

Here we outline the steps you need to take in order to return an item that you've bought online at Very, whether it's a small gift or a large household appliance. It will use existing capsules for this - like Google Maps - which again begs the question of why you'd use Bixby when you could go straight to Google.Bought an item of clothing from Very that doesn't fit? Changed your mind about a piece of furniture? Had a rethink about a TV, a laptop or a phone? You'll want to get to grips with Very's returns policy to make the process as smooth as possible. Restaurant recommendation can be served up by Bixby based on places you’ve visited in the past. You can ask it to remind you of calls and text messages that you want to make later, and media content that you want to revisit later such as photos (up to eight photos in one reminder), video, and web content. Bixby Remindersīixby can create a reminder for you - but with specific tasks in text or checklist format. Many apps and services could be integrated into Bixby Home, like Twitter, Facebook, Spotify, and your Gallery, so you could access highlights from all these things there. This is filled with cards, like a personal feed or scrolling list of information that Bixby can interact with, whether that be weather, fitness activity, and buttons for controlling IoT gadgets. In the UK this was integrated into the Upday news service or Flipboard for those elsewhere. Working in a similar way to Google Lens or the Amazon shopping app, you can either ask Bixby what something is or open the camera app and hit the Bixby Vision button (in the "more" section of the app). Bixby Visionīixby Vision offers a range of functions that take advantage of the camera on the phone. In truth, Alexa Routines are easier than Bixby Routines, so if you're in a process of picking a system, Alexa might be a better bet. It's designed to work around your phone and slightly confused by the fact that SmartThings has an Automation section using very similar visuals that offers smart home automation - and it generally easier to work with. It's the sort of thing you could have for a morning routine, controlling smart home devices and so on. It will allow you to define triggers - like time, place, device state, or some other activity - and then actions - like open an app or change something on your phone. Bixby Routinesīixby Routines is a framework for If and Then actions. Generally, when it comes to device control, Bixby is very good, as it is with composing messages for you, or reading incoming messages, etc.īixby works with many apps, such as Netflix and Spotify, Ticketmaster and WhatsApp. It's easy to ask it to do things like changing the volume or increasing the brightness of the phone. You must hit the Bixby button or say the wake work to use these commands, which all make logical sense, fitting with the outlined aims that Samsung originally set out for Bixby. Say "turn on HDR" to turn on that feature in the Camera app.Say "open Messages" to open the Messages app.Say "remind me to take medicine at 3pm" so that Bixby will save the reminder.Say "take a selfie and share it will Facebook" to force your device to do exactly that.

Say "use this as my wallpaper" to saves the onscreen image as your phone wallpaper.Say "show this on my TV" to see your phone screen mirrored to a Samsung TV or compatible devices, like a Roku.Here are some examples of what Bixby will do: One of the main aims of Bixby is to deal with increasingly complicated devices.
