How to turn off Bixby on your Galaxy phone

Maybe Bixby isn’t really your thing. While you can't remove the Bixby app from your phone, there are some things you can do if you want Bixby to stop popping up, such as remapping the Bixby button. You can also remove your Bixby account if you no longer want to use Bixby.

Hand holding a Galaxy phone while displaying the Leave Bixby screen

How to turn off Bixby on your Galaxy phone

Note

Removing your Samsung account from the phone will remove and reset your existing Bixby data. Bixby won't work again until you set it up again.

Leave Bixby

Note

You can customize the Side button to activate the Power menu instead of Bixby Voice.

If Bixby keeps accidentally waking up on your phone, you can adjust the options for the Bixby button or Side button. While you can't uninstall Bixby entirely, you can remove your Bixby account and data from your phone. Once this is done, you’ll need to set up Bixby again if you want to use it.

Navigate to and open Settings, and then tap Advanced features.
Tap Bixby, and then swipe to and tap Leave Bixby.
Tap Leave Bixby again.
Review the information that appears, and then tap OK.
From here, enter your Samsung account credentials to sign in, and then tap OK on the Delete requested pop-up.

Your Galaxy phone also comes with Google Assistant. If you want, you can use that assistant instead of Bixby.

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Reset Bixby

Important

Clearing the data cache will reset all your previous Bixby data.

Another option is to reset Bixby Voice. If you do this, Bixby will stop appearing when you press and hold the Side button or Bixby button. It'll be like Bixby is completely brand new. Bixby can also be disabled after the reset.

To reset Bixby, navigate to and open Settings.
Tap Apps, and then swipe to and select Bixby Voice.
Tap Storage, and then tap Clear cache.
Then, tap Clear data. Tap Delete to confirm.
Next, tap Back, and then tap Disable.
Tap Disable app to confirm. Now, Bixby will not launch when pressing and holding the Bixby button.

If needed, go through the setup process to get Bixby working again.

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