This will help the global smartphone leader further strengthen its position against companies like Google, Apple and Amazon that also have virtual assistants namely Google Assistant, Siri and Alexa, respectively.
"We would introduce Bixby 2.0 in 2018... it would be designed to be available on any and all devices," Samsung Electronics VP, Mobile Communications Business, Ji Soo Yi told reporters here.
"This means having the intelligence of Bixby act as the control hub of device ecosystem, including mobile phones, TVs, refrigerators...," he said.
Named after a bridge in California, US, Samsung had introduced Bixby in May this year globally on its premium smartphones like Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8 Plus and Note 8.
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Asked whether Samsung would extend Bixby to other Samsung phones, Yi said: "Yes, we would."
He however did not share information about which models will have Bixby going forward.
"We are getting it ready to work with more languages," he said, adding,"we think that India market is very important. We are currently prioritising which languages to support".
"Self-sustainable ecosystem is essential because that is the only way to support users' growing personal need," Yi said.
India is a huge market for Samsung for mobile phones and consumer electronics.
The company has maintained its leadership position in the burgeoning and dynamic Indian smartphone market, commanding 24 per cent share at the end of June 2017 quarter.
In the consumer durables segment, Samsung is a leading brand in TV panels, microwaves and frost-free refrigerators. It had recently launched an Internet of Things-enabled washing machine.
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