indian), French, Korean, Mandarin (China & Hong Kong), German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Japanese (Japan), & Cantonese (Hong Kong)
TypeIntelligent personal assistant
Websitewww.samsung.com/us/apps/bixby/

Bixby (Korean: 빅스비; RR: Bikseubi; Korean pronunciation: [pik̚s͈ɯbi]) is a virtual assistant developed by Samsung Electronics,[9] launched in 2017 as a replacement of the S Voice assistant.[10][11][12] It runs on various Samsung branded appliances, primarily mobile devices but also some refrigerators.[13] The suite includes a voice assistant known as Bixby Voice,[14] as well as contextual search and visual search features[15] including tools like Bixby Vision, an augmented reality camera app,[16] Bixby Text Call, a handsfree call answer feature,[17] and others like Bixby Routines (now named Modes & Routines),[18] Bixby Home (now named Samsung Daily and replaced by Samsung Free), & Bixby Daily, which uses time period account-based routines for actions like calling, setting an alarm, or adding an event, (Now named Samsung Daily & Bixby Routines).

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