Bixby ruining main reason for getting S20 + 5G.

[V-Tom]

My S20+ 5G 512gig has replaced my Blackberry Key2. Main reason is waterproof and Android 10 features as some of my work apps don't run well under Android 8.

Waterproof is important to me as I ride my motorcycle about 50,000 km / 30,000 miles in all kinds of conditions. I have been able to keep my Key2 dry and safe but I hated having to worry about it.

On my motorcycle I have the phone connected to my Cardo Packtalk Bold (PTB) and my Garmin Zumo XT. I can say "Okay Google" on the PTB and on the Key2 it would quite properly open up the Google assistant and I could give it any voice commands I wanted and it would react accordingly

What I find it that when I do that with the S20 Bixby responds and usually does so in a useless manner. Same thing when I hit "Voice dial" on the Zumo XT (which normally gets Google Assistant) I am not talking with Google Asistant but am talking with Bixby,.

I have the side button deactivated Bixby as well as deactivated "Samsung daily:" (Or whatever it was called.)

How do I get Bixby to stop intercepting

I can still make and receive phone calls dialing thought the Zumo and read text messages, etc. Just can't connect with Google Assistant.

(Last night i was playing around with "Bixby Routines" and thought I had it setup to connect to Google Assistant but cant find what I did or recreate it.)

Please let me know what I can change to make this work.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[RapidTurtle]

There is a way to disable Bixby, and I'm sure people will chime in soon. I just wanted to say, I read this week that Google is in talks with Samsung to push google apps, including assistants over Samsung's. I think this would be a great move, as having two of a lot of apps is confusing to some people.

 

[LordAndroid]

There is a way to disable Bixby, and I'm sure people will chime in soon. I just wanted to say, I read this week that Google is in talks with Samsung to push google apps, including assistants over Samsung's. I think this would be a great move, as having two of a lot of apps is confusing to some people.

We would loose good lock if Samsung gave into Google.

 

[mustang7757]

My S20+ 5G 512gig has replaced my Blackberry Key2. Main reason is waterproof and Android 10 features as some of my work apps don't run well under Android 8.

Waterproof is important to me as I ride my motorcycle about 50,000 km / 30,000 miles in all kinds of conditions. I have been able to keep my Key2 dry and safe but I hated having to worry about it.

On my motorcycle I have the phone connected to my Cardo Packtalk Bold (PTB) and my Garmin Zumo XT. I can say "Okay Google" on the PTB and on the Key2 it would quite properly open up the Google assistant and I could give it any voice commands I wanted and it would react accordingly

What I find it that when I do that with the S20 Bixby responds and usually does so in a useless manner. Same thing when I hit "Voice dial" on the Zumo XT (which normally gets Google Assistant) I am not talking with Google Asistant but am talking with Bixby,.

I have the side button deactivated Bixby as well as deactivated "Samsung daily:" (Or whatever it was called.)

How do I get Bixby to stop intercepting

I can still make and receive phone calls dialing thought the Zumo and read text messages, etc. Just can't connect with Google Assistant.

(Last night i was playing around with "Bixby Routines" and thought I had it setup to connect to Google Assistant but cant find what I did or recreate it.)

Please let me know what I can change to make this work.

Thanks,

Tom

Get this app to disable

https://www.packagedisabler.com/

 

[RapidTurtle]

We would loose good lock if Samsung gave into Google.

What is lock?

 

[donm527]

Along with Samsung Store it seems if article is accurate. Hopefully soon and I don't in time before Note 20 launch but implemented with update for existing phones...

Google in talks with Samsung to replace Bixby with Assistant

https://www.gsmarena.com/google_in_talks_with_samsung_to_replace_bixby_with_assistant-news-44503.php

We would loose good lock if Samsung gave into Google.

 

[V-Tom]

Get this app to disable

https://www.packagedisabler.com/

Thanks,

Is there any risk to doing this? Can it be reversed and is it fairly easy for a relatively non-technical person to use?

Thanks,

Tom

 

[mustang7757]

Thanks,

Is there any risk to doing this? Can it be reversed and is it fairly easy for a relatively non-technical person to use?

Thanks,

Tom

No risk , very safe .
Download the app disable what you like, if you want to enable again just go back in and enable , very simple . I used this app for long time on my Samsung phones through the years .

 

[V-Tom]

Get this app to disable

https://www.packagedisabler.com/

I installed the app and it looks pretty straigtforward.

The FAQ says disable these apps:

How to disable bixby?
Disable the following packages:-Bixby global action,Bixby home,Bixby service,Bixby voice,Bixby dummy.

But they aren't all present. Bixby Service and Voic are there. Bixby Voice Stub has something in it with "dummy" so I disable that but there isn't a proper "Bixby Dummy" or "Bixby Global action".

Perhaps it's android version difference or S20 vs older Samsung differences.

Others that show in a search for Bixby are:

Bixby Routines
Bixby Vision
BixbyVision framework
SettingsBixby
Systen UIBixby2
Voice wake-up







Did I disable the right stuff and/ or miss something?


..Tom

 

[mustang7757]

I installed the app and it looks pretty straigtforward.

The FAQ says disable these apps:



But they aren't all present. Bixby Service and Voic are there. Bixby Voice Stub has something in it with "dummy" so I disable that but there isn't a proper "Bixby Dummy" or "Bixby Global action".

Perhaps it's android version difference or S20 vs older Samsung differences.

Others that show in a search for Bixby are:

Bixby Routines
Bixby Vision
BixbyVision framework
SettingsBixby
Systen UIBixby2
Voice wake-up







Did I disable the right stuff and/ or miss something?


..Tom

I have all those all disabled, you can type bix in search bar and list should come up

 

[V-Tom]

I have all those all disabled, you can type bix in search bar and list should come up

I disabled anything with Bixby in it and it seems to have worked. Thanks!

Still some tuning to do as when I stopped spotify with voice commands google couldn't restart it.

..Tom

 

[me just saying]

look at it this way, if google and samsung get together there could be an update that will eliminate bixby from your phone.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/29/21346242/google-samsung-deal-android-touchwiz-bixby-play-store

 

[anon(10614692)]

My S20+ 5G 512gig has replaced my Blackberry Key2. Main reason is waterproof and Android 10 features as some of my work apps don't run well under Android 8.

Waterproof is important to me as I ride my motorcycle about 50,000 km / 30,000 miles in all kinds of conditions. I have been able to keep my Key2 dry and safe but I hated having to worry about it.


Tom

Nobody has mentioned this but the S20 is not waterproof

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

We would loose good lock if Samsung gave into Google.

And I use that all the time. Is main reason I like my Samsung

 

[mustang7757]

I disabled anything with Bixby in it and it seems to have worked. Thanks!

Still some tuning to do as when I stopped spotify with voice commands google couldn't restart it.

..Tom

Glad that worked for you

 

[Mike Dee]

We would loose good lock if Samsung gave into Google.

Not neccesarily....it doesn't mean Samsung apps would all disappear

 

[V-Tom]

Nobody has mentioned this but the S20 is not waterproof

Sounds to me that it is, maybe not for scuba diving:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-s20-water-resistant?amp

..Tom

 

[RapidTurtle]

Hey, What is good lock??

 

[Mike Dee]

Sounds to me that it is, maybe not for scuba diving:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-s20-water-resistant?amp

..Tom

Water resistant is not waterproof

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Hey, What is good lock??

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