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When I went from S7 to S8, I really thought Samsung did an amazing job learning from their mistakes and creating an excellent phone. Everything except the Bixb

When I went from S7 to S8, I really thought Samsung did an amazing job learning from their mistakes and creating an excellent phone. Everything except the Bixby button. A feature I will never use and is difficult for users to work around without sufficient knowledge and investment of time. Sad to see after all of the backlash them not learning from this particular mistake and doubling down on it instead.

jordache 9y ago
what mistakes with the S7?
Tade0 9y ago
Ah, the infamous Bixby button. I also activate this feature only by accident. I wonder how is the usage data on it. Surely the must have had some justification for keeping it?
- josu 9y ago
  It reminds me of the damn internet button on the Motorola V3. Thankfully this time I was able to repurpose the Bixby button to turn on the flashlight.
dschn_dstryr 9y ago
This kills the S9 for me. I was hoping that they ditch the bixby button. I would rather deal with bluetooth headphones than having a useless button.
Gustomaximus 9y ago
This and the volume warning. I think by now on my 3rd Samsung I've got the message that if I turn the volume up past 2/3's I could damage my hearing. Worse is when.your driving and turn the volume up only to have a message.on screen you need to hit the ok button for.
- elboru 9y ago
  Oh man I really hate phones treating me like a child, I want to control my volume with my audio system, let me do it! I know I only have 5% of battery, I know my phone will turn off, but I want to have a bright screen for the last couple of minutes don't dim it! Also I really need to take a picture with my freaking flashlight on, let me do it! And finally I don't get what functionality does it serve to turn my screen on when it starts charging, I already have a red led indicating it is charging, don't make me turn off my screen specially when I'm wireless charging!!

jordache 9y ago

what mistakes with the S7?

Tade0 9y ago

Ah, the infamous Bixby button. I also activate this feature only by accident. I wonder how is the usage data on it. Surely the must have had some justification for keeping it?

josu 9y ago
It reminds me of the damn internet button on the Motorola V3. Thankfully this time I was able to repurpose the Bixby button to turn on the flashlight.

dschn_dstryr 9y ago

This kills the S9 for me. I was hoping that they ditch the bixby button. I would rather deal with bluetooth headphones than having a useless button.

Gustomaximus 9y ago

This and the volume warning. I think by now on my 3rd Samsung I've got the message that if I turn the volume up past 2/3's I could damage my hearing. Worse is when.your driving and turn the volume up only to have a message.on screen you need to hit the ok button for.

elboru 9y ago
Oh man I really hate phones treating me like a child, I want to control my volume with my audio system, let me do it! I know I only have 5% of battery, I know my phone will turn off, but I want to have a bright screen for the last couple of minutes don't dim it! Also I really need to take a picture with my freaking flashlight on, let me do it! And finally I don't get what functionality does it serve to turn my screen on when it starts charging, I already have a red led indicating it is charging, don't make me turn off my screen specially when I'm wireless charging!!