Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Note8 smartphones can now modify the behavior of their handset’s dedicated Bixby button.
The hardware key, located on the left edge of the phone, automatically calls up Bixby Home with a short press or Bixby Voice with a long press. A new software update that recently hit S8, S8+, and Note8 phones adds a toggle for controlling the Bixby button.
Owners of these phones can opt to disable the short press function, which launches Bixby Home. This prevents accidental presses from opening the app. A long press still calls up Bixby Voice. The Bixby button has been a point of contention with some S8, S8+, and Note8 owners who’d prefer the button handled other tasks.
The update from Samsung also makes a few performance tweaks.
