How to reactivate Bixby button on Galaxy smartphones - SamMobile

Terminal updated: September 22nd, 2017 at 14:42 UTC+01:00

Samsung launched its AI-powered digital vocalization assistant with the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+. It even added a defended hardware button for summoning Bixby. A lot of people were left unimpressed past Bixby and many of them wanted to an pick to either remap the Bixby button to open some other app or to disable it completely.

Samsung did non offer an pick to disable or remap the Bixby button for a long time. It fifty-fifty released updates to interruption the apps that immune remapping of the Bixby button. In a recent Bixby Dwelling update that was rolled out in a few markets, Samsung finally offered an option to disable the Bixby button. If you have disabled the Bixby button already, but want to re-enable information technology, the situation could be quite tricky.

There are two means to re-enable Bixby Home: request Bixby through voice command or by swiping left from the home screen. This is possible just on phones that come with a dedicated Bixby button. Here's how to do information technology using both these ways.

Re-enabling Bixby Home by request Bixby

Stride 1: Long press the Bixby button to actuate Bixby Voice and prompt "Open up Bixby Home"

Step 2: Click the gear-shaped icon on the top right corner of the screen and so turn on the Bixby Key option by toggling the switch.

Re-enabling Bixby Domicile from the homescreen

Stride ane: If y'all've disabled the Bixby Home screen, long press on the habitation screen and swipe to the left.

Stride ii: Toggle the Bixby Dwelling switch.

Footstep 3: At present, open the Bixby Home screen and click the gear-shaped icon on the top right corner of the screen. Now, plough on the Bixby Key option past toggling the switch.