Samsung is still trying to force Galaxy smartphone users to use the Bixby virtual assistant somehow, blocking on some devices even the ability to disable the dedicated button. While on the Galaxy S8, Note8 and S9, the company offered users the ability to stop this feature on Note9, the deactivation setting has completely disappeared. Fortunately, there is already an "unofficial" solution to this problem.

Before Samsung offered software updates to deactivate the Bixby button, various apps on the Google Play Store promised this capability. It seems that in the case of Galaxy Note9 it was necessary to launch the new bxActions, an application that can not only completely disable the Bixby button, but also provide new functionality by setting new shortcuts

bxActions offers the ability to set two actions, one at short press and one at long press, such as turning on the flashlight, activating Google Assistant, or capturing a screenshot. However, not all functions are compatible with Bixby 2.0 . The application creator warns users not to update Bixby, as a new version could interfere with bxActions. He also believes that Samsung will try to block the app in a future version of the software.

As noted in the Galaxy Note9 review, Bixby works decent to drive some of the operating system's features, if you speak to him in English without a very pronounced accent, but it is almost useless for searches in a natural language of online information. For a so important function for Samsung, the company should offer a much better alternative to Google Assistant, Alexa, or Siri

bxActions Download - The application that lets you reconfigure the Bixby button

How to Disable bixby button

1. Press the Bixby button on the left side of the phone, right under the volume rocker.
2. In the top menu bar, tap the Settings button (looks like three cogs).
3. Uncheck Bixby Key.

How to remove Bixby Home from the home screen

How to disabling Bixby entirely is to disable Bixby Home access from the home screen which, by default, puts it on the left-most panel.

1. From the home screen, hold down on empty space until the menu appears.
2. Swipe to the right to reach the left home panel.
3. Disable Bixby Home.

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