Deactivate Bixby: Here's how

If you are not using Bixby, you can deactivate the Samsung voice assistant. You can find out how to do this in this practical tip.

Bixby: How to disable Samsung voice assistant

The voice assistant Bixby has its own button on your Samsung smartphone. In order to be able to deactivate Bixby, you may have to update the app first. You can deactivate the function from version 2.0.03.3. It is currently not possible to delete Bixby completely.

1. Press the Bixby button on your smartphone.
2. On the top right of your display you will see the menu button. Tap on it. Then select "Settings" (see image steps 1 and 2).
3. First click on "Voice response" and select the "Handsfree only" option (see image in step 3).
4. Set the "Automatic listening" function to "Never" (see image in step 4).
5. You can also switch off the automatic voice activation of Bixby (see picture step 5).
6. In addition, deactivate the two options "Use when the phone is locked" and "Bixby dictation function" by removing the check mark (see image steps 6 and 7).
7. Finally, you can set that the Bixby button must be pressed twice to activate Bixby. This will reduce the risk of accidentally starting the function. To do this, click on "Bixby button" and select "Press twice to open Bixby" (see image step 8).

If you want to reassign the Bixby button, you will find out in our next practical tip how to do this.