One UI 9.5 might turn Bixby into an AI agent that handles your daily tasks

TL;DR

Samsung is testing a major Bixby upgrade that can handle recurring and background tasks like booking hotels or scheduling appointments.

A user request is interpreted by Bixby, turned into an action, and added to an Actions section after confirmation.

The feature may debut with the Galaxy S27 series next year, but Samsung has not said whether older Galaxy phones will get it.

While One UI 9.0 didn't turn out to be a huge upgrade over One UI 8.5, it appears that One UI 9.5 will bring major improvements. After recently revealing that Samsung is working on a new app called Memory, we have discovered that the company is planning a major upgrade to Bixby, which could soon act as your personal AI agent.

Bixby could double up as your AI agent

After exploring an upcoming version of Bixby, we discovered that Samsung's in-house voice assistant can now handle daily tasks for you in the background. For example, it can book a hotel room, schedule an appointment, and more. When we asked it to report the USD-to-INR exchange rate every morning, it set up a recurring task that appears directly in the Actions section of the Bixby app.

Samsung One UI 9.5 Bixby Actions Creation

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Creating a daily task via Bixby Actions in One UI 9.5

Samsung One UI 9.5 Bixby Actions Created

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List of Actions in the Bixby app in One UI 9.5

Once you submit a request for a recurring task, Bixby interprets the prompt, configures the necessary action, and waits for your confirmation. After you approve it, the task becomes visible in the Actions section, accessible via the app's left sidebar.

Samsung One UI 9.5 Bixby Actions Management

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Deleting, pausing, or pinning Bixby Actions in the Bixby app in One UI 9.5

Samsung One UI 9.5 Bixby Actions More Information

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Checking activity log of Bixby Actions in the Bixby app in One UI 9.5

From there, you can delete, pause, or pin designated tasks. You can also view an activity log to track how each task is processed daily, or quickly jump back to the original chat thread where the action was first requested.

Samsung is testing this feature internally, and it could debut with the Galaxy S27 series early next year. Whether or not it is released to existing Galaxy phones remains to be seen.

Asif Iqbal Shaik - Senior Editor

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Asif is a computer engineer turned technology journalist. He has been using Samsung phones since 2004, and his current smartphone is the Galaxy S23 Ultra. He loves headphones, mechanical keyboards, and PC hardware. When not writing about technology, he likes watching crime and science fiction movies and TV shows.

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