The_Chief:
Anyone who has read my posts about Bixby knows that I'm one of Bixby's advocates.
It's great that you are in the pro bixby camp. I am not. I had the S8, now I have the S9+. I honestly gave bixby a shot. I find it completely useless. There isn't anything it does I find useful at all.
bixby home is nothing but a lame, pathetic, absolutely anemic version of Google now. There isn't a single piece of information it provides that Google Now doesn't already do, alot better. Of the whopping 20ish cards available, perhaps 2 are somewhat useful. I still have no idea what the purpose of giphy is, or why it's even on my homescreen. Why do I need to see a recap of pictures I just 2 minutes ago? That's just a few of the issues bixby home has.
I am not at all impressed with bixby's quick commands. I don't see a reason for them at all. I don't need my phone to set an alarm. Have no need for the blue light filter to be turned on or off. The Always on Display and the Do Not Disturb features are in the quick toggles. They can even be configured to come on at a specific time. In all honesty, bixby just seems like a solution to a problem that I just don't have.
I realize that the Samsung isn't going to do away with bixby. I just hope they allow for bixby to be deactivated without having to go through the lengthy set up process first. Maybe even allow people to remap it to whatever they want.
After all this being said, I do not use Google Assistant either, I am ok with a search taking an extra 4.5 seconds.
So what all have you heard about the Note 9 - is it going to be the phone of the century!?
