One UI 8.5 could finally bring Bixby's long-awaited major AI upgrade
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Key Points:
- Samsung is reportedly upgrading Bixby with One UI 8.5, introducing AI chatbot features powered by large language models and third-party integrations like Perplexity, The Weather Channel, HERE Maps, SkyScanner, and Uber.
- The revamped Bixby will support multitasking with a mini window interface, allowing users to continue conversations, view sources, and perform device controls such as toggling Bluetooth and Dark Mode.
- New features include Bixby Live, which offers real-time conversational responses in various styles and enables sharing the phone's camera or screen for interactive assistance, including AI Solver for homework help and live translation.
- Samsung appears to be incorporating capabilities similar to Google's Gemini AI assistant, leveraging both in-house LLMs
