S Voice is a discontinued intelligent personal assistant and knowledge navigator which is only available as a built-in application for the Samsung 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, Core, 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 Web services.[2][3] S Voice is based on the Vlingo personal assistant.[4] For Galaxy S5 and later Samsung Galaxy devices, S Voice runs on Nuance instead of Vlingo.
 Final logo before the 2020 Shutdown | |
| Original author(s) | Samsung |
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| Developer(s) | Samsung |
| Initial release | 30 May 2012 |
| Final release | 5.0.01.20 (June 7, 2022[1]) [±]
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| Operating system | Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" Android 4.1 – 4.3 "Jelly Bean" Android 4.4 "Kit Kat" Android 5.0 – 5.1.1 "Lollipop" Android 6.0 – 6.0.1 "Marshmallow" Android 7.0 – 7.1.1 "Nougat" |
| Successor | Bixby |
| Available in | English, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Russian, German, Luxembourgish, and Hindi |
| Type | Intelligent personal assistant |
Some of the capabilities of S Voice include making appointments, opening apps, setting alarms, updating social network websites such as Facebook or Twitter and navigation. S Voice also offers multitasking, as well as automatic activation features, for example, when the car engine is started.[5][6]
In a disclaimer that pops up on first opening S Voice, Samsung states that the app is provided by a third party, which it does not name.[7]
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.[8]
Supported phones and tablets
editFlagship smartphones and tablets
editGalaxy S
edit- 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
edit- 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
editGalaxy A
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "S Voice App APKs - APKMirror". APKMirror. Android Police. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Wollman, Dana (3 May 2012). "Samsung announces SmartStay and S Voice features for the Galaxy S III". Engadget. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (3 May 2012). "Samsung: The Death Of The Spec Gives Way To The Birth Of The Human Touch". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Samsung's New S-Voice Is Just A Skinned Version Of Vlingo Labs Beta on Google Play". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ "Samsung GALAXY S4". CaCELL. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Dolcourt, Jessie. "Samsung's S Voice Drive app might not suck (hands-on)". Cnet. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Official Samsung Support". Samsung Electronics America. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ^ "Hi Galaxy, Samsung S Voice to be discontinued on June 1".