So basically, neither the public or Samsung is ready for Bixby 2.0
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Samsung Announces 'Bixby 2.0' Designed for Smart Home Products Like Refrigerators and TVs
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So basically, neither the public or Samsung is ready for Bixby 2.0
This is just Digital Red Riding Hood and Bixby is another wolf. Enough already of the spy-tech being offered as if its innovation.
Haha, duly noted! I feel the same way about "could care less" so I do know the feeling.
You make a very good point, I always forget about using other launchers! Silly really as I have a cheap Lenovo tablet in the kitchen which we use for widgets / media controlling etc.. and that is running the Nova Launcher.
I have a Pixel at the moment so will wait for the S9 to see if that can lure me. The removal of headphone sockets is currently a deal breaker for me and so if they keep it that will be a major plus. It's a good idea about getting a cheaper unit, even if only for it to then go on to be an emergency unit to keep in the car.
No, I said that it can do useful things... never said anything about a refrigerator.
Really, so you know if its useful and have never used it? Amazon and Google I don't believe can automate features of the phone... maybe they can, but I don't think so. This is why I said that interoperability between the assistants is the next step. They each have strengths.
Well great, then don't use it. I live in the US and its plenty useful here.
I gave this as an example. On the Note 8 there are many ways to take a selfie. I can double click the power button to bring up the camera even if the phone is off, hit the button to switch it to selfie mode if not already set, then hold the camera and hit the shutter button. Or, maybe I'm doing something and can't easily do those steps so now I just need to worry about holding the phone in place. It takes a couple seconds, so no waiting on servers. But as I said, it was just an example. You can put together multiple functions into a "macro" and save them. For example, "good night" might include setting alarms, turning on DND, dimming the brightness, etc..
And I wouldn't give Siri as an example of "good" compared to any assistant.
Ahh yes.. the hack that requires one of the most elaborate and unrealistic set of circumstances to occur.
IF a hacker is able to pull off all the conditions, it would require them to immediately use the stolen token before it expired. Oh and the user would be notified instantly of the fraudulent transaction.
I don't think so! I wouldn't agree to stain a cat's reputation by relating it to that thing called Bixby.
Can Bixby fetch my beer for me? If not, it isn't ready for my refrigerator...
It's available at plenty of banks where I live. Heck, it's available at plenty of banks period.
MST may be a dead-end technology that is only really useful in the US. I'm in the US. So yeah. Considering the slow adoption of NFC, I'd say I'm all good. And as more and more retailers adopt NFC, guess what I can use? NFC.
I don’t have the choice because Samsung Pay isn’t even available in my country.
You know, there ARE other countries besides the US. Some of us even have electricity and running water.
Not a Bixby fan, or even a user, but isn’t that a decent reason to make a newer version?
It's why I didn't even reply to Hellspawn. I'm almost 100% sure he read the headlines and skipped the info on the hack.
Just watched the video, looks pretty terrible. Why not just use Google Assistant? They wouldn’t have access to personal data?
What argument are you trying to make? There are tons of services from multiple companies that are only available in the US or the US and a select few other countries. The services not being available to you in Canada doesn't make them any less great to others. As for Samsung Pay, it is available in other countries. Just not yours apparently. It's still great thou... for me at least.
Right, well you have the benefit of having more modern credit card processing since you implemented Chip and PIN about 10 years ago. The US is a different story, so this is a useful feature for us. Not every feature is equally applicable to every user.
I don't believe that Google Assistant can access deep features of the hardware the way Bixby can. Again... this is why having these assistants work together would be a good thing. They each have a different strength and if they could pass off things to other assistants the user would greatly benefit.
Before switching to a note 8, I thought Bixby was dumb too, especially the name Bixby... but having used it for a month, I actually find myself using Bixby regularly.
Use cases: Program custom commands!
When I get to work, I say: "Hi Bixby, work."
Bixby chains the following commands together
1. turns on WiFi
2. turns off Bluetooth
3. changes my phone to vibrate mode
4. turns on smart unlock - when it's in motion near me, the phone does not auto-lock after 1min
5. brings up stocks and my work calendar
Honestly, competition is healthy, and that's why I hop between ios and android back and forth when they come up with something that makes my workflow/life easier. I just don't understand the blind brand loyalty and all the nonsensical bashing with 0 knowledge of how the thing works. It just shows how ignorant/uneducated/stupid you are....
Edit: I drive a porsche cayman, but I honestly haven't seen anyone hostile on the porsche forums towards people who bring up other brands like Maserati, Mercedes-AMG, BMW..etc. Like, what's the deal with smartphones?
Use cases: Program custom commands!
When I get to work, I say: "Hi Bixby, work."
Bixby chains the following commands together
1. turns on WiFi
2. turns off Bluetooth
3. changes my phone to vibrate mode
4. turns on smart unlock - when it's in motion near me, the phone does not auto-lock after 1min
5. brings up stocks and my work calendar
Honestly, competition is healthy, and that's why I hop between ios and android back and forth when they come up with something that makes my workflow/life easier. I just don't understand the blind brand loyalty and all the nonsensical bashing with 0 knowledge of how the thing works. It just shows how ignorant/uneducated/stupid you are....
Edit: I drive a porsche cayman, but I honestly haven't seen anyone hostile on the porsche forums towards people who bring up other brands like Maserati, Mercedes-AMG, BMW..etc. Like, what's the deal with smartphones?
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Makes sense. And yes I would imagine a unified approach would be best. I feel like multiple services on the same phone doing essentially the same thing is a little convoluted.
That's interesting to read, I actually use the Tasker app to perform similar actions but it is good to know. I also have Tasker setup so if my phone hits 10% battery, it automatically sends a message to my other half to let her know that my phone might be dead, so I don't get it trouble later on for not replying to a message...
Might it be able to do something similar?You are right as well about how tribal people get about their tech, it is a bit like those who cheer and celebrate a company when it makes record breaking profits. Unless you are a shareholder, that to me is just weird.
Yes that's how it works. It's called updates. You know how Apple maps was introduced as a safety hazard, then continual updates are needed for improvement. Or like iOS 11 needs update after update to fix what the previous update broke. I guess companies should never bother to offer and improve new features.