Leaked image shows Samsung's redesigned S Voice app

posted by Alan F. / Jan 30, 2014, 10:36 AM

Leaked image shows Samsung's redesigned S Voice app

Leaked image of Samsung's redesigned S Voice app

A tweet sent out yesterday by SamMobile revealed what allegedly is the new look for the redesigned S Voice app. S Voice is Samsung's proprietary virtual, voice activated personal assistant and was launched by Samsung as the Korean manufacturer's answer to Apple's Siri. S Voice even has just the right amount of attitude as Siri.

The update and redesigned look will probably debut on the Samsung Galaxy S5. S Voice (no, the S does not stand for Siri) was originally introduced in May 2012 by Samsung and was soon surpassed by Google Now. The latter not only answers your questions, sets alarms and sends texts among its capabilities, it also sends out information like stock prices, weather forecasts, sports scores, movie times and directions when you need the information, without asking for it. As a result, most of those sporting a Samsung flavored smartphone with both S Voice and Google Now on board tend to favor Google Now and have never even touched S Voice.

Some are comparing this new look for the S Voice app to something you would see on iOS 7. So far, the early reaction to the new look for S Voice is favorable.

source: @SamMobiles via BGR

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25 Comments

1. protozeloz

Posts: 5396; Member since: Sep 16, 2010

Still looks horrible don't know why they are even trying

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 10:40 AM 5

2. emadshiny

Posts: 1144; Member since: Dec 05, 2012

Have you worked with it?

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 10:43 AM 12

3. PapaSmurf

Posts: 10457; Member since: May 14, 2012

Answer is simple - no.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 10:49 AM 7

9. protozeloz

Well.. There is a screenshot right there, and by the looks its not looking any better

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 11:43 AM 1

7. protozeloz

I have seen it on the S4 (current version) it's slow, provides you with nothing Google now (probably already installed on your phone) Doesn't do(unless you are into toogle settings all the time) has less voice comands that any other assistant I know of

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 11:40 AM 2

13. mottykels

Posts: 387; Member since: May 15, 2013

Well i prefer s voice than google. S voice is so easy to use

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 1:11 PM 2

21. rd_nest

Posts: 1656; Member since: Jun 06, 2010

Simply because they 'can', and they will keep trying till they get it right. BTW, Google Now is useless outside a few 1st world countries. I have disabled Now as it sucks battery like a bitch in my N4 without any significant advantage.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 6:36 PM 0

4. darkkjedii

Posts: 30786; Member since: Feb 05, 2011

Badly needed, other than lack of auto video compression/auto editing, this is the worst part of my note 3. Thank god for google now.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 11:14 AM 1

5. PapaSmurf

I've disabled S-Voice the day I got my Note. Google Now simply cannot be beaten.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 11:19 AM 4

6. darkkjedii

I've never tried to disable it. Ho do you do it?

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 11:33 AM 0

8. protozeloz

You go to settings-> application-> on device tab then look for it, tap on it and tap disable

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 11:42 AM 2

10. darkkjedii

Cool I'm out and about with my 5s at the moment will do it when I get home. Can the double click then be used to access Gnow?

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 11:58 AM 0

11. PapaSmurf

EDIT: Here you go. http://galaxy-note-3.wonderhowto.com/how-to/launch-google-now-from-anywhere-your-galaxy-note-3-using-only-your-voice-0150709/

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 12:45 PM 0

12. darkkjedii

Thanx smurf.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 12:58 PM 0

19. protozeloz

Not that I'm aware of, but I think There is an app for that

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 3:16 PM 0

15. taz89

Posts: 2014; Member since: May 03, 2011

Don't use either have both disabled.. Just don't find any use.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 1:31 PM 0

14. gustavoace

Posts: 187; Member since: Nov 13, 2012

The most overestimated app of all time (as well as siri) IMO.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 1:20 PM 1

16. Cesar

Posts: 140; Member since: Aug 16, 2012

S-voice is DAMN ugly!

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 2:40 PM 2

17. sam3k

Posts: 130; Member since: May 02, 2013

I hope this will improve the speed of s voice, I still use it when I'm doing something and I want to control the music payer with just my voice, siri or Google now can't boast that feature.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 2:52 PM 1

20. tedkord

Posts: 17094; Member since: Jun 17, 2009

I'm not sure what you mean by control the music player, but I can just say, "Play [song name]" and it launches in the player with Google Now.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 4:16 PM 0

24. sam3k

I'm talking controlling volume up and down , pause track ,change track, ext, siri and Google now can't do that..

posted on Jan 31, 2014, 6:46 AM 0

18. sam3k

Plus on the note 3 you can wake up s voice from the lock screen just like the moto x.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 2:53 PM 0

22. PK1983

Posts: 215; Member since: Aug 08, 2012

S-Voice has an ugly interface, a very robotic and somewhat creepy voice, and is dumb as a sack of potatoes. Google Now and even Siri blow it out of the water.

posted on Jan 30, 2014, 6:42 PM 0

23. cc3493

Posts: 158; Member since: Jul 06, 2013

Why does it look kinda like a wp app? The three dots in the upright corner are like the three white dots that WP uses for setttings and etc... and its got some similar design to windows phone...

posted on Jan 31, 2014, 2:12 AM 0

25. V3TTOO

Posts: 27; Member since: Nov 29, 2012

I am wondering if this is Samsungs integrated version after Google had a talk with them. If you search for Google and Samsung, you will see the articles where Magazine UX might be killed and shared pattents between the two.