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Bixby

Started Jan 31, 2020 | Discussions thread
Glen Barrington
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Re: Bixby

CAcreeks wrote:

Glen Barrington wrote:

Well, it is why I bought a Pixel 3a, and why when my Samsung Frontier S3 watch dies, I will look into Wear OS watches. So I suspect Google kind of likes it in a weird sort of way!

Are you saying you intentionally avoided a Samsung phone because of Bixby? Can't Bixby be turned off?

My Samsung 10" tablet pre-dates Bixby, but the back button on the wrong side continues to annoy me.

I wonder how many Windows users disable Cortana? Only Microsoft's hairdresser knows for sure. My work Macbook has Siri but she/it is totally unobtrusive.

Well, there was a bit of hyperbolic exaggeration there! I've never been one to let the truth get in the way of a humorous statement.

The truth was that ALL the Samsung phones suffered poorly when compared to Google and Motorola in terms of value received for the price paid.  The lack of having to deal with Bixby was a happy extra in my mind.

My statement about my smartwatch is on point, however.  The older, Samsung  Voice app of the watch is barely tolerable but the extra hassle of Bixby and the lack of integration with Google Assistant is VERY annoying.

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