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the Bigsby voice update has started rolling out to users who signed up for the early access beta here are 5 tips and tricks to get you started with Bigsby voice by default Bigsby voice has an ombre purplish brown background you can change the color to a blueish purple by going to Bigsby home settings and then background color 3 more color options are available but only after you've leveled up that's right Samsung has gamified Bigsby by rewarding users with XP for using Bigsby to make calls send messages or change settings you also get xp for giving feedback suggesting new phrases or responses like Siri and Google Assistant Bixby can control some of the settings on your phone this is one area where Bixby has a clear advantage over Google's voice assistant for instance both google assistant and Bixby can turn on the flashlight but Bixby can toggle the power saving mode the same goes for the performance mode blue light filter always-on display Smart View Do Not Disturb and virtually every other setting available on the phone for other settings you just have to be a little more specific with your commands for example you can say things like open settings and increase the font size like with Google assistant you can also create command shortcuts called quick commands these are shortened versions of a full command that might be easier to say for instance instead of open settings and increase the font size you could just say increase the font size however unlike shortcuts for Google assistant you can't just create a quick command from scratch you must go to Bigsby voice then history and select a previous command or go to Bixby home my Bigsby then quick commands then no need to tap Add from there you have to speak the shortened command instead of typing it in when typing in any app with the default Samsung keyboard you can hold the Bigsby button to dictate you just have to turn the feature on first go to Bixby home then settings and tap the toggle to the right of dictation on keyboard to use dictation tap in a text field in any app press and hold the Bigsby button and speak your words will be transcribed as you speak then release the button when you're finished instead of pressing the Bigsby button you can wake your phone by saying Bigsby so long as you have voice wake-up enabled so you will need to unlock your phone for most commands to work and it will impact your battery life you can also open Bixby voice by going to Bixby home tapping the Bixby voice icon at the top of the screen then tap the Bigsby icon at the bottom of the screen to speak a command if you don't want to speak a command to Bixby or you want to search for a command recommendation open Bixby voice in full screen mode then tap search commands you can also press and hold the Bigsby boys icon at the bottom of the screen and drag it over the keyboard icon that appears once the keyboard opens you can search for commands or type out your own command for more tips and tricks and other how to's be sure to check out cnet.com forward slash how to