I am looking for Bixby users (current or prospective) to do 30 min Zoom user needs/design assesssment interview re a new product concept. Please sign up here if interested!
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You can disable the button entirely with third party apps, that's one solution.
This app might help in simply disabling the Bixby button. Samsung has engaged in anti-consumer and anti-competitive practices with the force use of the Bixby button.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phascinate.bixbybuttonremapper
I agree.
My phone. My button. My choice.
I use this application to disable the Bixby button on my S8 Plus. Give it a try if you're tired of accidentally pressing the Bixby button.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phascinate.bixbybuttonremapper
I haven't been able to root the Tmobile branded galaxy s8 plus due to the fact that the OME UNLOCK feature in Developer Options is missing. It is my understanding that this feature is required to be turned on, in order to unlock the bootloader on the device. I have noticed that during a reboot into the Android menu, that there is an option to 'Load to Bootloader' which I have yet to attempt. Suffice it to say, the instructions you will find online for rooting a galaxy s8 plus will not work [with Odin]. I called Tmobile, they blame Samsung. Tmobile transferred my call to Samsung. Samsung blames Tmobile.
I am able to remap my Bixby button and even disable it using an app called 'Bixby Button Remapper' by Phascinate. I was able to both disable the button completely and also remap it to toggle my flashlight (which is damn convenient!). Here is a link to the Bixby Button Remapper app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.phascinate.bixbybuttonremapper&hl=en
Imagine if you bought a car and the dealership welded the doors shut and removed the door's windows before you took delivery and said you could just climb through the openings to get in and out. What about when you park your car and the security of your belongings inside? There would be outrage on a Congressional level.
This is no different. You cannot run a proper firewall on the device without ROOT - you're vulnerable. You cannot access areas which you own on your device - you're not getting what you paid for. You cannot modify and reclaim space which Facebook's app occupies on YOUR device - your're locked out. You cannot modify the HOSTS file on your device - you are wide open to all advertisers and their known underhanded tracking tactics.
Why?
Money.
Seriously thinking about contacting my Congressman about this.
Thoughts?