Galaxy Tab S5e Bixby Voice support arrives with latest update

Last updated: July 18th, 2019 at 17:15 UTC+01:00

Galaxy Tab S5e owners are getting a new software update that adds back up for Bixby Vocalism to their sleek AMOLED-toting tablet. The Galaxy Tab S5e, like the Milky way Tab S4, was announced with Bixby Voice back up, but neither device actually supported the feature out of the box. And while that made sense for the Tab S4 every bit Bixby Voice admission without a physical Bixby key is only possible on Android Pie, it was missing on the Tab S5e as well. Merely that'south changing today thank you to the new update.

Bixby Voice access via the power cardinal

Without a dedicated Bixby key, Bixby Vocalization tin can be fired up using the power button, just information technology won't exist enabled automatically. One time the update is installed and your Tab S5e reboots, y'all'll detect aAbility key for Bixbytoggle in the notification shade, and you can tap this toggle to enable Bixby Voice access with a long press of the power button. Alternatively, you tin find the toggle in the Advanced features carte of the Settings app. Once yous've prepare information technology upward, you will be given the option to add a shortcut to Bixby Voice on your dwelling house screen.

Galaxy Tab S5e bixby voice

Of class, Bixby Voice will also be accessible using the 'How-do-you-do, Bixby' voice command once yous've trained Bixby to recognize your voice, although you'll probably want to apply the power button when you can as the tablet seems to be pretty slow at responding to the voice command, perhaps because of its mid-range underpinnings. And don't worry, you will still be able to power off and restart your Tab S5e – you will find a shortcut to the power menu in the notification shade, correct side by side to the settings (gear) shortcut.

Also adds Call and Message Continuity to LTE model

Galaxy Tab S5e bixby voice

The update also adds support for the Call and Message Continuity characteristic to the LTE variant of the tablet. With Call and Message Continuity, if you're using a SIM bill of fare on your Tab S5e, you'll exist able to take calls and read letters that arrive on the tablet on whatsoever other device that supports Call and Bulletin Continuity equally long equally both devices are logged in to the same Samsung account.

The feature is supported only on 2019 smartphones that launched with Android Pie out of the box, just that list should expand over again Pie-powered Galaxy devices launch in the coming months. Older devices may get it through a software update – Samsung released the characteristic for the Galaxy S9 with this month's security update, and the Galaxy Notation nine should become information technology at some point every bit well.

How practise I download the update?

The new Galaxy Tab S5e update is rolling out in the U.k. and Republic of korea at this fourth dimension, and information technology should be released in more markets in the adjacent few weeks. It comes with the June 2019 security patch and software version T72*XXU1ASG3. To download it over the air, open the Settings app on your Tab S5e, get into theSoftware updatesection, and hit theDownload and installbutton. If you'd rather upgrade using your PC, you tin effort Samsung'due south Smart Switch programme for Windows and macOS or download the newest firmware from our database and flash information technology on your phone using a Windows PC.