Samsung to open Bixby for third-party apps later this week, hoping to catch up with its competitors

In the world of voice assistants there are three dominant players: Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant. Somewhere far behind is Samsung’s Bixby, an assistant more popular for its annoying appearances thanks to the dedicated buttons on Galaxy phones, rather than its functionality. According to the Wall Street Journal, Bixby is now ready to receive a big boost that will bring it closer to its competitors.

The improvements will come from third-party developers after Samsung finally allows them to integrate Bixby into their apps. Samsung is calling the functionality “capsules” and it will work ...