Samsung's Bixby Won't Support Voice Commands When It Debuts On The Galaxy S8

ONE OF THE marquee features of the Galaxy S8 is Bixby, Samsung’s response to the Siris, Google Assistants, and Cortanas of the world.

- Michael Simon

Billed as “a new way to interact with your phone,” Samsung has gone so far as to add a dedicated button on the side of the phone to summon its new assistant, and has integrated it deeply into the S8’s interface. There’s just one problem: You won’t be able to talk to Bixby at launch.

In a statement released about a week before the April 21 launch of the S8, Samsung confirmed that its new AI assistant would be missing a key component. While it supported Vision, Home, and Reminder at launch, Bixby Voice won’t be included on U.S. models. Samsung says the feature will arrive “later this spring.”