Bixby, du er fyret! Google Assistant integreres fuldt ud i Samsung 2020 TV i 12 lande inden udgangen af 2020. Amazon Alexa understøttes også.

Google Assistant i Samsung TV
Hidtil har man kunnet styre Samsung TV med stemmekommandoer til Google Assistant via en ekstern enhed såsom Google Home. I Danmark har det dog været en blandet fornøjelse fordi dansk Assistant ikke er lanceret officielt på TV-skærme endnu.

For første gang på et Samsung TV vil man kunne få Assistant ind i selve TV'et, så det fungerer som en integreret stemmeassistent via TV'ets fjernbetjening. Det vil være forbeholdt Samsung TV fra 2020-generationen, herunder Q-, TU- og livsstils-serierne (Frame, Serif osv.). Andre Samsung TV kan fortsat bruge Assistant via en anden enhed.



Amazon Alexa, som tidligere på året også blev integreret direkte i Samsung TV, og Google Assistant kan således erstatte Samsungs egen kuldsejlede stemmeassistent, Bixby. I løbet af det seneste år eller to har selskabet nedskaleret ambitionerne for Bixby på tværs af TV, smartphones og andre enheder.

- "The use of voice assistants on our Smart TVs has grown exponentially since Bixby’s launch in 2018," sagde Seline Han, VP for Visual Display Business hos Samsung. "With Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa now supported, we are inviting our consumers to ask even more of their Smart TVs."



Hvad med Danmark?
Samsung oplyser, at udrulningen af Google Assistant i 2020-modellerne er i gang nu i USA, Storbritannien, Frankrig, Tyskland og Italien. Før årets udgang vil den opdaterede firmware have nået 12 lande.

Det oplyses ikke, hvilke resterende lande, der er tale om, men Danmark er ikke nævnt noget sted konkret. Som nævnt så understøttes dansk Google Assistant endnu ikke officielt på TV-enheder, selvom Assistant taler dansk på andre typer enheder.

Det kan være, at danskere – når firmwaren frigives – vil kunne bruge funktionaliteten på engelsk. I så fald kan man skifte stemmeassistent ved at gå til Settings -> General -> Voice -> Voice assistant.

Assistant og Alexa i Samsung TV kan bruges til at styre basale TV-funktioner, finde indhold samt styre andre kompatible enheder i hjemmet.

Samsung 2020 TVs: Brug Google Assistant eller Alexa
Google Assistant: Kompatible Samsung TV
- 2020 8K og 4K "QLED" LCD TV (Q serier)
- 2020 Crystal UHD LCD TV (TU serier)
- 2020 Frame og Serif LCD TV
- 2020 Sero og Terrace LCD TV


How Google Assistant works (in Samsung's own words):
Talk to Google on your TV to find shows and movies, hear your daily schedule, and control your smart home devices. To use Google Assistant, simply press the Mic button on the remote and then state your command. You can also control compatible devices that you have connected to Google Assistant, like SmartThings devices.

Here are some examples of commands you can use with Google Assistant on your TV:

"Find action movies"
"Search for yoga videos on YouTube"
"Show me my photos from Brazil"
"How far away is the moon?"
"What’s on my agenda today?"
"What’s the weather like today?"
"Dim the living room lights"
"Set the thermostat to 72 degrees"
"Add popcorn to my shopping list"
"Where's the nearest post office?"

Note: You can ask Google to find and play media content. If the content app you're requesting is not currently integrated, you’ll be directed to a YouTube result page instead. Samsung is continuously working to improve this experience.


How Alexa works (in Samsung's own words):
Here are some examples of Alexa voice commands you can use with your smart TV or Soundbar. In these examples, the TV is named "living room TV" and the Soundbar is named "Soundbar":

To turn the TV or Soundbar on or off, say "Alexa, turn off the living room TV" or "Alexa, turn on the Soundbar."
Note: The TV must be connected to the network via Wi-Fi to be able to turn on with Alexa. It will not respond if connected to a wired network.
To change the channel on the TV, say "Alexa, change to channel 200 on living room TV", "Alexa, next channel on living room TV." The commands "channel up" and "channel down" also work.
To change the volume, say "Alexa, lower the volume on living room TV" or "Alexa, volume up 10 on the Soundbar." You can also set the volume to a specific value. For example: "Alexa, set the volume of the Soundbar to 50."
To change the source, say "Alexa, set the input of living room TV to HDMI 1" or "Alexa, switch to Bluetooth on my Soundbar." On your TV, you can also change the source to a known name, such as "Alexa, change the input of living room TV to Xbox."
When playing media content, say "Alexa, play living room TV." You can do the same for pause, stop, rewind, or fast forward. You can also assign music from your Amazon Echo service to your Soundbar: "Alexa, play Kiss FM on my Soundbar" or "Alexa, next song on Soundbar."
To mute or unmute, say "Alexa, mute living room TV" or "Alexa, unmute my Soundbar."
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