{"id":338116,"date":"2017-04-12T08:50:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T00:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1475717"},"modified":"2017-04-12T08:50:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T00:50:38","slug":"galaxy-s8-wont-launch-with-samsungs-bixby-voice-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/galaxy-s8-wont-launch-with-samsungs-bixby-voice-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy S8 won\u2019t launch with Samsung\u2019s Bixby voice assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bixby<\/a> isn\u2019t saying \u201chello\u201d quite yet.<\/p>\n

Samsung has confirmed to Axios that it will\u00a0be shipping the Galaxy S8 without one of the device\u2019s hallmark features, that being the voice part of its Bixby voice assistant.<\/p>\n

The digital assistant, which Samsung announced last month in conjunction with its newest smartphones, is a bit different than Siri or Google Now due to its affinity for\u00a0text and camera-powered queries in addition to voice commands.<\/p>\n

While Bixby will launch with the computer vision chops of its Vision feature and the deluxe notifications screen it calls Bixby Home, Samsung has detailed that the assistant\u2019s hallmark feature, Bixby Voice, will be unavailable to US customers until \u201clater this spring.\u201d<\/p>\n

This all exemplifies what a mad dash Samsung has been making to enter the voice assistant fray following its acquisition of Viv Labs<\/a> this past\u00a0October.<\/p>\n

Samsung had already detailed that Bixby voice wouldn\u2019t be launching in full force, originally detailing\u00a0that voice controls would be integrated into some key native apps with a limited number of languages being supported at launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Bixby isn’t saying “hello” quite yet. Samsung has confirmed to Axios that it will\u00a0be shipping the Galaxy S8 without one of the device’s hallmark features, that being the voice part of its Bixby voice assistant. The digital assistant, which Samsung announced last month in conjunction with its newest smartphones, is a bit different than Siri or Google Now due to its… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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