Bixby, Gemini, Chatgpt, and Perplexity each claim that they make their phone more useful through voice commands. I tried to find out everyone which digital assistants were sticking for a long time.
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Biksbi
Bixby is made in most Samsung devices, and is often ignored. But after making it a fair effort, I found it more useful than expected.
I tested it on my Galaxy A72, and it handled the basic tasks well: toggling the settings, opening the app and answering the questions directly. I used Voice Command to accommodate settings, open specific camera mode and control the smartthings devices. It quickly responded and understood more and more requests.
It also has a Wake Word (“Hi Biksbi”), which lets you launch a hand-free without touching your phone. Not every assistant in this list can do anything like this.
However, I was most surprised, it was a comfortable help. Ask this “How do I take a long exposure photo?” And this will not just be an answer – this will help you take one using your camera app. (Compared to the normal image on the left, see the long exposure image down to the right.) This is the kind of native assistance that I did not get from other assistants.
Nevertheless, it looked limited outside the Samsung apps. It continued to struggle with more open-ended questions and was not condensed like other assistants in this list.
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Puffy
The use of Chatgpt as a phone assistant seems to be different from the beginning. It is designed around conversation and language, not devices control. This means that it is excellent in helping you think through questions or answer follow -up questions with reference. This is particularly useful if you already use Chatgpt Voice Mode and want the same flexibility from your home screen.
But when it comes to daily phone functions, the boundaries appear quickly. There is no Wake word, so you can’t just say anything loudly and the answer is. You have to trigger it manually or assign the supporting button on your phone.
And even when it opens, it only reacts to the voice. Any visual or text-based results appear separately inside the Chatgpt app, which breaks the flow if you are expecting on-screen reactions such as providing other assistants.
This core is also disconnected from Android features. It cannot toleg the settings, reach its calendar, can start navigation, or send quick messages without workaround. As a result, it looks like a conversation tool compared to a day-to-day assistant.
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Permanence
The assistant of perplexity does not have the name of Gemini or Chatp, but it is quickly becoming a strong contender in this space. It answers complex questions, supports follow -up, and easily handles layered functions.
I asked it to recommend the restaurant nearby, then refine the list on foot, then read it to someone. This handled the entire flow without the need to reset or repeat.
It took a solid job action in various apps. When I asked for a ride, it filled Uber already with the destination. It played music through Spotify and can send email using my favorite client. A colleague recommended Perplexity Assistant as a free option for the operator of Chatgpt due to his agent capabilities. I could not agree much after testing it.
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But as a voice assistant, it moves in the same issue as chat: no wake word. You have to launch it manually or assign it on a button. This additional step adds friction, especially if your hands are busy or the phone is throughout the room.
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Gemini
Gemini is a replacement of Google for auxiliary, and the infection seems smooth. It still supports the “hey Google”, which means you can launch a hands-free, and it is fully integrated with Google’s apps and services.
Setting a reminder, checking your schedule, or doing music acts as music. What has improved that it naturally understands the language. You can speak more carelessly, and it handles more smoothly follow -up questions than old assistants.
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What Mithun made for me was the way many apps were handled. I can say, “Check Gmail for that message Nathan sent me about translation software,” and it will take the summary of email to the surface on my home screen.
As another example, you can ask for the grocery list based on a recipe and it will not only generate the list, but will make it directly into Google Keep. This integration gives it a big edge for day to day functions.
It was not innocent, though. Sometimes it took a moment to answer, and every request was not fully understood. But overall, it created a good balance between condensed smart and practical utility.
After trying all of them, I got stuck with Gemini.
It was not the most advanced in every field, but it was most balanced. It understood the natural language well, responded to the follow -up, and worked smoothly with apps and services I had already used. More importantly, it supports hand-free voice activation and can handle day to day tasks such as setting reminders, sending messages, or controlling the smart home device without the need for a workaround.
