Samsung is discontinuing its S voice assistant starting 1 June 2020: Report

Samsung recently also said that it will be shutting down the Smart View app starting 5 October.

Tech2 News Staff|Apr 14, 2020, 10:03:06 IST

Much before Samsung launched Bixby, the company's Galaxy smartphones used the S voice assistant. However, with Bixby now taking centre stage, Samsung has announced an official last date for the S voice assistant.In a support page, Samsung has revealed that starting 1 June 2020, the S voice assistant will be discontinued, reports SamMobile.[caption id="attachment_4235561" align="alignnone" width="1200"]

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ phones are displayed at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event in New York August 13, 2015. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled a new Galaxy Note phablet and a larger version of its curved-screen S6 edge smartphone on Thursday, marking a fresh bid by the South Korean tech giant to revive momentum in its handset business. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - GF10000172955

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+[/caption]Samsung has announced that this change will affect the following smartphones, smartwatches and tablets:

Galaxy A3
Galaxy A5
Galaxy A7
Galaxy A8
Galaxy A9
Galaxy Note FE
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy Note 3
Galaxy Note 4
Galaxy Note 5
Galaxy S3
Galaxy S4
Galaxy S5
Galaxy S6
Galaxy S6 edge
Galaxy Note Pro 12.2
Galaxy W
Galaxy Tab 4
Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
Galaxy Tab 4 10.1
Galaxy Tab S8.4
Galaxy Tab S10.5
Gear S
Gear S2
Gear S3
Galaxy Watch
Galaxy Watch Active
Gear Sport

The S voice assistant was a little more basic as compared to Bixby, however, it could perform functions like calling, setting reminders, among other things. Bixby was launched along with the Galaxy S8, but Samsung never pulled the plug on S voice assistant, until now.Recently, Samsung also said that it will be shutting down the Smart View app starting 5 October. This information has been updated on the app's description on both the App Store and Play Store.