# Samsung Bixby

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Samsung Bixby and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for quick reminders and alarms set by holding a button and speaking naturally, though critics find it pre-installed, hard to turn off and annoying.

## Why people recommend it

- Getting more useful over time (2 comments): "Even Bixby turned out to be uuseful." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49366286)) "admittedly starting to get useful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47431300))

## What people warn about

- Pre-installed and can't be uninstalled (2 comments): "rip most of that stuff out (like the McAfee scanner in security, Bixby, Gemini, OneDrive, etc.)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49180256)) "it comes pre-installed and pre-turned-on, and you can't uninstall it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48459425))
- Accidental button triggers, can't remap (3 comments): "I turned the button off, I forgot what I switched it to but holy hell was that annoying." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48458441)) "turning them on accidentally is as simply as holding the wrong button for a few seconds" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48457834)) "You could not change the function of this button." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46816988))
- Seen as useless and annoying (3 comments): "My greatest annoyances are 1) Bixby, and 2) apps being pretty basic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45873251)) "I'm not sure if anyone wants Bixby, even if it's cheap" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48848001)) "Not only is it useless, it's extremely annoying." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49616404))
- Pushes unwanted assistance on users (2 comments): "until then they should sod off and leave me to do things myself" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383695)) "they should sod off and leave me to do things myself" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48377797))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Samsung Bixby", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bixby/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).