Samsung Blocks Ability To Remap Galaxy S8's Bixby Button (zdnet.com)

Posted by BeauHD on Monday April 17, 2017 @11:10AM from the where-there's-a-will-there's-a-way dept.

A Samsung representative confirmed today via Twitter that the company has blocked the ability for users to remap the Bixby hardware button on the Galaxy S8. For soon-to-be Galaxy S8 owners, the news will come as a disappointment, especially since the Bixby voice assistant in English has been delayed and will not be fully functional when units starting shipping later this week. ZDNet reports: XDA Developers first reported a Galaxy S8 firmware update blocked the ability to remap the button to perform a variety of tasks. Before, the button could even be remapped to launch Google Assistant. It's not clear if Samsung will ever support remapping the button. A representative for Samsung tweeted: "Can't say it will never happen, but we won't officially support."

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Re:HULK REALLY MAD! by colinrichardday · 2017-04-17 12:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Perhaps that's why they disabled the Bixby button.
Re:I can't believe I'm defending Samsung... by Tough+Love · 2017-04-17 12:22 · Score: 5, Funny

Do you [complain] that you can't reprogram the Play and Stop buttons on your DVD Player?
Why, yes I do. Next question.

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