Bixby on the Galaxy Note10 will let you save photo reminders of where you're parked

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Much like Google Maps, Bixby can remember your parking location, if you ask it to do so. Samsung is taking this a step further with the Galaxy Note10 and Note10+. It'll let you save a photo reminder of where you've parked. The virtual assistant will let you take a photo with the camera app, and it'll add it to the location reminder. This gives you that visual cue you need if the coordinates aren't enough for you to remember where you parked your car. At the moment, this feature seems to be exclusive for these two phones.

Source: SamMobile

Samsung rolls out Bixby remapping for older Galaxy flagships

Samsung lets Galaxy S10 users remap the Bixby button to launch third-party apps. Now, if you’re using an S8, S8 Plus, S9, S9 Plus, Note8, or Note9, you’ll finally get the feature, too. That is if you have Samsung Android Pie/One Touch UI software running on your Galaxy flagship phone. There’s also one more caveat. You won’t be able to remap the Bixby button to launch another voice assistant like Google Assistant or Cortana.

As we previously reported, you can’t disable Bixby entirely, either. What you can do is select which other third-party apps it can launch. You can configure it to launch either with a single or double press. The option you don’t choose will launch Bixby. And if you press and hold on the Bixby button, it’ll always launch Bixby.

Source: The Verge

Samsung lets users remap Bixby button on S10 and other Android Pie-powered phones

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Samsung has finally conceded and is letting users remap the Bixby button to their third-party app of choice. There's now a built-in setting that will let you assign a third-party app to open either with a single or double press. Whatever option you don't choose will be given to Bixby. For example, if one press will open Spotify, then a double press will open Bixby. Now, holding down the button will trigger Bixby Voice, no matter what.

According to The Verge, Samsung will reportedly let owners of the S8, S9, and Note 8 and Note 9 with Android Pie and One UI customize the Bixby button as well.

It’s now a bit harder to accidentally activate Bixby on the Galaxy Note 9

Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 9For Galaxy Note 9 users who have no use for Samsung’s Bixby assistant, you might want to completely disable the Bixby button. Unfortunately, that option isn’t available on this phone. But a new update coming to Bixby will at least make it harder to accidentally activate the button. It’s quite easy to accidentally launch the assistant because its button is placed under the volume rocker.

Once you have the latest update, you can head to Bixby’s settings and select whether you want to launch the assistant by a single press or with a double tap. The latter lessens the chances of you accidentally launching Bixby since you’ll need to hit the button twice in rapid succession. If this is something you want and aren’t sure if your Bixby is updated, head to Settings > About Bixby and tap on the Update button.

Source: Android Authority