The Bixby button is located right below the volume button, so users may sometimes confuse between these two buttons and perform unintended actions. This can sometimes drive users crazy.
If you're using a Samsung Galaxy device and feeling annoyed with the Bixby virtual assistant, you can refer to the article below by Mytour.vn to learn how to disable Bixby on Samsung Galaxy.
How to Disable Bixby on Samsung Galaxy
Samsung's goal is to make Bixby the primary virtual assistant for Samsung users. Therefore, disabling or turning off Bixby is not straightforward. Continue reading the following content to disable Bixby on Samsung Galaxy.
Sign in to Your Samsung Account
To disable Bixby, the first step is to sign in to your Samsung account.
Follow the steps below to sign in to your Samsung account:
Step 1: Press the Bixby button or swipe right on the home screen.
Step 2: Next, press Next.
Step 3: Select the Bixby Voice language and then press Next.
Step 4: Select Sign in.
Step 5: Enter your Samsung account information or create a new account if you don't have one yet.
Disable Bixby Voice
Bixby virtual assistant comprises two distinct parts: Bixby Home and Bixby Voice.
The Voice feature allows users to interact with Bixby by pressing and holding the Bixby button as a walkie-talkie. Therefore, to disable Bixby, we first need to turn off both Bixby Voice and Bixby Home.
Follow the steps below to disable Bixby Voice:
Step 1: Press the Bixby button or swipe right on the device screen to open the Bixby virtual assistant.
Step 2: On the menu at the top right corner, press the menu icon (three dots in a straight line).
Step 3: Select Settings.
Step 4: Next, uncheck the Bixby Voice option, and you're done.
Turn off the Bixby Home button
To prevent accidental activation of the Bixby button when trying to adjust the device volume, we need to disable the Bixby launch when pressing the button:
Follow the steps below to disable and turn off the Bixby Home button:
Step 1: Press the Bixby button on the side of your Android device.
Step 2: From the menu at the top right corner, locate and select the Settings button (gear icon).
Step 3: Uncheck the Bixby key option.
Remove Bixby Home from the Home Screen
Whenever you swipe left on the main screen, the Bixby app will open right on the screen. Removing Bixby Home is quite straightforward.
If you don't want to delete Bixby and only want to disable this button, you can skip this step. While this screen is still active, you can still access Bixby by voice or swipe left on the screen.
If you want to completely disable Bixby, follow the steps below to remove Bixby Home from the Home Screen:
Step 1: On the main screen, long-press on any blank space to resize the screens, and you can scroll between these screens.
Step 2: Swipe right to scroll left.
Step 3: Here, turn off the slider to disable Bixby Home. From now on, the Bixby Home screen won't appear when you swipe anymore.
Change how Bixby starts on the Galaxy Note 9
Unfortunately, on the Galaxy Note 9, Samsung doesn't allow users to completely disable the Bixby button, but allows changing how this button starts by pressing it twice instead of once as before.
Follow the steps below to change how Bixby starts on the Galaxy Note 9:
Note: To do this, you need to use Bixby version 2.0.36.14 or higher.
Step 1: Press the Bixby button.
Step 2: On the menu at the top right corner, tap on the menu icon (the icon with three straight dots).
Step 3: Tap on Settings.
Step 4: Choose the option for the Bixby Key.
Step 5: Change the setting to require pressing twice to open Bixby.
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This article from Mytour.vn has just guided you on how to turn off, disable Bixby on Samsung Galaxy. Additionally, you can seek help from third-party apps designed to disable or choose alternative launchers such as Action Launcher or Nova Launcher. Wish you success!