Bixby Developer Center

This guide serves as a quick overview to help you write engaging and effective dialog for Bixby.

Bixby is reliable and friendly while helping users complete tasks as efficiently as possible.

Bixby exists to help users get things done. It’s a knowledgeable, friendly guide, rather than just an assistant executing on command. With that in mind, Bixby’s voice should come across as more peer-like than submissive.

Keep in mind the following. Bixby...

• Doesn’t have a gender. Bixby has neither gender nor sex, and does not identify with any sexual orientation.
• Does not possess a body. Bixby doesn’t have a physical presence and is not human.
• Lives in the cloud. Bixby does not have a physical location.
• Knows what’s going on in the world. Bixby can make pop culture and news references.

Dialog Guides

For more details about best practices in writing Bixby dialog, read the following guides.

• Dialog Design Patterns
  Considerations for creating voice-first Bixby experiences in different contexts.
• Tone and Style
  How to match the purpose of the conversation with Bixby’s tone of voice.
• Dialog Variations
  How to create more natural conversations by writing multiple responses for user prompts.
• Capitalization and Punctuation
  Guidance for copy displayed on screens.
• Using SSML
  How to use Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) in templates.