Samsung Bixby Virtual Assistant Supports Short Voice Commands

Samsung started updating its Bixby virtual assistant and added support for short voice commands, according to multiple reports from Korea. The feature was made available only in Korea, the only market where Bixby’s voice component is currently available.

Bixby’s voice commands are powered by deep learning algorithms, one of the main features of Samsung’s personal assistant. The virtual assistant’s short voice commands will be based on users’ various habits and speech patterns, allowing them to use shorter versions of previous commands and accomplish the same tasks.

A Samsung official has even said that the new functionality works together with the recently added support for voice-enabled payments. The new features allow users to simply say “account balance” to check funds, but only if they previously said the phrase at least once in the p...