The English-language version of Samsung's voice-activated virtual assistant Bixby is not expected to debut until at least late June, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street. Expected to launch in April with the Galaxy S8 smartphone, Bixby's voice features were initially available only in Korea.
Samsung had aimed internally for a late May roll-out of Bixby in the US, but the English-language version is still weeks away from being finished, according to the paper's sources. Recent internal tests of the service have revealed the voice-activated assistant is struggling to comprehend English syntax and grammar, one of the people said.
A Samsung spokeswoman said the voice features would benefit from time to further enhance natural language understanding, and the company is expanding its user testing in the US to prepare for launch.
