On: How to Remove Bixby from Samsung Phones

[steve19]

If you disable can the bixby button be remapped (without any of those apps that require crazy deep permissions)?

[product50 → steve19]

Yes - you can do it now https://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-remap-bixby-button-9...

[hbcondo714 → product50]

The "How to natively remap the Bixby button" mentioned on AndroidAuthority requires you have a Samsung / Bixby account which is annoying b/c I don't want to give my information for a function I don't want. I ended up installing the bxActions app but it requires multiple permissions.

[Mindwipe → hbcondo714]

Is there any phone manufacturer that doesn't require an account to access significant functionality?

A Samsung account is required to use the very basics of the phone anyway, same as a Google one is and same as an Apple one is on iOS.

[russdpale → Mindwipe]

S9 user here, never signed up and will never use a samsung account. Its definitely not needed for nearly any function of the phone.

[DennisAleynikov → russdpale]

Yep! Just all of the cloud services, like bixby and the such. If you have no need for them then it is not required at all.

Bixby unfortunately is setup such that to disable it the official way you need to sign in, but you can disable it the old way whenever you like and theres no need to create an account.

[Sphax → Mindwipe]

I've been using my S9 for over a year without having a Samsung account, and I don't intend to create one. What basic functionality requires an account?

[Mindwipe → Sphax]

Backup and updating the core applications.

[steve19 → product50]

That method requires the bixby app. I don't think it works if the app is removed.