{"id":56178,"date":"2020-08-17T19:35:26","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T19:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/?guid=b77d8f1bf7a19c98a44aa7e1ad3f0670"},"modified":"2020-08-17T19:35:26","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T19:35:26","slug":"how-to-completely-disable-bixby-on-your-galaxy-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/08\/17\/how-to-completely-disable-bixby-on-your-galaxy-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to completely disable Bixby on your Galaxy phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Get rid of the Galaxy’s most disappointing feature.<\/p>\n

Ever since Samsung announced the Galaxy S8 with its onboard assistant, Bixby, people have been asking for ways to disable it and forget the button ever existed in the first place. With the Galaxy S9, Note 9, that chorus became even louder. And with the Galaxy S10<\/a> and Galaxy Note 10<\/a> released in 2019, a whole new generation of customers looked to kill Bixby. And now with the Galaxy S20<\/a> and Note 20<\/a>, we’re at it all over again.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to get rid of as much of Bixby as possible.<\/p>\n

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Why do you want to disable Bixby?<\/h2>\n

On phones where there’s a dedicated Bixby button, one of the biggest frustrations is its placement; the button is right under the volume keys and nearly directly opposite the power buttons. On larger phones like the Galaxy S10+<\/a> or Note 10+<\/a>, this often leads to accidental presses and unintended Bixby launches, especially when double-pressing the power button to launch the camera.<\/p>\n

On the Note 10, Note 10+, the Galaxy S20, and the Galaxy Note 20, the power button has been combined with<\/em> the Bixby button, adding a whole new level of complication to the subject.<\/p>\n

What phone do you have?<\/h2>\n

If you have a Galaxy S8 or S8+, Note 8, Galaxy S9 or S9+, Note 9, or Galaxy S10 series, select the tab to the right. Your instructions are specific because you have a power button and<\/em> a separate Bixby button, which makes it slightly more difficult to completely disable Bixby (but you can still do it).<\/p>\n

If you have a Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+, a Galaxy S20, or the Galaxy Note 20 your instructions are a bit different, but also slightly easier, since the combined Power\/Bixby button means you can disable Bixby completely and never look back. You don’t even have to log into a Samsung account to do it!<\/p>\n

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Galaxy Note 10, S20, and Note 20 series<\/h2>\n

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Perhaps it’s because Samsung knew how annoying it was not to be able to fully disable Bixby on previous phones, or maybe it’s just a side effect of consolidating two buttons into one, but it’s really<\/em> easy to fully disable on the Note 10 and Galaxy S20 series.<\/p>\n

Not only do you not have to log into a Samsung account, but once it’s disabled you never had to interact with Bixby again if you don’t want to \u2014 accidentally or on purpose. Here’s how to do it.<\/p>\n

How to disable the Bixby button<\/h3>\n

Out of the box, the Galaxy Note 10, S20, and Note 20 series have Bixby turned on by default: activating the Bixby Home app with a double-press of the power button; and activating Bixby Voice with a long-press. Thankfully, you can disable both of these interactions off in one fell swoop.<\/p>\n

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  1. Swipe down on the notifications shade<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. Tap the Power menu button<\/strong> in the quick settings panel.<\/li>\n
  3. In the power menu, tap Side key settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  4. Change Double press<\/em> interaction to Quick launch camera<\/strong> or Open app<\/strong>.\n