BixBye

BixBye Free App

Rated 4.29/5 (168) —  Free Android application by IJP

About BixBye

BixBye, lets you remap the Bixby button even after the Samsung patch and it works blazing fast.

As it goes without saying, the App is highly experimental and is in Alpha Stage, things may not work as you expect to. However, your feedback will definitely help me improve the App.

For this initial release there is some limited amount of options available, more will be added if the App works well for you guys. Also, BixBye is not yet optimized for use while your device is locked. You can expect improvements over future updates.

NOTE 1: If you face any issues/warnings with Secure Startup when you enable BixBye's Accessibility Service, please note that it's an Android bug (https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/37010136). Just disable Secure Startup temporarily, enable BixBye's Accessibility Service and then finally re-enable Secure Startup for everything to work in harmony.

NOTE 2: If you decide to disable packages related to Bixby, make sure you leave the following packages active for BixBye to work:

com.samsung.android.bixby.agent
com.samsung.android.app.spage



NOTE 3: From the reports I have received so far, what I understand is that, Bixby itself is a bit inconsistent in its behaviour when the physical Bixby button is pressed. Sometimes it takes a single press to launch and at other times a double press or long press.

BixBye relies on Bixby to function. Once Bixby is in memory, you will notice that BixBye functioning super fast.

It's very likely that Samsung will issue more updates to improve the snappiness of Bixby itself, as a side effect BixBye will become even more snappy. So, updates from here on will be win-win for us.

If you find any issue/not able to get it work, you can either email me or visit the XDA Developers community support thread - http://bit.ly/2p8UOhx

How to Download / Install

Download and install BixBye version Alpha_4.1 on your Android device!
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Android package: you.in.spark.bixbye, download BixBye.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
#1 BixBye is now optimized for use on Lockscreen - however do note that you will see a flash of Bixby. Otherwise, when device is unlocked it would be as fast as you would expect.
#2 Removed 'Notification Drawer' option, as it doesn't play well with BixBye - can't 'toggle' Notification Drawer with the button.
#3 You can now BixBye to 'Back', 'Phone Dialer'.
Thanks for all the support, keep sharing the App. :)

What are users saying about BixBye

U70%
by U####:

Works whenever the phone is unlocked. And when it has been recently unlocked. Howe er after periods of inactivity it can sometimes take either 10 seconds to activate or even do nothing St all till the device has been unlocked. Love the app though, happy to provide further feedback if needed.

R70%
by R####:

Legit af. If Billy mays were still here, he'd say this is another fantastic product Edit: can't seem to get it to change songs after yesterday's update. Don't know if it's a Tasker, Bixby, or Samsung issue. If possible could you add a media control option

M70%
by M####:

Does what it says on the tin. Success rate of about 90% for me so far, which is pretty great for bixby remap apps. Sad that Sammy are making it so hard for their customers to use their phones how we want to... One feature is that if you remap to launch an app, hitting back will do nothing (presumably as it tries to go back to bixby which in turn launches the app you just exited from...). My ideal bixby button behaviour would be to launch the camera if it's not already open or the phone is locked (the native double-press power button shortcut does this), and take a photo if the camera app is running. No idea if this is even possible...

R70%
by R####:

Does what it says it does. I'd like to still be able to access Bixby by swiping right on the home screen, but I understand this is likely impossible due to how the app functions. Awesome job :)!

R70%
by R####:

Works great. It has far less delay compared to other Bixby button remapping apps. I wish it had the flexibility to add functions for long - press or double - press.

T70%
by T####:

Good job dude. Would be great to have it open Google Assistant from the lock screen, similar to how double clicking the power button opens the camera. Sounds like that's a Google issue tho.

H70%
by H####:

I love it, works fast, definitely one of the better apps out there but please please get it to work properly on lock screen :( i set the button to "nothing" but bixby keeps opening up on the lock screen Edit: also the keyboard flashes weirdly and sometimes disappears if its open when i press the button (which is set to "nothing") Edit after response: thank you for fixing it! Works great!

I70%
by I####:

I like this app and what it is designed to do. It works very well, however it does seems like it has made my entire phone stutter when scrolling through any menu, when before it was butter smooth. Please look into this? Galaxy S8 Plus.

F70%
by F####:

It is great that whenever big companies screw up features, there is a solution available from other developers. Keep up the good work!

R70%
by R####:

Nice and clean. I would love it if the button could snap a picture. I catch my finger in the shot with the default buttons. Is this possible? I'm I the only person who wants this? Thanks. Nice job.

