Most Android mobile phones have a virtual assistant, essential if you want to do tasks with the phone almost without touching it. Bixby has been Samsung's assistant since 2017, being announced alongside the Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphones and its entire series, which were several components.
Siri belongs to Apple, Celia belongs to Huawei and Bixby belongs to Samsung, as well as becoming available under the brand that created it. The one with the signature Samsung has been worked on for more than five years, having a good number of shares and working well when used on the signature phone.
In this tutorial we will detail how to disable Bixbi virtual assistant on your Samsung phone, which may or may not work for you, depending on how you're using the phone. It is possibly one of the things that many do not know, despite the fact that you are using a device of this brand at the moment.
What is Bixby?
Bixby is known as the virtual assistant of Samsung terminals, it learns about the tastes and routines of each of the users who use the phone. When collecting information, it will give preferences and all this based on what you have done over time, searches, downloads and more.
With Bixby Voice you have several ways to communicate, including the voice of people who are nearby, text and using the suggested answers, included by the user at that moment. Other than that, she's a counselor., you also need commands in order to get hold of it quickly.
Deactivation does not take too long, surely it is easier than it seems at first glance, having this at a glance. On the other hand, Bixby works on devices of the brand and not outside of it, it will ask that the device is from this manufacturer at all times (it is not installable on other devices).
How to turn off Bixby on your Samsung phone
When to disable Bixby You have to think carefully if this is not going to affect you in something, if you use it often, it is best that you meditate leaving it. For now, first try to get to know it and see if it is useful before taking the final step on your mobile device (it is active on all smartphones).
Having a virtual assistant will help us to carry out actions without the need to open the browser, start the terminal settings, among other actions. The comfort of being able to do things with just the release of a voice command and wait for him to answer you within seconds of hearing you through the microphone.
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Of saying take the step and deactivate Bixby, perform the following steps:
- The first step is to unlock the phone and then click on “Settings”
- Go to “Settings” and then click on “Advanced Features”
- Inside advanced features Choose the option “Disable Bixby routines«
- Now click on the side button
- In the menu that says "Press and hold" change to "Power off menu"
- After this go back to “Settings”, tap on “Applications” and then click on “Bixby voice”
- After this, go to “Bixby voice settings” and follow the step to sign in
- You have to give the “Voice Activation” setting, you can choose others like “Use while the phone is locked”
- Then click on "Notifications" and click on "Disable notifications"
- Finally, choose “Unpair device” and remove Bixby, which will be unlinked from the account you are currently using
- And that's it, it's that simple to remove Bixby from your phone
In versions prior to Android 11 and 12
In Android 9 and 10 the configuration changes relatively a bit, that is why you have to do fewer steps than usual if you have previous versions. The first ones will be skippable, just having to access the Bixby app and deactivate again from "Voice", as the app is known.
Users who have failed to upgrade to later versions of Android they have the same solution, although omitting some steps that will surely come in handy. Disabling Bixby on a Samsung phone takes three or four steps and we need our login and password to proceed with it.
When to disable Bixby on Android 9/10, perform these steps:
- Click on “Settings” and go to “Applications”
- Search for “Bixby voice”, click on it to enter its settings
- Click on “Settings” and choose the “Automatic listening” option, here you must change the setting and put "Never"
- Choose the option “Wake up by voice” and here click on “Wake up with Hello, Bixby”
- Uncheck the “Use while phone is locked” box and turn off Bixby voice dictation
- On the Bixby key put “Double tap to open Bixby” and turn off the “Marketing notification” setting
- Press on the screen and slide at the same time to the left side and choose “Disable Bixby” to finish
This is how easy it is to disable Bixby on a Samsung phone with versions prior to 11 and 12, now installed on most Android devices. The user will be able to deactivate Bixby when required and activate it if desired in any of the terminals that have deactivated it at the time.
Remove Bixby home from home screen
One of the things you can do on your Samsung device is to remove the Bixby home feature from the home screen, in case you happen to click on it. This usually appears on the main screen, once you unlock the phone, the best thing to do is to completely eliminate it and forget about this virtual assistant.
To remove Bixby home, Do the following:
- Press for a few seconds on an empty space on your screen
- After this swipe from the middle to the right and it will show you a window called Samsung Daily
- Swipe from right to left to disable this feature, which is what loads Bixby home and voila, it will be that easy to remove Bixby from the main screen
