You can now disable the Bixby button

[gyounk]

Get your dremel out and remove that button!

For me, I love Bixby.

 

[edubb256]

I hope the change removes whatever Samsung did earlier to block developers from remapping, without using workarounds they had to use.

 

[jejb]

I don't even want the left swipe screen configured so I will keep using Bixby remapper. I have my QuickPic popping up instead. infinitely more useful to me.

Awesome! Is that using the BXActions app, or some other app?

 

[toenail_flicker]

Awesome! Is that using the BXActions app, or some other app?

as mentioned, I use Bixby button remapper, but I'm sure there are others. this one got a good rec so I tried it.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phascinate.bixbybuttonremapper&hl=en

 

[jejb]

Thanks

 

[toenail_flicker]

Thanks

you're welcome. I added a working link to my original post. not sure why the link just above doesn't work.

 

[Anthony Martins Rock]

Really easy to not have bixpy pop up on its own. By default it is set to listening and you have a sensitivity option as well as on off. I have mine set to off for listening and I activate by button only which for me seams to be about impossible to trigger accidentally.

 

[modifier]

Thank goodness for this, the accidental activations of that thing when putting it into my pocket was a right PITA.

Bixby: "Hey, it's dark in here."

 

[toenail_flicker]

Really easy to not have bixpy pop up on its own. By default it is set to listening and you have a sensitivity option as well as on off. I have mine set to off for listening and I activate by button only which for me seams to be about impossible to trigger accidentally.

activating by button is what folks want turned off. it is very intrusive if you don't want Bixby.

 

[fitcherama]

I like Bixby. If you persevere and learn what it can do there are occasions where it can be really helpful. That said, I'm not convinced it needed a dedicated button. It's not going away either. Friend of mine is high up in Samsung and he tells me they're ploughing millions into further development of Bixby.

 

[quietlybrilliant]

I can't access the switch even after updating everything. Seems like they're not rolling this out to everybody yet.

 

[toenail_flicker]

I like Bixby. If you persevere and learn what it can do there are occasions where it can be really helpful. That said, I'm not convinced it needed a dedicated button. It's not going away either. Friend of mine is high up in Samsung and he tells me they're ploughing millions into further development of Bixby.

I wish them luck. the disable feature was needed, no doubt. perhaps they'll back off a bit now with shoving it in our faces. it's the number one reason I want root. not everyone is in love with it. there's a verge story about it.

 

[nizmoz]

Mine isn’t giving me the option to disable it. And it says its up to date.

 

[edubb256]

Mine isn’t giving me the option to disable it. And it says its up to date.

It doesn't matter if it says up to date. You have to look at the version number.

 

[ROE_HUNTER]

I can't access the switch even after updating everything. Seems like they're not rolling this out to everybody yet.

This...

 

[ROE_HUNTER]

It doesn't matter if it says up to date. You have to look at the version number.

Yes, mine is not on the latest version, but there is no update showing.

 

[kirksucks]

Yea I had set it up to try it, and really didnt like it. There was an update a minute ago and now this setting is available to turn off the bixby button... It still activates voice on longpress tho BTW

 

[anon(238680)]

It still activates voice on longpress tho BTW

Well, that's interesting!

 

[Gray Area]

I like Bixby. If you persevere and learn what it can do there are occasions where it can be really helpful. That said, I'm not convinced it needed a dedicated button. It's not going away either. Friend of mine is high up in Samsung and he tells me they're ploughing millions into further development of Bixby.

Good because I really like Bixby and the button.

 

[ROE_HUNTER]

Well, that's interesting!

This will be fine as I find opening of the Bixby home page with just a touch is really annoying.