Samsung announces change in plans for Bixby Assistant on Galaxy S8/S8

One of the biggest talking points as far as the forthcoming release of the latest smartphone flagships from the South Korean major Samsung, has been its AI-based digital assistant'Bixby'. There were discussions on how it could be a game-changer in the industry and might set new standards in the industry. We had reported even in these columns that some experts felt'Bixby' might give Apple's Siri a run for its money. But it now transpires that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 may not sport the'Bixby' assistant in its full form, when the phone reaches the hands of customers later in April'2017. In a statement issued by Samsung, it has been stated that there are some issues related to the voice detection module in Bixby, particularly when spoken in English. They would, therefore, like to work on it and the full function assistant will be made available only by spring this year.