TL;DR
- With One UI 9, Samsung’s Bixby feature moves the lift-to-talk concept closer to reality, enabling voice commands just by lifting the phone toward your face.
- It aims to remove extra steps, such as wake phrases or taps.
- The feature isn’t available in the latest One UI 9 beta yet, suggesting it’s still being refined.
A few months ago, we revealed that Samsung was working on support for a raise-to-talk gesture for activating its virtual assistant, Bixby. That early hint now appears to be taking shape in a more refined form, as a SamMobile report suggests Samsung is developing a new Gesture Wake-up feature expected to arrive with One UI 9.
Instead of relying on the usual “Hi Bixby” wake phrase or tapping a shortcut, you can simply pick up your phone, bring it closer to your face, and start speaking.
