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Samsung Bixby 2023 update introduces new smart features
Samsung has introduced the Bixby app, which enables voice assistants; the company has introduced this feature for its Galaxy devices to compete with other voice assistants available in the market, including Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. But if we talk about the current status of this voice assistant, it does not work as smoothly as others; it only provides as many features as we get in other voice assistant apps.
What’s new in Samsung Bixby version 3.2.46.0
Therefore, Samsung is constantly updating its Bixby app to make it more capable and provide more functionalities that enhance the experience of Galaxy users. To keep the continuity, Samsung has now released a new update for the Bixby app; it comes with version number 3.2.46.0.
The latest update comes in the 56.51MB software package, and Samsung has introduced some new features. For now, the ‘talk to Bixby without wake-up’ feature is working with any 3rd party app of your choice; this feature is supported by the device running on Android 13 or higher.
The ‘Voice Filter’ feature is now introduced, improving speech recognition performance in a noisy environment. Bixby has now enhanced its analysis process and recommends automation routines based on your past device control commands.
Do more with Bixby! Here’s what’s new: • 'Talk to Bixby without wake-up' feature now works with any 3rd party phone application of your choice When you answer the phone with your preferred app set as the default phone app in device settings, say “Answer phone” right away without any “Hi, Bixby” wake-up. * This feature is supported by devices with Android 13 version or higher. * Supported Languages : Korean, English (United States) • Voice Filter - Improves speech recognition performance in noisy environments by filtering out other people's voices and background noise. * This feature is automatically activated when 'Respond to my voice' and 'On-device mode' are turned ON in Bixby settings * Supported Languages : Korean, English (United States) • Bixby now recommends automation routines based on your past device control commands When a device control command is detected multiple times, Bixby recommends the command as an automation routine. * Only ON/OFF toggle operations on SmartThings registered devices are supported. * If you register a routine recommended by Bixby, it will be also be added to the automated routine list in the SmartThings app. Additionally, functional improvements and bug fixes have been applied.
Samsung device users can easily install the latest update of the Bixby app through the Galaxy store. It will work as before after installing successfully; one thing you have to make sure of is that your device has Android 13 on board; otherwise, your device isn’t available for some new features mentioned above.
Samsung has rolled out a new update for the Samsung Enhance X application. With the latest update, the company will add some stability to the functions available under the application and improve the user experience.
Samsung Enhance X is getting a new update with the version number 2.0.89. With the latest update, the company doesn’t attach an official changelog, making it difficult to identify what new changes are coming with the update.
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Generally, when a company doesn’t publish a new changelog for the application, it indicates that the update may not bring any significant changes for the application. Therefore, the latest update for Samsung Enhance X is expected to receive some internal changes that could enhance the overall stability of the application.
If you are having any issues while using any feature of the application, then it is recommended that you keep the application up-to-date. To take advantage of the new update, you can check for it via the Galaxy Store. To go directly to the page, click here. However, if there is no update available on your device, you can also sideload the latest version of the application from external sources.
For starters, the Enhance X app is a one-stop AI solution that allows you to do easy edits that enhance the media with a single tap. For instance, you can remove unwanted blur reflections and, at the same time, use features to sharpen, improve the dynamic range, and brighten photos captured in low lighting conditions. Meanwhile, for the video content, it allows the use of single-take, long exposures.
The Samsung Camera app comes with all the necessary features that allow users to capture good photos and shoot elegant videos via their Galaxy devices. To make it more effective, the company frequently brings new updates to the stock camera application.
Samsung Camera update
Samsung has rolled out a new update for the stock camera application, which comes with the firmware version number 11.0.02.95. The latest update does not introduce any new changelog, instead reiterating the previous one that addressed the issue of photos breaking when repeatedly shooting after applying a filter. But it is expected that the company will surely provide some improvements to the functioning of the application.
How to install
The Samsung Camera application update is now live for Galaxy devices, which are running on Android 14. If you are also using any of the Galaxy devices with One UI 6.0 or One UI 6.1 installed, then you can install the latest update via the Galaxy store, but in case the update is not reached for your device, you can also sideload the application via external sources.
Samsung provides more options for better photography
For premium devices that are equipped with high-end camera hardware, there are some more camera-related apps and functions available in the form of Expert RAW and Camera Assistant. With these applications, users will be able to use the smartphone camera more professionally.
YouTube is rolling out a new jump-ahead AI-powered feature for its users. Under this functionality, users will be able to skip the video by double-tapping to the most-viewed part of the video.
Previously, when you double-tapped on the video in the right half of the screen, it forwarded the video to 10 seconds. Now, to make this function more useful, YouTube has used AI, which is able to analyze the most-viewed part of the video and redirect users directly.
According to the information, the new facility will be limitedly available to users who have joined the premium memberships. It is worth noticing that YouTube has had this functionality for a long time. A few days ago, when the company had previewed this capability, it suggested a small experiment.
As this is currently in the initial stage, the functionality is only available for US users and those working on the English videos. According to the information, the jump-ahead feature is available for users who join the premium membership before June 1. However, after passing the experiment phase, it may be available for every user.
A couple of months ago, YouTube brought the Picture in Picture (PiP) feature for free to users. Initially, it was limited to US users, but it is expected to be available to other countries’ users. To get the latest functionality, users should always keep the YouTube update.