Samsung rolls out Bixby 3.0 update with support for Indian English, words, things and more
Samsung Bixby is an intelligent voice assistant, comes pre-installed with Galaxy devices, which allows you to control and enable several settings and features. For example, you can save the last received call as a contact, enable power saving mode, turn on mobile hotspot, start slow-motion video recording, etc with just a voice command.
In order to make Bixby more intelligent, Samsung rolling out support for Indian English along with Bixby 3.0 update. Bixby 3.0 now understands Indian names and other content better than previous to offer seamless access to daily tasks on the smartphone.
According to Samsung, it has introduced support for Indian English as part of Bixby 3.0 to improve user experience and make Bixby features more meaningful and contextual to the Indian consumers. The company pointed out that the new Bixby 3.0 is aimed to control daily scenarios through the new and improved Indian English avatar.
Galaxy S21, Galaxy A52, and Galaxy A72 are the first to get Bixby 3.0 update!
Samsung is initially rolling out the Bixby 3.0 update with Indian English support for the latest Galaxy S21 flagships, and the recently launched Galaxy A52 and Galaxy A72 smartphones. The company confirmed that this update will soon be available for more devices such as the Galaxy S20, Galaxy Note 20, and Galaxy Fold series.
Bixby becomes more intelligent!
Following the new changes introduced with version 3.0, Bixby can now recognize Indian names, content, places, relationships, and recipes amongst others. Also, you can set the timer for your daily Yoga routine, check the weather in New Delhi, call Maa or Bhaiya on your way to work, search for Diwali pictures on your smartphone, and a lot more.
How does it work?
- Existing Bixby users will see a banner on top of their Bixby app screen on supported devices.
- Clicking on this banner will enable Indian English on their device
- New Bixby users must select Indian English while setting up Bixby on supported devices
Giridhar Jakki, Senior Director and Head, Voice Intelligence Team, Samsung R&D Bangalore said:
“At Samsung, our endeavour is to offer effortless experience to our consumers via breakthrough technology. The latest update, which brings support for Indian English in Bixby 3.0, takes us one step closer in this direction. India being a culturally rich country, it was important for us to ensure that Bixby understands the different accents and native terms spoken across the country. Our diverse teams at R&D centers in Bengaluru, Delhi and Noida made sure that we covered as many flavours of spoken English in India as possible.”
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SmartThings Music Sync | Source: Samsung
SmartThings x YouTube Music
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