Bixby is Samsung’s Answer to Google’s Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri. Although when it was launched it wasn’t very useful and people preferred to use Google Assistant instead but over the years it has improved a lot and now it can even answer calls on your behalf. Pretty cool right? If you want to try this cool feature on your Samsung phone then you have come to the right place for it. In this guide, we will show you how to enable Bixby Text Call on your Samsung Phone.
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Right now, Bixby text call is only available on Galaxy phones running One UI 5.1 or higher. If your Samsung phone is on an older One UI version, update it to the latest version by using the Software Update option from the Settings app. At the time of writing, the Bixby text call feature is currently available only in English and Korean languages.
How to Enable Bixby Text Call on Samsung Phones
Step 1: Open the Phone app on your Galaxy phone.
Step 2: Tap the three vertical dots menu at the top-right corner.
Step 3: Select Settings from the menu.
Step 4: Select ‘Bixby text call.’
Step 5: Turn on the toggle and the app will ask you to download voice and language packs. Choose the relevant voice and language packs compatible with your region and hit the Download button.
Step 6: The app will then take you to the Galaxy Store to download the resources for the selected languages.
After everything is downloaded and enabled, you can check it in action.
Bixby text call is useful if you frequently receive spam calls for unnecessary products. Here’s how to use it
Step 1: Whenever you receive an incoming call on your Samsung phone, the call screen shows an option to use ‘Bixby text call’. Tap on it.
Step 2: Swipe up to answer the call via Bixby.
Step 3: Bixby will then ask the caller the reason for calling. When the recipient answers, Bixby transcribes it to text and displays it on your phone.
Step 4: You can type an answer or send one of the quick responses.
If it’s a spam call, you can hit End call or you can tap Voice call to engage with the caller.
Samsung lets you change Bixby text call voice and quick responses to your preference. Here’s what you need to do.
Change Bixby Text Call Quick Responses
Step 1: Open the Phone app on your Galaxy phone.
Step 2: Tap the three vertical dots menu at the top-right corner.
Step 3: Select Settings from the menu.
Step 4: Select ‘Bixby text call.’
Step 5: Select Quick Responses.
Step 6: Re-order the default responses or tap ‘Add quick response’.
Step 7: Enter a shortcut and response and hit Save.
Step 8: You can rearrange the responses or remove the unnecessary ones.
How to Find Bixby Text Call History
Samsung saves your Bixby text call history on your phone.
Step 1: Open the Phone app and move to the Recents tab.
Step 2: You shall find a small chat icon beside calls you have answered using Bixby assistant.
Step 3: Tap on it and select the (i) button.
Step 4: Tap the chat icon beside a call and check your Bixby text call history. You can tap delete to remove specific answers from the chat.
Change the Voice
Step 1: Open the Phone app on your Galaxy phone.
Step 2: Tap the three vertical dots menu at the top-right corner.
Step 3: Select Settings from the menu.
Step 4: Select ‘Bixby text call.’
Step 5: Tap Language and Voice.
Step 6: Tap Add Voice and download another voice type.
Step 7: Pick your preferred voice type. Samsung supports four voice types for the English language.
How to Disable Text Call
As Samsung only supports two languages for the Bixby Text call feature and it’s very likely you might not find it useful so here’s how to disable it.
Step 1: Open the Phone app on your Galaxy phone.
Step 2: Tap the three vertical dots menu at the top-right corner.
Step 3: Select Settings from the menu.
Step 4: Select ‘Bixby text call.’
Step 5: Disable the Bixby text call toggle.
Bixby text call is a neat add-on to Samsung’s One UI software. It is a nice way to deal with Marketers and Advertisers who always find a way to reach you during busy hours. Still, Samsung should add more language support and improve Bixby’s speech recognition in future updates.
