It’s been a few years since Samsung debuted Bixby, and the dreaded Bixby button, alongside the Galaxy S8, and the company took until 2019 to provide a way to remap it. This remapping feature is now available on all phones that have the Bixby (or side) button, from the Galaxy S8 on up to the S20 models. Here’s how to do it!<\/p>\n Remapping means you can now launch any app you want by single or double-pressing the Bixby button on the left side of your Galaxy phone. If you want to load the Google app, or the camera, or whatever you want, you now can!<\/p>\n Tap Bixby key<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select the app you want.<\/p>\n That’s it! Now you can double-press the Bixby button to open the app, and single-press it to open anything you want.<\/p>\n In addition to opening any app you want, Samsung also allows you to map the Bixby button to run a “quick command,” which is a pre-set number of Bixby commands like “turn on flashlight” or “call Mom.” You can also create your own. Here’s how to do it.<\/p>\n Tap Bixby key<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Tap Go to Quick Commands<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select from the available options: Select a command<\/strong>, Say a command<\/strong>, Type a command<\/strong>. I chose Select a command.<\/p>\n Tap Save<\/strong> to save your quick command.<\/p>\n Bixby Quick Commands are shortcuts that combine one or more Bixby commands into a single phrase. The Bixby button remapping literally activates one of these phrases and puts it into motion. Pressing the button, therefore, can do a lot \u2014 put the phone into Car Mode, which shuts off Wi-Fi, turns on Bluetooth, opens Spotify and plays a playlist, turns down the brightness, etc. \u2014 or just one thing, like activate the Google app. It’s very flexible and would benefit from a lot of experimentation, so try it out and see what works for you.<\/p>\n Sorry for burying the lede, but our frenemies at XDA Developers have assembled what amounts to a Tasker plug that lets you actually remap the Bixby button to launch Google Assistant<\/em>. It involves downloading an app<\/a> and selecting it using the above steps to “trick” Android into launching Google Assistant instead of the main Google app.<\/p>\n The Bixby button is always going to be controversial, but now that it’s remappable, it’s actually useful. It’s too bad that you can’t activate Google Assistant directly, or disable the button entirely, but at least it’s now… useful.<\/p>\n What are you going to do with your<\/em> Bixby button?<\/p>\n Three cameras, zero compromises<\/p>\n $1,000 at Samsung<\/a><\/p>\n The successor to last year’s top-of-the-line phone is the middle child this time around, but loses none of its appeal. In fact, with a more manageable size and weight, plus a superb primary camera that’s sure to improve with updates, the Galaxy S20+ could be the best phone of 2020.<\/p>\n Biggest Note yet<\/p>\n $1,100 at Samsung<\/a><\/p>\n The Note 10+ is undeniably better than the Galaxy S10+ in several ways, but its improvements are, for the most part, marginal. It’s the best phone Samsung makes, but it may not be worthy of the price jump over the S10+.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n It’s been a few years since Samsung debuted Bixby, and the dreaded Bixby button, alongside the Galaxy S8, and the company took until 2019 to provide a way to remap it. This remapping feature is now available on all phones that have the Bixby (or side) button, from the Galaxy S8 on up to the S20 models. Here’s how to do it!<\/p>\n Products used in this guide<\/p>\n Current favorite flagship: Galaxy S20+ ($1,000 at Samsung) What does remapping do?<\/p>\n Remapping means you can now launch any app you want by single or double-pressing the Bixby button on the left side of your Galaxy phone. If you want to load the Google app, or the camera, or whatever you want, you now can!<\/p>\n How to remap the Bixby button<\/p>\n Open Settings. Select Double press to open Bixby.![](\"https:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/sites\/androidcentral.com\/files\/styles\/large_wm_blw\/public\/article_images\/2019\/02\/galaxy-s10-bader-1.jpg?itok=rKo9t7Fy\")
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What does remapping do?<\/h2>\n
How to remap the Bixby button<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWhat if I want to run a “quick command”?<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThere’s now a way to remap the Bixby button to launch Google Assistant<\/h2>\n
What are you going to open?<\/h2>\n
The new hotness<\/h2>\n
Samsung Galaxy S20+<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nS Pen Zone<\/h2>\n
Samsung Galaxy Note 10+<\/h3>\n
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\nA noteable handset: Galaxy Note 10+ ($1,100 at Samsung)<\/p>\n
\nScroll down and tap Advanced Features.
\nTap Bixby key.<\/p>\n
\nEnable Use single press toggle.
\nTap inside Use single press area.
\nTap Open app.
\nTap on the Settings button (cog icon).
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