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, S4 Active, S5, S5 Mini, S II Plus, Note II, Note 3, Note 4, Note 10.1, Note 8.0, Stellar,

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, Ace 3, Tab 3 7.0, Tab 3 8.0, Tab 3 10.1, Galaxy Camera, and other 2013 or later Samsung Android devices. The application uses a

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to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of Web services. S Voice is based on the Vlingo personal assistant. For

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devices, S Voice runs on Nuance instead of Vlingo. Some of the capabilities of S Voice include making appointments, opening apps, setting alarms, updating social network websites such as

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and navigation. S Voice also offers multitasking as well as automatic activation features, for example, when the car engine is started. In a disclaimer that pops up on first opening S Voice, Samsung states that the app is provided by a third party which it does not name. In the Galaxy S8 and S8+, Bixby was announced to be a major update and replacement to S Voice from the prior phones. It was discontinued on 1 June 2020.

Compatible devices

Flagship smartphones and tablets

Galaxy S

* Samsung Galaxy S2 (including S2 Plus) * Samsung Galaxy S3 (including S3 Mini and S3 Neo) *

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(including S4 Active and S4 Mini) *

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(including S5 Active, S5 Mini and S5 Neo) *

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(including S6 Edge and S6 Edge+) * Samsung Galaxy S7 (including S7 Edge and S7 Active)

Galaxy Note

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* Samsung Galaxy Note 3 * Samsung Galaxy Note 4 * Samsung Galaxy Note Edge *

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* Samsung Galaxy Note 7 / FE *

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Mid-range smartphones and tablets

Galaxy A

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) * Samsung Galaxy A5 (

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(including A9 Pro (2016))

References

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