Samsung officially confirms Bixby voice assistant for Galaxy S8 in own leak

We’ve heard since the start of January that Samsung is planning its own voice assistant for its forthcoming flagship Android phones, but we now have official confirmation. Of sorts.

An Italian page found on the Samsung website clearly states “comandi vocali con Bixby”, which means “voice commands with Bixby” when translated into English.

It appears in the privacy information under “voice services”.

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Bixby can be used to “control all operations with the touch interface using voice commands,” it states. And as the page is for all Samsung mobile devices, it stands to reason that the AI assistant will be utilised on future handsets beyond the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus.

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Samsung will fully unveil its new handsets, and Bixby, at a dedicated Unpacked event in New York on 28 March. It will be live streaming the press briefing and you can find out how to watch it through our own guide: Samsung Galaxy S8 launch: When is Galaxy Unpacked 2017 and can you watch it online?

We are expecting two phones, both with curved screens like previous “edge” models, but the company will call them simply Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. They are tipped to come with 5.7 and 6.2-inch displays respectively, but because of small bezels will feel smaller than some equivalents in the hand.