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Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus has several amazing features and one of them is Bixby. Bixby is one type of Assistant which works same as Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana and Apple Siri. This galaxy S8 Bixby feature is including Bixby voice, Bixby home and Bixby vision. You can talk, text and taps any time and also switch between modes whenever you need. It’s quite easy to use Bixby on Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus.

You will use Bixby on galaxy S8 plus to find a nearby restaurant, place, call or message, translate a document, set reminder or alarm and more. Also direct access to the apps, place and occasion to just press the Bixby button. Follow below given step by step guide to use Bixby on Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus.

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How to use Bixby on Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus

Let see how to set up Bixby or use Samsung Bixby button on galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus smart phones. Follow below steps to access Bixby on galaxy S8 devices.

Step 1: Press the Bixby button is located below the volume control button on right side or swiping right side your home screen to access Bixby on galaxy S8 device

Here you can view Hello Bixby page on your Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus.

Step 2: Tap on Start button

Step 3: Tap on Agree to all button

It will show different options such as reminders, email messages and other options.

Step 4: Touch on cards, tab or application want to use and interact with Bixby

Step 5: Tap menu icon from top of the right side corner to customize selected tab or card

Step 6: Tap Settings gear icon in top of the right side corner

That’s all about how to access or use Bixby on Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus.

In certain situation limit to use Bixby voice such as video or game recording, outgoing call, ultra power saving mode, kids mode, mirror link, Dex mode and more. You can also find Bixby in your app, camera, gallery and Internet to easily find whatever you needs.

Latest update Bixby update:

Recently U.S user got update for Bixby voice on galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus device. In Bixby, you can easily change voice assistant male to female or female to male. To change Bixby voice male to female on Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus go to Bixby’s settings > Language & speaking style > Choose male or female.

And that’s it. Are you satisfied with our article to use Bixby on Samsung galaxy S8 plus? If you have any other useful information related Bixby we missed above, please share with us in below comment box. Stay connected with us for latest galaxy S8 tips.

Annoying from galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus unresponsive or won’t turn on? To fix this issue, factory reset or hard reset Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus phone. Hard reset will deleted all third party apps, Google account, Samsung account, photos, videos and all other information from your device. Before hard reset galaxy S8 plus, backup and restore your Samsung galaxy S8 plus important data to PC or other Smartphone.

If your galaxy S8 and other android device have app related issue, you will clear that app cache or enable safe mode on your android device to find third party apps that causing this issue. This hard reset Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus also useful to fix frozen screen, app freezing, galaxy S8 slow, software related issue and more.

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How to hard reset Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus

Follow below given step by step guide to factory data reset or hard reset galaxy S8 plus device.

1^st Method: Hard reset Samsung Galaxy S8 when powered off device

Step 1: Power off your galaxy S8 device

Step 2: Press and hold the power button, Bixby key and volume up buttons at same time until see android recovery screen

Here you can view below various option on android recovery screen.

Step 3: Press volume down button until see wipe data / factory reset, after that press power button

Step 4: Press volume down button until Yes select then press power button to start reset process on galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus

Step 5: Press volume down button up to reboot system now and press power button

Check fix your Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus issue or not.

2^nd Method: Factory reset your Galaxy S8 plus when device turn on

Step 1: Go to settings in your galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus

Step 2: Tap on backup and reset

You can back up your important data here.

Step 3: Tap on factory data reset

Step 4: Tap on reset

Unlock the screen to enter password or pattern lock.

Step 5: Touch delete all

It will delete all your Samsung galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus phone data. Most of all android devices have slightly changes to factory reset or hard reset device.

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To enable USB debugging on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, make sure to turn on developer options on Samsung Galaxy S8 devices. It will useful to a connection between your Galaxy S8 and the computer. You can copy data between your device, install apps without notification and improve connection. Also, use developer tools like Android SDK or android studio and other third-party tools.

Most of all android devices have the same settings to enable developer mode and use USB debugging on Galaxy S7/S7 Edge, S8/S8 plus, etc. USB debugging feature will fix a problem if your galaxy S8 issue to connecting to a desktop using USB ports. Follow the below-given step by step guide to activating Samsung S8 USB debugging.

