Samsung's annoying Bixby button is finally customizable
我要评论Samsung's new Galaxy S10 series is the company's third lineup of flagship phones to come with Bixby built-in.
But the phones will be the first to let you actually change what that Bixby button does, addressing what has long been one of Samsung's most frustrating features.
The company confirmed the change in a blog post, noting that the S10 will be the first of Samsung's phones to have "Bixby Key Customization," which lets users change their Bixby settings so that pressing the Bixby button once or twice will launch a third-party app of their choice. Samsung also said it would extend the feature to its earlier phones with Bixby, including the S8, S9, and Note9, in a future software update.
The dedicated Bixby button has been a major annoyance since it was first introduced with the S8. The voice assistant, which wasn't even available when the S8 first launched, has been widely panned as inferior to Google Assistant and Alexa. Yet the presence of a hardware button on the side of your phone almost guaranteed that you would accidentally press it at inopportune moments. Not only that, but Samsung intentionally disabled the ability to remap the button to do something else.
Not anymore, though. With "Bixby Key Customization" feature, you can designate a single or double tap of the button to launch any app you want, including Google Assistant to Alexa.
As The Verge points out, this unfortunately doesn't mean you can erase Bixby entirely. If you customize one of the two shortcuts as a non-Bixby app, the other shortcut will still launch the assistant. But, short of disabling the button entirely, it's a decent compromise.
Featured Video For You
We have finally witnessed the Samsung Galaxy Fold
相关文章
Discover Secret Swimming Holes and Hidden History in Crystal River, Florida
Often called the Nature Coast because of its abundant wildlife, wooded forests, and mangrove islands2024-09-21
Uber’s $3.5 billion deal with Saudi Arabia hasn’t gone down well with Saudi women
The deal between the only country in the world that bans female drivers and Silicon Valley’s r2024-09-21
小红书上橄榄绿，种草APP橄榄话题浏览量超1500万！_南方+_南方plus点击图片查看专题报道腌橄榄、乌龙橄榄汁、南姜橄榄糁、石斛橄榄汤......潮州橄榄究竟有多少种吃法？近日，在热衷于“种草”的2024-09-21
从农场到餐桌，猪业盛会全产业链面面观_南方+_南方plus“以前大家觉得养猪没什么难的，但现在行业变化太快了，要把猪养好需要综合性人才，比如集约化的楼房猪场，你不但要懂常规的饲料、动保、养殖技术，还要2024-09-21
Number Representations in Computer Hardware
Welcome to arguably the most fundamental component of computer design: how numbers are represented i2024-09-21
Mastodon sees significant drop in users
When Elon Musk's Twitter takeover first came into play, people began to seek alternatives to the bir2024-09-21
最新评论