Bixby - it's not so bad

[The_Chief]

There are videos out there on YouTube that compare Bixby to Google Assistant and Siri... and Bixby wins!

That surprised me: but apparently Bixby is really good at understanding, and executing, complex commands. You can also set up voice shortcuts to make a number of things happen - sort of like IFTTT with voice.

Here's a link to the official Bixby page. I'm actually looking forward to trying it out!

http://www.samsung.com/us/explore/bixby/

 

[The_Chief]

I also understand that Experience Points (XP) accumulate as you help Bixby learn and become self-aware.

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00076984/

I wonder how many XPs we get if Bixby decides to become SkyNet?

 

[WeeWilly]

I'm not comfortable talking to my phone but I have Bixby on my S8 and it does allow you to automate complex commands. There are some good Bixby tips and tricks videos on YouTube and I think Sakitech has some of the best.

 

[The_Chief]

I talk to gadgets all day... of course, with this Note 5 I'm usually yelling unpleasant things at it
😛

 

[WeeWilly]

I talk to gadgets all day... of course, with this Note 5 I'm usually yelling unpleasant things at it
😛

I'm not sure that 😛 is code for an emoji, Chief, it may be one of the unpleasant things you yell at your Note 5.

 

[no one]

I absolutely hate bixby. It is absolutely worthless. Samsung should be ashamed of themselves for producing such utter trash.

 

[Unforgiven]

Thread moved back to the Note 8 channel...

 

[mikedt]

Bixby can't understand Mandarin... But Siri, Google and Cortana can though.
Sorry Samsung you fail.

 

[TrueFangz]

I set Bixby up when I got the phone on Tues, and did the voice tutorials, etc. but haven't used it yet until this morning. I said "Hi Bixby, call so&so's mobile phone."
While Bixby did indeed wake up the phone, and show the Bixby screen, it did not make the phone call, or even seem to acknowledge I even made a command. So I exited the app and from the home screen, I pressed the Bixby button and said "Call so&so's mobile phone" and it did it within like 3 seconds.

I've never really used any VA's before, so I'll see how much patience I will have while trying this out.

Funny, when it comes to anything related to electronics and technology, my mom can barely operate a light switch, but she's been doing the "OK Google" thing for the past 2 years, and she makes ME look primitive.

 

[lim060911]

Bixby can't understand Mandarin... But Siri, Google and Cortana can though.
<br> Sorry Samsung you fail.

Try korean lol

I set Bixby up when I got the phone on Tues, and did the voice tutorials, etc. but haven't used it yet until this morning. I said 'Hi Bixby, call so&so's mobile phone.'
<br> While Bixby did indeed wake up the phone, and show the Bixby screen, it did not make the phone call, or even seem to acknowledge I even made a command. So I exited the app and from the home screen, I pressed the Bixby button and said 'Call so&so's mobile phone' and it did it within like 3 seconds.
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<br> I've never really used any VA's before, so I'll see how much patience I will have while trying this out.
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<br> Funny, when it comes to anything related to electronics and technology, my mom can barely operate a light switch, but she's been doing the 'OK Google' thing for the past 2 years, and she makes ME look primitive.

Bixby is good because it learns how you talk as you use it more

 

[The_Chief]

We have a European deep fryer with the controls in Celsius and not Fahrenheit. The Darling Bride and I were talking about what to cook and at what temperature, so I asked Bixby what 280 degrees is in Celsius. She could have told me, maybe, but instead opened a calculator/conversion thing that allows users to convert just about anything to anything. I selected F- C and got my answer. For several questions. Bixby has failed me a couple of times... but as TrueFangz said: it's early in our relationship and we're still learning each other. I'm optimistic!

 

[kokiangel]

Bixby is always popping up with a screen full of uselss information it found on the web when I am actually talking to my dog now. I just say "Bixby go to sleep" and my phone shuts off. Kinda funny.

 

[marctronixx]

yeah there was a youtube guy i was watching about the 25+ tips on sammy note8. at one point he said "bixby lock screen" and this phone did just that.. then he said unlock and it did just that.

 

[kokiangel]

I also like that I can change the voice on it. Bixby is so not a female name to me. I chose "John" and that works much better. Now if I could just get the rest of the text to speech to do the same I'd be in business!

 

[mikedt]

I also like that I can change the voice on it. Bixby is so not a female name to me. I chose "John" and that works much better. Now if I could just get the rest of the text to speech to do the same I'd be in business!

Bixby to me is a dog's name, I imagine like a small terrier or something, which is faithful and obedient.

 

[mikedt]

Try korean lol

The Note8 is in China very soon, so they better have the Bixby button understanding the language here.

 

[The_Chief]

I know, I told Samsung what I thought about the name. Apparently they really, really liked the name Bixby.




It is nice, though. I was exhausted last night, and fell into bed without setting my phone to silent.


'Hi Bixby, set Do Not Disturb.' And Bixby did, no problem.




ZZZZZZZZZ

 

[TrueFangz]

I went to bed last night at 11pm. I woke up this morning at 7am, with a message on my screen from Bixby saying it looks like I went to sleep at 4:35am, and asked if I would like to set up a to do list before bed. What tha...

 

[marctronixx]

Yeah ahaha i got the same alert this morning...

One was when about me going to sleep and the other as "so i see you wake up at..."

 

[kokiangel]

I think Bixby is jealous of my dog. I was brushing her last night and telling her how good she was being while I got tangles out and Bixby kept popping up saying crazy things like it found where I could get tango lessons nearby?

 

[The_Chief]

Tango lessons? Koki, I didn't know you danced!



Uh, my Bixby has so far behaved. She hasn't said anything about my sleep schedule, or I need to walk more, or use too many squares of toilet paper at one time, or...

 

[TrueFangz]

I can honestly say I actually laughed out loud at that one Chief!

 

[justandra]

I like Bixby but it has a habit of turning on by itself when I'm listening to podcast or other things.

 

[kokiangel]

Yep. I'm forever telling it that I was not talking to it! Especially when I have the music player on and it tries to talk to whatever is playing.

 

[mikedt]

Yep. I'm forever telling it that I was not talking to it! Especially when I have the music player on and it tries to talk to whatever is playing.

Quite frankly that sounds like something Samsung needs to fix ASAP. Very bad of Bixby to try and talk to your Mongolian gangsta rap or something.