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How to Turn on USB Debugging on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus

You can use S8 USB debugging to easily transfer data between your Samsung and desktop PC devices.

Step 1: Go to settings in your Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 plus.

Step 2: Scroll down until the end of the page and tap on about device.

Step 3: Tap on build number several times until see this message: Developer mode has been enabled.

Step 4: Touch back button and you will see developer options in settings > Developer options.

Step 5: Enable developer options in your Samsung Galaxy S8.

Step 6: Tap OK. 

Here you can view various sections under developer mode.

Step 7: Scroll down until debugging section and enable Samsung S8 USB debugging.

That’s all about USB debugging. In the debugging section, you can also view other options such as logger buffer size, select debug the app, wait for a debugger, verify app over USB and more. Developer mode has also several amazing features such as OEM unlocking, strict mode, background process limit, running services, Picture color mode, USB configuration, pointer location, Window animation scale, force RTL layout direction, inactive apps, force GPU rendering and more.

And that’s it. We hope this makes it clear how to enable USB debugging on galaxy S8 and galaxy S8 plus? If you have any problem, let us know in below comment box. We would respond as soon as possible. Stay connected with us for the latest Samsung Galaxy S8 tips.

Recently Google has announced Google Play Protect for Pixel and other Android phone safety. But several users reported Google Play Protect missing on Google Pixel, Pixel XL, and Nexus 7.1.2 devices. Google Play protect feature to use to keep your Google Pixel apps safe and secure your data. It will scan your phone and find harmful apps & remove it from your device. Make sure to enable Google Play Protect on your Android devices to use it. Also, scan all installed apps from unknown sources on your device. You can easily enable it using Google app settings in your Pixel device.

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How to Fix Can’t Find Google Play Protect on Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus

There are four different methods to fix the Google play protect option not available on Android phones.

Force Stop Google Play Store on Pixel or Android

Step 1: Go to Settings in your Pixel.

Step 2: Under the device section, tap on Apps.

A list of installed apps appears on the screen.

Step 3: Scroll down until see Google Play store and tap on it.

Step 4: Tap on Force stop.

Clear Data of Google Play Store

Settings > Device > Apps > Google Play store > Storage > Clear data

Now check Google Play protect option available in your Pixel device. Click here to enable Google Play protect on your Android phones. If you can’t find Google Play protect on Android phone, try the below-given method.

Clear Cache of Google Play Services

Step 1: Go to Settings in your devices.

Step 2: Under the device section, tap on Apps.

Step 3: Scroll down until see Google Play services and tap on it.

Step 4: Tap on Storage.

Step 5: Tap on Clear cache.

Now clear data of Google play services on Google Pixel XL.

Settings > Device > Apps > Google Play services > Storage > Manage space > Clear all data

Remove your Google Account

Step 1: Go to Settings

Step 2: Under the personal section, tap on Accounts.

Step 3: Tap on Google.

Step 4: Tap Three vertical lines.

Step 5: Touch Remove account.

Step 6: Again tap on Remove account.

Restart your Google Pixel or other Android device and add your Google account again. Check Google Play protect option available.

Did these solutions fix can’t find Google Play protect on Google Pixel and Pixel XL? What other fixes do you know? Tell us in below comment box. Stay connected with us for the latest Google Pixel tricks.

Recently Google has announced Google Play Protect for Android device safety. Easy to enable Google Play protect on Google Pixel and other Android devices. Google Play protect feature is one type of security to keep your Android device apps safe and secure data. It checks the play store app before you download it. It will scan your device and find harmful apps & remove it from your device. While scanning the app and found a malicious app on the play store, it will send a notification to you. But in some cases, directly delete app and you’ll get a notification. It will scan all installed apps from unknown sources also in your Android phone.

Several users also reported can’t find Google play protect on Google Pixel or Nexus devices. Follow the below-given steps to turn on Google Play protect on all Google Pixel devices.

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How to Enable/Disable Google Play Protect on Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6

Different android device has slightly different settings to enable/disable Google play protect on Android phone. Check below given three methods.

