14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung announced yesterday that the English version of its Bixby intelligent personal assistant is now available for Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners in the U.S., and it looks like it can interact with a bunch of popular Android apps.
If you're wondering what you can do with Bixby on your Samsung Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ phone after installing the intelligent assistant on your device, you should know that it's already integrated deep into the Android mobile operating system, and it can interact with a bunch of apps that you may use on a daily basis.
These include Google Maps, Google Play Music, Google Play store, Gmail, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Tumblr, Pandora, Yelp, and Uber. Samsung says that Bixby's voice capabilities can be used with other third-party apps that are available in Bixby Labs, if you opted in for the service.
"At launch, users will be able to access Bixby’s voice capabilities in a set of third-party apps on an opt-in basis via Bixby Labs. Within Bixby Labs, users can experiment with upcoming applications to take advantage of the benefits Bixby offers," said Samsung in the press announcement.
Say "Hi, Bixby" and you're ready to use it on your Galaxy S8/S8+
If you haven't figured out how to use Bixby yet on your Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ smartphone, that if you already updated your device to the latest version, all you have to do to get started with the intelligent personal assistant simply by holding the dedicated button or saying "Hi, Bixby."
Samsung already started rolling out the Bixby update on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ devices from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, and Verizon mobile carriers. The more you use Bixby users will earn experience points, which can be converted into Samsung Rewards points to try to win prizes like trips, gift cards, or Samsung products.