I had an update this morning and now i can't remap the Bixby bouton.
Did someone found a hack already ? :/
I am also very frustrated by the inability to disable or remap this button. I do not use Bixby and do not want to. But I keep accidentally hitting this button!
I think Samsung made many users very angry but forcing it upon them.
As far as I understand there is no solution currently to disable it. One thing comes to mind is to to use a case which will hide this button. Might require some fine cutting/filing....
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PackageDisablerPro allows to disable Bixby button (but not remap) but on T-Mobile Galaxy S8. I just personally tested it and very happy!
i havent had any updates for my device, i have an att one running on cricket but will be updating once it comes out
There's supposedly a 'Day One' update for Verizon and T-Mobile; wonder if that has the Bixby-remapping killer? If that's the case then that's fine with me; as long as disabling Bixby makes the button do nothing, I'm totally fine with that. I'm using the Google Now Launcher anyway so I got my Google Now cards back by swiping left. Don't need a button for Google Assistant since a long-press of the Home button and "OK Google" brings it up anyway.
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There's supposedly a 'Day One' update for Verizon and T-Mobile; wonder if that has the Bixby-remapping killer? If that's the case then that's fine with me; as long as disabling Bixby makes the button do nothing, I'm totally fine with that. I'm using the Google Now Launcher anyway so I got my Google Now cards back by swiping left. Don't need a button for Google Assistant since a long-press of the Home button and "OK Google" brings it up anyway.
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The udpate arrived for me on the second day. And can confirm that it did block the Bixby-remapping apps.
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vzaliva said:
I am also very frustrated by the inability to disable or remap this button. I do not use Bixby and do not want to. But I keep accidentally hitting this button!
I think Samsung made many users very angry but forcing it upon them.
As far as I understand there is no solution currently to disable it. One thing comes to mind is to to use a case which will hide this button. Might require some fine cutting/filing....
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PackageDisablerPro allows to disable Bixby button (but not remap) but on T-Mobile Galaxy S8. I just personally tested it and very happy!
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Samsung should give their customers options to use the button for whatever shortcut they want, and assign the AI to the home button (with the option to select either Bixby or Google Now). :good:
I was able to disable the Bixby button with the most recent update. I did this by using BK disabler.
Though, I am unable to remap the button. Which I guess is better than accidently pressing it
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Anybody know if it is possible to remap long press of home button to voice search?
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Maybe double press? Home2 Shortcut
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut
I prefer double tap is just treated as two separate taps and leaves me in my home screen.
Long press the home button to launch voice search is ideal because I can initiate the press in my pocket as I pull out the phone.
This is one of the main reasons I've run cyanogenmod in the past. But if there is another way to get this functionality somehow through root access that would be ideal in the meantime.
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alex72 said:
Maybe double press? Home2 Shortcut
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut
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Works great for me
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alex72 said:
Maybe double press? Home2 Shortcut
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eikatou0.appspot.home2shortcut
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Thanks worked great for me!
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i had this working untill i rebooted phone , not no matter what i try now i cant seem to get it to work at all , home2 shortcut
i set default launch reset touchwiz default ect , no luck , i am however also running apex but no luck
ex-28 said:
i had this working untill i rebooted phone , not no matter what i try now i cant seem to get it to work at all , home2 shortcut
i set default launch reset touchwiz default ect , no luck , i am however also running apex but no luck
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You must turn off S-Voice. By default home double click is reserved for Samsung S-Voice.
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Launch S-Voice then press menu/settings scroll down and uncheck S-Voice. Works for me.
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You must turn off S-Voice. By default home double click is reserved for Samsung S-Voice.
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Launch S-Voice then press menu/settings scroll down and uncheck S-Voice. Works for me.
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thank you SO MUCH ! , i was missing this so badly !
I upgraded to the s7 edge from a s4, is there a way to change how I close apps from the 3 line button to long holding the home button like on the s4?
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I upgraded to the s7 edge from a s4, is there a way to change how I close apps from the 3 line button to long holding the home button like on the s4?
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I believe there agree paid apps to do this, or xposed would be required, however there is no xposed for nougat yet if you are they latest firmware.
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I believe there agree paid apps to do this, or xposed would be required, however there is no xposed for nougat yet if you are they latest firmware.
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I'm not on nougat yet and if you might be able to tell me what apps I'd greatly appreciate it.
Install xposed then use something like wanam or another I can't remember the name of. They allow you to mod the UI how you like including remapping the soft keys.
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Gravitybox I think the other one is called.
