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It's a remapable button.
by whymauri 7y ago
It's a remapable button.
- MiddleEndian 7y agoA 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 agoOn 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 agoYeah 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 agoSorry, 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 agoNote 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 agoIt'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.