<s>
Bixby	B-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	B-Application
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
various	O
Samsung	B-Application
branded	O
appliances	O
,	O
primarily	O
mobile	O
devices	O
but	O
also	O
on	O
some	O
refrigerators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
previous	O
S	B-General_Concept
Voice	I-General_Concept
assistant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
voice-powered	O
digital	O
assistant	O
named	O
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
alongside	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
and	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Device
Galaxy	I-Device
Tab	I-Device
A	I-Device
during	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	O
Unpacked	O
2017	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
held	O
on	O
29	O
March	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
officially	O
unveiled	O
Bixby	B-Application
a	O
week	O
before	O
launch	O
but	O
it	O
only	O
made	O
its	O
first	O
appearance	O
during	O
the	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
sideloaded	B-Protocol
on	O
older	O
Galaxy	O
devices	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
Nougat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Bixby	B-Application
2.0	O
during	O
its	O
annual	O
developer	O
conference	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
third	O
parties	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
develop	O
applications	O
for	O
Bixby	B-Application
using	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Developer	O
Kit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
screenshots	O
surfaced	O
for	O
a	O
replacement	O
to	O
Bixby	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three-dimensional	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistant	I-Protocol
,	O
Sam	O
,	O
was	O
popular	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
unclear	O
whether	O
Samsung	B-Application
devices	O
would	O
include	O
full	O
voice	O
and	O
virtual	B-Protocol
assistance	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
comes	O
in	O
three	O
parts	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
Voice	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
Vision	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
Home	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
recently	O
replaced	O
with	O
"	O
Samsung	B-Application
Free	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
latest	O
One	O
UI	O
software	O
update	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
recently	O
started	O
developing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
Voice	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
method	O
of	O
activating	O
Bixby	B-Application
by	O
calling	O
it	O
or	O
doing	O
a	O
long	O
press	O
of	O
the	O
Bixby	B-Application
Button	O
,	O
located	O
below	O
the	O
volume	O
rocker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
while	O
before	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Bixby	B-Application
Button	O
was	O
reprogrammable	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
set	O
to	O
open	O
other	O
applications	O
or	O
assistants	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
Assistant	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
Vision	O
"	O
is	O
an	O
augmented	O
reality	O
camera	O
that	O
can	O
identify	O
objects	O
in	O
real-time	O
and	O
potentially	O
offer	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
purchase	O
them	O
online	O
,	O
translate	O
text	O
,	O
read	O
QR	O
codes	O
,	O
and	O
recognize	O
landmarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
Home	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
list	O
of	O
information	O
that	O
Bixby	B-Application
can	O
interact	O
with	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
weather	O
,	O
fitness	O
activity	O
and	O
buttons	O
for	O
controlling	O
their	O
smart	O
home	O
gadgets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bixby	B-Application
Touch	O
"	O
makes	O
recommendations	O
based	O
on	O
intelligent	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
Bixby	B-Application
supported	O
three	O
languages	O
:	O
English	O
,	O
Korean	O
and	O
Chinese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
use	O
Bixby	B-Application
to	O
text	O
,	O
get	O
tailored	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
weather	O
,	O
reminders	O
of	O
meetings	O
,	O
news	O
articles	O
,	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
reported	O
that	O
Bixby	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
operational	O
on	O
the	O
US	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S8	I-Application
and	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
when	O
the	O
devices	O
were	O
first	O
shipped	O
to	O
customers	O
on	O
21	O
April	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
key	O
features	O
of	O
Bixby	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Vision	O
,	O
Home	O
and	O
Reminder	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
with	O
the	O
global	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
smartphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
Voice	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S8	I-Application
and	I-Application
S8+	I-Application
later	O
that	O
spring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
English	O
version	O
was	O
postponed	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
had	O
problems	O
getting	O
Bixby	B-Application
to	O
fully	O
understand	O
the	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Bixby	B-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
over	O
195	O
countries	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
in	O
Korean	O
,	O
English	O
(	O
US	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Chinese	O
(	O
Mandarin	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chinese	O
version	O
of	O
Bixby	B-Application
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
devices	O
officially	O
sold	O
in	O
Mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bixby	B-Application
Korean	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
1	O
May	O
2017	O
(	O
KST	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
deployed	O
Bixby	B-Application
's	O
voice	O
command	O
function	O
in	O
French	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
20	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
further	O
languages	O
:	O
English	O
(	O
British	O
)	O
,	O
German	O
,	O
Italian	O
and	O
Spanish	O
(	O
Spain	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
February	O
2020	O
,	O
Samsung	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Portuguese	O
(	O
Brazil	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S10	I-Application
&	O
Note10	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Beta	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
for	O
other	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
