Bixby has a new look!

Launched back in 2017, Samsung Bixby has been… well, it’s been there. This is the Korean giant’s AI-powered voice assistant, and it’s been pushing it aggressively to Galaxy users. Despite being one of the most laughed-at voice assistants, Samsung is still supporting Bixby. In fact, Bixby just got a new look, and it makes the platform look a bit more three-dimensional.

Yes, even with all of Samsung’s new Galaxy AI features, the company has not forgotten about Bixby. When a company adopts a new generative AI platform, people tend to wonder about their voice assistants. This pertains mostly to Google, as a company has been pushing Bard aggressively while picking off features from Assistant. Now that Google could be renaming Bard, who knows what Google’s doing?

So, we wondered if Samsung had plans to get rid of Bixby and welcome Galaxy AI as its main AI product. However, Samsung itself said that Bixby is not going anywhere. It’s going to coexist alongside Galaxy AI. This is good news for people who don’t want to switch up.

Bixby is getting a new look

If you recall, Bixby has always had a pretty minimalistic look. When you summoned the voice assistant, you would see a small card appear at the bottom of the screen. You’d also see a small pill-shaped UI element appear. This would expand and contract based on your voice input. It’s a way of letting you know that it’s listening.

Then, after you say your command, you’d see a translucent card pop up with your results. The cards had this translucent look to them that blurred whatever was behind them

New look

Now, Bixby has a new look, and it makes things seem a bit more three-dimensional. What you’ll notice at first is the absence of the pill-shaped UI element. Instead, you will see an element pop up that’s shaped closer to the Bixby logo. It’s a circle with a corner at the top left. In it, you’ll see this very nice wavy animation within the icon. Because of the lighting, the icon looks like a three-dimensional orb.

When you speak into it, the results still pop up in translucent cards. However, the old cards had a slightly bluish tint to them. With the new Bixby, the cards are flat gray. That feels like a bit of a step back, but this is just opinionated.

Overall, the new Bixby has a nice aesthetic to it. But it doesn’t stray too far from what Samsung has established previously.