Samsung Bixby
Ranked 19 of 19 smart speakers by recommenders
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.
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.
15 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 10
- approval share
- 33%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Getting more useful over time
“Even Bixby turned out to be uuseful.”
Comment from 19 Aug 2026 in “The A.I. In Google's New Pixel 11 Is Not Helpful” “admittedly starting to get useful”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review: The Privacy Screen”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Pre-installed and can't be uninstalled
“rip most of that stuff out (like the McAfee scanner in security, Bixby, Gemini, OneDrive, etc.)”
Comment from 5 Aug 2026 in “"Gravity is worth asking about."” “it comes pre-installed and pre-turned-on, and you can't uninstall it”
Comment from 9 Jun 2026 in “Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models” Accidental button triggers, can't remap
“I turned the button off, I forgot what I switched it to but holy hell was that annoying.”
Comment from 9 Jun 2026 in “Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models” “turning them on accidentally is as simply as holding the wrong button for a few seconds”
Comment from 9 Jun 2026 in “Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models” “You could not change the function of this button.”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “iPhone 16 Best-Selling Smartphone in 2025; Apple Takes 7 Spots in Top Models” Seen as useless and annoying
“My greatest annoyances are 1) Bixby, and 2) apps being pretty basic”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Samsung Family Hub for 2025 Update Elevates the Smart Home Ecosystem” “I'm not sure if anyone wants Bixby, even if it's cheap”
Comment from 9 Jul 2026 in “Samsung chip division's 1-year profit beat past 40 years of profits, combined” “Not only is it useless, it's extremely annoying.”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby” Pushes unwanted assistance on users
“until then they should sod off and leave me to do things myself”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left” “they should sod off and leave me to do things myself”
Comment from 2 Jun 2026 in “Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left”
Other smart speakers people recommend
The four most recommended other smart speakers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siri | 165 | 715 | 19% | 12 | 7 yrs23 owners | — |
| Amazon Alexa | 45 | 131 | 26% | 11 | — | — |
| Bose SoundTouch smart speakers | 37 | 18 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
| Google Assistant | 33 | 64 | 34% | 10 | — | — |
| Samsung BixbyThis page | 5 | 10 | 33% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 17 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Not only is it useless, it's extremely annoying.”
“Even Bixby turned out to be uuseful.”
“creating reminders/alarms by merely holding down a button and using natural speech was quite handy”
“rip most of that stuff out (like the McAfee scanner in security, Bixby, Gemini, OneDrive, etc.)”
“I'm not sure if anyone wants Bixby, even if it's cheap”
“Bixby and Perplexity both seem happy to use whatever the account is connected to.”
“it comes pre-installed and pre-turned-on, and you can't uninstall it”
“I turned the button off, I forgot what I switched it to but holy hell was that annoying.”
“turning them on accidentally is as simply as holding the wrong button for a few seconds”
“until then they should sod off and leave me to do things myself”
“they should sod off and leave me to do things myself”
“admittedly starting to get useful”
“even Samsung Bixby works better than that”
“You could not change the function of this button.”
“Come on, don't you just love Bixby?”
“Happens with their own Bixby assistant too.”
“My greatest annoyances are 1) Bixby, and 2) apps being pretty basic”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.