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Samsung's new Siri rival won't be fully functional when the Galaxy S8 launches

A week before its flagship Galaxy S8 phone launches, Samsung says it brand new voice assistant won't support voice commands until later this spring.

Bixby's home screen on the Galaxy S8.

Samsung's new voice assistant, Bixby, is off to a rough start.

In a statement sent to media outlets late Tuesday, Samsung confirmed that the AI helper will not support voice commands when it launches alongside the company's flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ phones on April 21. The company says you won't be able to talk to Bixby until "later this spring."

The assistant's other features

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