Samsung’s Bixby Assistant Won’t Support Voice Commands When Galaxy S8 Launches

Nick Statt, reporting for The Verge:

However, in a statement given to The Verge this afternoon, Samsung admits that Bixby’s headline feature — voice control — won’t be ready in time for when the device ships to US consumers on April 21st. Instead, owners of the S8 will have to wait for a software update to be released later this spring.

“Key features of Bixby, including Vision, Home, and Reminder, will be available with the global launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 on April 21. Bixby Voice will be available in the US on the Galaxy S8 later this spring,” Samsung’s statement reads.

This voice assistant stuff is hard.

★ Tuesday, 11 April 2017