Has anyone figured out how to disable the obnoxious notification to enable Bixby Vision every time you open the camera app??
It doesn't seem to matter how many times I close it, it continues to pop up every time I open the camera.
The popup doesn't show anymore after you actually try it. Worked for me.
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The popup doesn't show anymore after you actually try it. Worked for me.
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot.
I'm kinda screwed I guess because I completely disabled Bixby and I see that stupid popup every time. Guess I'll need to re-enable Bixby, tap that shortcut, and disable it again.
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I'm kinda screwed I guess because I completely disabled Bixby and I see that stupid popup every time. Guess I'll need to re-enable Bixby, tap that shortcut, and disable it again.
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What did you use to disable Bixby, and what happens now when you accidentally hit that button? TIA.
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What did you use to disable Bixby, and what happens now when you accidentally hit that button? TIA.
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I used BK Package Disabler on the Google Play Store. It was $1.49. Completely disabled Bixby and used All In One Actions to remap the Bixby button to launch Google Now. Works perfectly!
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I used BK Package Disabler on the Google Play Store. It was $1.49. Completely disabled Bixby and used All In One Actions to remap the Bixby button to launch Google Now. Works perfectly!
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Did you take any software updates yet since getting the phone? I'm just curious if BK Disabler will still work properly after taking the update that killed the Bixby button remap.
I was using BxActions to remap the button, but I knowingly took the update (TMobile) anyhow. It would be nice to disable Bixby completely, maybe this Disabler you used is the way to go.
I think the phone downloaded an update during setup but so far I'm good to go. Maybe those updates are Carrier-specific? I'm on Verizon. If my Bixby button remap gets killed I'll let everyone know.
The BK Package Disabler still works on my Verizon S8+, even after today's update. I don't know about the key mapper.
I bought PD Pro this AM and tried disabling Bixby Vision. It made the camera crash every time I opened it. I restored it ok. Now I am going to try the "use it once" method that I missed the first time.
What about disabling the popup when you go to view photos in the gallery? That still seems to have the popup, even after using it once.
Still can't rid my phone of this annoyance ..Ridiculous !!!
delete this file VisionIntelligence by rootexplorer
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Disable Bixby Vision Pop-up In Camera
Delete this foler by rootexplorer /system -app - VisionIntelligence
I'm not sure how, but I'm no longer getting the popup. Been at least 4 days since I last had it when opening the camera app. Never actually tried out the feature either. Maybe it just stops after so long? I'm not sure.
If you go through the prompt to start the bixby vision you're then agreeing to all their sharing terms which I don't want to do.
Additionally it's bringing up this little dot on every picture in my gallery and if you click the dot it wants to launch the bixby thing again. This is soooo annoying
Lucky Armpit said:
I used BK Package Disabler on the Google Play Store. It was $1.49. Completely disabled Bixby and used All In One Actions to remap the Bixby button to launch Google Now. Works perfectly!
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Hey All in on actions is not in play store..you thing all in one gesture?thanx
Dangit, is there a way to remove it without agreeing to share data( launching Bixby requiring sharing with inrix 4square and uber?!)
Thx for the camera tip. Bixby is really invasive. I hate it.
NoTolerance said:
Has anyone figured out how to disable the obnoxious notification to enable Bixby Vision every time you open the camera app??
It doesn't seem to matter how many times I close it, it continues to pop up every time I open the camera.
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It's VERY easy to disable the popup.
Long press anywhere on the homescreen, then swipe left and you will see a little slider to turn bixby on/off.
Just select OFF and voila.....no more annoying bixby popup in the camera app!!
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Matt
matthew33 said:
It's VERY easy to disable the popup.
Long press anywhere on the homescreen, then swipe left and you will see a little slider to turn bixby on/off.
Just select OFF and voila.....no more annoying bixby popup in the camera app!!
press thanks If I helped
Matt
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use titanium backup to freeze bixby home and bixby vision, that git rid ofbit for me!
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This seems to have started up recently when the screen is off and I can't quite figure out if its tied to the Google Play Services version or not. I'm on the latest beta of Google / GPS and it doesn't seem to be working on Oreo.
Curious if this has happened to anyone else?
I'm on GPS 11.9.73 and I think it ties more into that
Doesn't work here & seems to have been removed from settings
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Google Assistant settings are accessed from the Google Assistant app. And, even though it's set to unlock the phone on hearinh "OK Google, it doesn't. Just brings up the unlock keypad
My settings still does say screen off as well.
