Users will be glad to know that Samsung is rolling out an update for Bixby which finally allows them to completely disable its dedicated button on the Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8 smartphones.
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If you were inconvenienced by the Bixby button that comes standard with every Samsung Galaxy Note8 and S8 device, you will now be able to disable the button completely in a new update.
First real-life pictures of Samsung's Galaxy Note8 have been leaked, conforming to the previously released renders. These images feature the S Pen as well, similar to the one accompanying the Note7.
It didn't take long for developers to figure out a new solution so that users can once again remap their Bixby buttons. The fix comes less than a day after a security update blocked the capability.
Although clever developers offered Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ users a way to remap the physical Bixby button on their phones, a new T-Mobile over-the-air update has killed that option.
Samsung's Bixby button was once a free spirit, allowing it to be remapped with the aid of a third party app. Although Samsung blocked that method, a developer has released a new solution.