S Voice is a discontinued

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and knowledge navigator which is only available as a built-in application for the

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Galaxy S III, S III Mini (including NFC), S4, S4 Mini, S4 Active, S5, S5 Mini, S II Plus, Note II, Note 3, Note 4, Note 10.1, Note 8.0, Stellar, Mega, Grand, Avant,

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, Ace 3, Tab 3 7.0, Tab 3 8.0, Samsung Galaxy Express 2, Tab 3 10.1, Galaxy Camera, and other 2013 or later Samsung Android devices. The application uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of

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s. S Voice is based on the

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personal assistant. For Galaxy S5 and later

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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,

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.

Supported phones and tablets

Flagship smartphones and tablets

Galaxy S

* Galaxy S2 (including S2 Plus) * Galaxy S3 (including S3 Mini and S3 Neo) * Galaxy S4 (including S4 Active and S4 Mini) * Galaxy S5 (including S5 Active, S5 Mini and S5 Neo) * Galaxy S6 (including S6 Edge and S6 Edge+) * Galaxy S7 (including S7 Edge and S7 Active)

Galaxy Note

* Galaxy Note * Galaxy Note 2 * Galaxy Note 3 * Galaxy Note 4 * Galaxy Note Edge * Galaxy Note 5 * Galaxy Note 7 / FE * Galaxy Note 8.0 * Galaxy Note 10.1

Mid-range smartphones and tablets

Galaxy A

* Galaxy A3 (

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

and

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) * Galaxy A5 (

and

) * Galaxy A7 (

and

) * Galaxy A8 (

and

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

) * Galaxy A9 (2016) (including A9 Pro (2016))

References

{{authority control Mobile software Natural language processing software Samsung software Virtual assistants Internet properties established in 2012 Products and services discontinued in 2020