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Doesn't work here & seems to have been removed from settings
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Google Assistant settings are accessed from the Google Assistant app. And, even though it's set to unlock the phone on hearinh "OK Google, it doesn't. Just brings up the unlock keypad
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Go to security/smart lock and see if trusted voice is in the menu. There may be an app not playing nice with smart lock. If greenify isn't set up right it can cause this issue.
It is in the menu and brings me to my screenshot from above. No Greenify or any doze/power saving changes
Edit - annnnd out of nowhere it starts working again 3 hours later
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Go to security/smart lock and see if trusted voice is in the menu. There may be an app not playing nice with smart lock. If greenify isn't set up right it can cause this issue.
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'Smart lock' settings are blank
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'Smart lock' settings are blank
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It should look like this: see attached. Not sure what's causing it but that's possible your issue.
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It is in the menu and brings me to my screenshot from above. No Greenify or any doze/power saving changes
Edit - annnnd out of nowhere it starts working again 3 hours later
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Annnnd, also out of nowhere, it's working here, too.
Interesting, too, it that the "Settings">"Smart Lock" page is no longer blank:
A lot of the setting don't seem to work for whatever reason. Like limiting background processes just..doesn't.
The only fix there is for this is to turn off smartlock by going to setting, security, and trust agents then turn it off and restart the phone then re enable the smart Lock
I was searching around on how to remove the stock junks and found this thread that shows how to uninstall apps by using adb commends. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/how-to-remove-oem-bloatware-s8-s8-t3654687 ) And I just got rid of anything that has bixby in it....
Bixaction was not working properly at the moment, so I thought I'd give a try and yes, it did seem to work. Now bixby is gone. Swiping to the left and pressing the button does nothing. One drawback is it completely killed the button, too which I'd love to
keep and remap it to something useful. Removed some stock app as well. Restarting the phone has no issues. Now I wonder if there's anyway to make that dead button work again
Thx w2830 It's a great idea, I removed bixby and other stuff
Here another turorial : https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
Don't hate the Bixby. It doesnt support my language at the moment but i believe it has some future.
By the way, does remapping app work?
After removing what I did, no. BixAction stopped working which makes sense. I have some ideas in my head and will be testing them out
Ohhhh. You are better off disabling them thru the working app than removing completely. If u decide you need them later, you end up having to reset your device vs 1 click re enable. Bxactions beta is case in point. He now has it working better. Now you need the voice piece to use it.
Your phone, your choice.
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w2830 said:
I was searching around on how to remove the stock junks and found this thread that shows how to uninstall apps by using adb commends. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/how-to-remove-oem-bloatware-s8-s8-t3654687 ) And I just got rid of anything that has bixby in it....
Bixaction was not working properly at the moment, so I thought I'd give a try and yes, it did seem to work. Now bixby is gone. Swiping to the left and pressing the button does nothing. One drawback is it completely killed the button, too which I'd love to
keep and remap it to something useful. Removed some stock app as well. Restarting the phone has no issues. Now I wonder if there's anyway to make that dead button work again
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lol... anyways.
just reinstall bixby voice. its the only module needed for bx actions to communicate with the bixby service/button
or flash back stock. learn your lesson in disabling a package instead of removing it and then just leave Bixby voice untouched.
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... I have some ideas in my head and will be testing them out
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i hope that you do!
So, I disabled bixby from package disabler (from the play store). All packages except the Bixby Voice which is tied to the button. Then remapped with BX action to launch assistant. Hope this helps.
matteosaeed said:
So, I disabled bixby from package disabler (from the play store). All packages except the Bixby Voice which is tied to the button. Then remapped with BX action to launch assistant. Hope this helps.
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How did u remap the button to Google Assistant?
No need to remove. I use it to turn on Bluetooth while on the go.
Gandicela said:
How did u remap the button to Google Assistant?
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BXactions to remap to bixby, this is before disabling anything, then go to app info on bixby and delete storage and cache >> disable all bixby packages except for bixby voice.
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BXactions to remap to bixby, this is before disabling anything, then go to app info on bixby and delete storage and cache >> disable all bixby packages except for bixby voice.
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Do one need to use ADB commands for BXactions ?
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BXactions to remap to bixby, this is before disabling anything, then go to app info on bixby and delete storage and cache >> disable all bixby packages except for bixby voice.
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I wish not to install another app. Thanks btw.
I never clicked ok to enable Bixby when I got my phone. Nothing happens if I push the Bixby button by accident.
I mapped the Side key to turn on the torch, will it be cancelled if I uninstall Bixby Packages except Bixby Voice?