R70%
by R####:

Glad the voice assistant works well and doesn't even attempt to bring up Bixby like the other apps.

M70%
by M####:

Things like toggle flashlight work for a second before bixby shows up, the home function doesn't even work.

N70%
by N####:

Best app hands down for the s8 (s8+ for me) would recomend for anyone who has a s8 or s8+ also can't wait to see what you can do with this app after you bring it out of alpha

J70%
by J####:

Best app for the Bixby button. No other app is able to be as quick to respond to the press of the button. Also the first app that I've used able to fully disable the button.

D70%
by D####:

Lock screen issues fixed

R70%
by R####:

I think it just stopped working :(

C70%
by C####:

Amazing! Thanks dev for making this. Update: After testing it out for a while I donated to continue support and for the tasker plugin.

Y70%
by Y####:

Far better than bxActions and bixby remapper. Works so fuid it doesn't even show bixby launching prior. Go for this one people.

A70%
by A####:

It so good, but when I turn off power save mode I will open setting every times.

N70%
by N####:

Currently the best app for this. I don't mind if the Bixby screen flashes as long as it kills itself right away.

R70%
by R####:

I only use to to toggle flash light. And it works perfect. I wish there was an option to toggle silent mode on and off but hope that comes in the future updates

R70%
by R####:

Great job on this app, keep up the fantastic work, easy to use also

B70%
by B####:

Disabled what I need so Bixby wont run and had this take over the button! Perfect!

R70%
by R####:

Is really simple & is working very well for me! Great job! Thanks!

S70%
by S####:

Works smoothly most of the time. Especially when the phone is already unlocked.

R70%
by R####:

Works sometimes.

I70%
by I####:

Work perfectly! Keep it up to date guys.

R70%
by R####:

Awesome app, does just what it says! Thanks for this!

R70%
by R####:

Amazing that this really works. Thanks a lot!

G70%
by G####:

Fastest Bixby remapper on the play store

R70%
by R####:

Works for me

W70%
by W####:

Works as described. Perfect. Excellent. Personally I use the flashlight​ a lot so if I may suggest anything, it would be that you add that option. Edit: holy sh*t you actually got the flashlight​ working. This app is amazing. Edit 2: when I use the bixby button to get the flashlight on WHILE the screen is off bixby pops up every time. Edit 3: I am loving the updates. Thanks for hearing our opinions. I just got another suggestion... What about turning on and off the Bluetooth connection? Would that be possible?

D70%
by D####:

It doesn't work at all (S8+) Edit: ok looks like accessibility perm had to be set twice for some reason. Also if the notification drawer is pulled down, bixby will activate + the effect you set (eg voice assistant).

P70%
by P####:

*updated* Appreciate the reply, and the update. The bixby button now does nothing, eliminating completely the worry of accidentally pressing the damn thing every time I take it out of my pocket. If the app had a donate button, I'd throw you a couple of bucks. *Edit* I'm blind, saw the donate button, threw a couple of bucks in

M70%
by M####:

Edit: can't blame the app for the security start up issue. But ultimately experience isn't perfect. I have to press the Bixby button multiple times to get it to recognize my desire to activate whatever functionality I have used for it witb bixbye. Hopefully in the future with Android and bixbye updates the experience is more perfect but as of right now don't expect smooth sailing as issues and kinks are worked out from both sides

R70%
by R####:

The app does exactly what it says it will do. No ads. No need to pay for more options. It's great, simple, and easy to use. My only complaint is that when the screen is locked and the Bixby button is pressed, both Bixby and the remapped function pop up.

H70%
by H####:

Thank you for your time and effort into developing this! Works like a charm... But I give it 3 stars for now because I can't seem to figure out how to utilize the "Tasker plug in " function yet.

P70%
by P####:

Works perfectly with my Galaxy s8. Unfortunately it doesn't work from the lock screen. It loads Bixby and then closes and goes to the locks screen then when I unlock the phone it then goes to the app I want. However still a great app and works very fast. It is worth the dowbload.

R70%
by R####:

It does work but bressing the back button makes the phone glitch out a bit but when you press thw hoke button it goes back to its normal state however pressing to activate and then pressing again to deactive would be much more ideal as when you press the button a second time it glitches out the same way.

R70%
by R####:

Works really well, especially combined with Package Disabler Pro as another user mentioned. Bixby was showing up for a quick second after I installed this, but rebooting my phone seems to have fixed this. Now the Hello Bixby splash screen doesn't show up at all. Bixby does open when Voice Assistant is selected, but I'm using it to open the Google app and I've had no issues whatever.


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