How to Enable Google Play Protect on Android 10

Open Play Store > Three horizontal lines at the top left corner > Play Protect > Settings icon at the top right corner > Toggle on “Scan apps with play protect” & “Improve harmful app detection”

Alternative Way: Settings > Security > Google Play Protect under the security status section > Settings icon at the top right corner > Toggle on “Scan apps with play protect” & “Improve harmful app detection”

How to Enable Google Play Protect on Android 8.0 Oreo

Settings > Security & location > Google Play protect > Toggle on “Scan device for security threats”

Enable Google Play Protect on Google Pixel (Android Nougat 7.1.2)using Google App

Step 1: Go to Settings in your Google Pixel 7.1.2.

Step 2: Under the personal section, tap on Google.

Step 3: Tap on Security under the services section.

Step 4: Tap on Google Play protect under a security status section.

Step 5: Make sure to toggle on “Scan device for security threats”.

Turn off toggle button if you want to disable Google play protect on Pixel and Pixel XL.

You can see other options to improve harmful app detection below. Also, enable in your device so whenever founds any suspicious app, it will alert you. It will protect your Android device from harmful apps and useful to safe browsing in Google Chrome.

How to Protect Android Phone From Harmful Apps Using Google Play Protect

Step 1: Open Google Play Store in your Android devices.

Step 2: Tap on Three horizontal lines.

Step 3: Scroll down until Play protect and tap on it.

Several Pixel and other Android users did not find Play protect option in Play store settings. For those users, try the second method mention below.

Step 4: Turn on scan device for security threats to turn on Google Play protect.

Now Google will check your device apps and other data regularly. If found any problem, you’ll be notified. By default turn on Google play protect. To disable Google play protect on android, follow the below-given steps.

Google Play store app > Menu > Play protect > Turn off “Scan device for security threats”

Enable/Disable Google Play Protect on Google Pixel Using Phone Settings

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Tap on Google play protect under security & location.

By default turn off Google play protect.

Step 3: Turn on it to protect your phone data and apps.

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Have you ever used the color inversion feature on your latest Android phone? Here’s how to turn on color inversion on Google Pixel and other Android devices using accessibility settings or notification panel. This invert colors feature compatible with only running Android 5.0 Lollipop and later versions. Color inversion changes the color on your device like white text on a black screen and black text on a white screen. Most of all this color invert feature helpful to use your Pixel device at night, it works in the dark mode so less stress compares to regular use phone. This feature is perfect for those who work at home. Inverting colors on Android phone also save battery life and less stress to your eyes. After enabling it, you can easily reading night in your device.

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How to Turn On Color Inversion on Google Pixel and Pixel XL

There are two ways to enable invert colors in Android devices. Check out below given two methods.

Turn On Invert Colors on All Android Screen Using Notification Panel

Step 1: Scroll down the notification panel from the top of the screen in your Android devices

Here you can view various shortcuts in your devices.

Step 2: Tap on Invert colors.

If not find the option on the notification panel, go to phone settings, and enable it.

Turn On Color Inversion Google Pixel and Pixel XL Using Phone Settings

Step 1: Go to Settings.

Step 2: Scroll down until finding Accessibility under the system section and tap on it.

You will see the services, system, and display section. In the display section, you can see color inversion and color correction options.

By default disabled color inversion option in your Pixel and other Android devices.

Before enabling color inversion your phone looks like the above screen.

Step 3: Toggle on “Color inversion”.

Show the above screenshot to know what effect color inversion feature in your Google Pixel and other Android devices. Now in your Google Pixel device, the black text will appear as white and white text appear as a black screen. Your android phone’s color completely inversed.

You can see another correction mode option. You can invert screen color as RGB. By default set red-green in your pixel. Also, choose from red-green/blue-yellow.

How to Enable Invert Colors on Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Settings > Accessibility > Display > Turn on color inversion

How to Enable Invert Colors on Android Lollipop 5.1.1

Settings > Accessibility > Enable color inversion

That’s it. We hope this makes it clear how to turn on color inversion Google Pixel XL and other android devices. If you have any trouble, let us know in below comment box, we will respond as soon as possible.