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I passed on a new Samsung because of the Bixby button. I dont' want it or need it, but I couldn't find a way to remap it... So I returned for an iPhone 8 Plus

product50 7y ago
You can now remap it
jimmaswell 7y ago
You can remap it right in the settings by default on my S10+. I can't imagine returning such a great phone over it having a button you don't have to press though, especially for an iPhone.
- Nextgrid 7y ago
  Voting with their wallet is a noble thing to do and is the only outcome that would actually force the company to reconsider such shenanigans in the future.
- MiddleEndian 7y ago
  Perhaps they want a phone that doesn't irritate them. A button with no purpose but annoyance that is easily pressed by accident and cannot be disabled (until recently apparently) is reason enough not to buy a phone.
  - Mindwipe 7y ago
    Yeah, if you're worried about not being able to disable or remap things according to your preferences iOS is totally the phone OS for you...
  - whymauri 7y ago
    It's a remapable button.
    - MiddleEndian 7y ago
      A quick search indicates the iPhone 8+ is a couple years old so perhaps the Samsung phones at the time didn't have that ability. The main thing I've heard about Samsung phones from the people I know is complaints that the Bixby button is useless and cannot be remapped.
      - Rebelgecko 7y ago
        On older Samsungs, you have to install an app to remap the Bixby button. Slightly inconvenient, but after 5 minutes effort I have a Google Assistant button which is handy
        DennisAleynikov 7y ago
        Yeah and for newer software which has rolled out to all bixby equipped phones by now it lets you use it as a trigger. I have mine set to open the Google Camera whenever I want, never have any issues with it.
    - emeraldd 7y ago
      Sorry, that's just adding another "feature" to the button. It's still tied to Bixby if you hit it twice. (Or once if you set things the other way.) While technically this is mapping, it's not what I would be looking for in a remarkable button.
      - Cu3PO42 7y ago
        Note that while this might not be a smooth UX, you can remove/disable Bixby via ADB without root and install your favorite button remapped from the play store in a few minutes to remap single, double and long press.
    - TeMPOraL 7y ago
      It's a remapable button through some random shady apps from Play Store. My wife has S9, we opted out of remapping it precisely because we don't trust random apps on Play Store that answer a popular demand[0], and I have no time right now to write one myself. EDIT: So it seems that it is remapable without third-party apps now because of a recent update. That's better. -- [0] - Not without someone I trust vouching for it, at least.
  - dexterdog 7y ago
    When you say you're passing on a Samsung for that reason and you get an iPhone there is another primary reason.
- NikolaNovak 7y ago
  I can - I have a Note8, and I was constantly accidentally pressing the Bixby button, until I paid for a little app on appstore to disable it. Not even usefully remap it, just make it go away. I don't even want to think what else the app might be doing in the background. But that's what they're forcing us to do by having such ridiculous un-disablable behaviour. (note - it was not disableable through any easy let alone delivered means 14 months ago; things may have changed for the better?)
- dlhavema 7y ago
  Wow cool can you do that on an S9? I'm gonna try right now. I'm of the same opinion, Bixby is useless... Edit: looks like I can't on my S9, or don't have the latest version...
  - DennisAleynikov 7y ago
    Its buried in Bixby settings, so the classic way with BxActions is still more reliable if you're not on the exact update of Android Pie (OneUI) that has bixby button options.

product50 7y ago

You can now remap it

jimmaswell 7y ago

You can remap it right in the settings by default on my S10+. I can't imagine returning such a great phone over it having a button you don't have to press though, especially for an iPhone.

Nextgrid 7y ago
Voting with their wallet is a noble thing to do and is the only outcome that would actually force the company to reconsider such shenanigans in the future.
MiddleEndian 7y ago
Perhaps they want a phone that doesn't irritate them. A button with no purpose but annoyance that is easily pressed by accident and cannot be disabled (until recently apparently) is reason enough not to buy a phone.
- Mindwipe 7y ago
  Yeah, if you're worried about not being able to disable or remap things according to your preferences iOS is totally the phone OS for you...
- whymauri 7y ago
  It's a remapable button.
  - MiddleEndian 7y ago
    A quick search indicates the iPhone 8+ is a couple years old so perhaps the Samsung phones at the time didn't have that ability. The main thing I've heard about Samsung phones from the people I know is complaints that the Bixby button is useless and cannot be remapped.
    - Rebelgecko 7y ago
      On older Samsungs, you have to install an app to remap the Bixby button. Slightly inconvenient, but after 5 minutes effort I have a Google Assistant button which is handy
      - DennisAleynikov 7y ago
        Yeah and for newer software which has rolled out to all bixby equipped phones by now it lets you use it as a trigger. I have mine set to open the Google Camera whenever I want, never have any issues with it.
  - emeraldd 7y ago
    Sorry, that's just adding another "feature" to the button. It's still tied to Bixby if you hit it twice. (Or once if you set things the other way.) While technically this is mapping, it's not what I would be looking for in a remarkable button.
    - Cu3PO42 7y ago
      Note that while this might not be a smooth UX, you can remove/disable Bixby via ADB without root and install your favorite button remapped from the play store in a few minutes to remap single, double and long press.
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    It's a remapable button through some random shady apps from Play Store. My wife has S9, we opted out of remapping it precisely because we don't trust random apps on Play Store that answer a popular demand[0], and I have no time right now to write one myself. EDIT: So it seems that it is remapable without third-party apps now because of a recent update. That's better. -- [0] - Not without someone I trust vouching for it, at least.
- dexterdog 7y ago
  When you say you're passing on a Samsung for that reason and you get an iPhone there is another primary reason.
NikolaNovak 7y ago
I can - I have a Note8, and I was constantly accidentally pressing the Bixby button, until I paid for a little app on appstore to disable it. Not even usefully remap it, just make it go away. I don't even want to think what else the app might be doing in the background. But that's what they're forcing us to do by having such ridiculous un-disablable behaviour. (note - it was not disableable through any easy let alone delivered means 14 months ago; things may have changed for the better?)
dlhavema 7y ago
Wow cool can you do that on an S9? I'm gonna try right now. I'm of the same opinion, Bixby is useless... Edit: looks like I can't on my S9, or don't have the latest version...
- DennisAleynikov 7y ago
  Its buried in Bixby settings, so the classic way with BxActions is still more reliable if you're not on the exact update of Android Pie (OneUI) that has bixby button options.