The app offers very basic controls over your smartphone such as asking where it is and placing a phone call, so it isn't as sophisticated
as other virtual assistants.
Bixby isn't designed the same way
other virtual assistants like Google Assistant and Siri are, rather it's designed to work inside of your apps instead of just a standalone way to search for things.
In the same way that Cortana and
other virtual assistants help busy professionals plan their day and keep to a schedule, drawing bot's successors may someday act as a sketch assistant for painters or interior designers, the company said.
«This year, 60.5 million Americans will use their Siri, Cortana, or
other virtual assistant at least once a month,» claimed the research firm.
Alexa, Siri, and
other virtual assistant apps are great for small tasks no matter where you are, but actually talking to your AI helper in public is still sort of... well, weird.
What separates Hound
from other virtual assistants like Siri is that the user can speak conversationally, rather than in a robotic voice based on the way would search using keywords.
One advantage
over other virtual assistants is what Microsoft calls the «Notebook», which shows what custom information Cortana has stored on you.
Android co-founder Andy Rubin says he wants his new Home device to run Siri, Alexa, Google's Assistant, or
whatever other virtual assistant consumers want to keep using.
Siri has had a substantial head start on
other virtual assistants since its launch in 2011 but hasn't really garnered the attention paid to newer competitors like Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant.
Another part of the many unveilings from yesterday's keynote, Google Assistant is getting another cool feature to make it truly stand out
among other virtual assistants.
Android Authority notes that it's also possible to
set other virtual assistants as the default, allowing developers to utitilze Google's AI to integrate Microsoft's Cortana and Amazon's Alexa in - app.
That will make it more helpful in China than
any other virtual assistant on offer pretty much automatically.
Almost
every other virtual assistant has Alexa beat when it comes to navigation, even Siri.
Like
other virtual assistants, M aims to eliminate much of the guesswork relating to how to get paid, celebrate conversations, arrange transportation, and more — suggested responses are designed to let you focus more on the discussion at hand.
While Assistant is slightly smarter than
other virtual assistants, it is still flawed and has trouble responding to some requests appropriately.
Also, able to see that bixby understands the context much better than
other virtual assistants.
Google Assistant also has deeper artificial intelligence than Google Now — or any of
the other virtual assistants, for that matter.
The company further highlights that Bixby will be the «new intelligent interface» on Samsung devices and it's «fundamentally different» than
any other virtual assistant currently available on the market.
Samsung Bixby is set to go head - to - head with Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana, the Google Assistant, and
other virtual assistants, but it aims to do much more than just offer tidbits of information or alerts on the weather.
This really shouldn't be a surprise as
every other virtual assistant has a smart speaker.
Just like
any other virtual assistant, Alexa can fetch you sports scores, weather forecasts, traffic information, and find content for you.
Strangers can listen in on whatever you tell Siri or
other virtual assistants.
Google Assistant is probably the only mobile AI voice - based assistant that is contextually more aware that
any other virtual assistant in the market right now.
Beyond that, we could one day see Samsung's Bixby onboard, if that escapes from the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy Note 8, or
any other virtual assistant that wants to play ball.