Bixby update is bringing Text Call support in English, custom wake words

Samsung introduced the Bixby Text Call feature with One UI 5, but that initial version was limited only to Korean. Now the company is updating its virtual assistant to also handle calls in English.

In case you missed this feature, Text Call basically turns voice calls into text chats. It listens to what the other side says and transcribes it into text, then lets you type in a response that will be spoken by the text to speech system. This is similar to Google’s Screen Call feature.

This is handy for environments where you can’t talk, e.g. it’s too noisy or the opposite, you don’t want…