S Voice

{{short description|Discontinued intelligent personal assistant}}

{{for|Samsung's other virtual assistant|Bixby (virtual assistant)}}

{{Infobox software

| name = S-Voice

| title = S Voice

| logo = S Voice 2020.svg

| logo size = 110px

| logo caption = Logo in 2020

| screenshot =

| caption = S Voice app among other apps on Samsung Galaxy S4

| author = Samsung

| developer = Samsung

| released = {{start date and age|df=yes|2012|5|30}}

| discontinued = yes

| programming language =

| operating system = Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Android 4.1 – 4.3 "Jelly Bean"
Android 4.4 "Kit Kat"
Android 5.0 – 5.1.1 "Lollipop"
Android 6.0 – 6.0.1 "Marshmallow"
Android 7.0 – 7.1.1 "Nougat"

| platform =

| size =

| replaced_by = Bixby

| language = English, French, Spanish, Korean, Italian, Japanese, Russian, German, Luxembourgish, and Hindi

| language count =

| language footnote =

| genre = Intelligent personal assistant

}}

S Voice is a discontinued intelligent personal assistant and knowledge navigator which is only available as a built-in application for the Samsung Galaxy S III, S III Mini (including NFC), S4, S4 Mini, S4 Active, S5, S5 Mini, S II Plus, Note II, Note 3, Note 4, Note 10.1, Note 8.0, Stellar, Mega, Grand, Avant, Core, Ace 3, Tab 3 7.0, Tab 3 8.0, Samsung Galaxy Express 2, Tab 3 10.1, Galaxy Camera, and other 2013 or later Samsung Android devices. The application uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of Web services.{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/05/03/samsung-s-voice-smartstay-galaxy-siii/|publisher=Engadget|access-date=16 May 2012|title=Samsung announces SmartStay and S Voice features for the Galaxy S III|first=Dana|last=Wollman|date=3 May 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/03/samsung-the-death-of-the-spec-gives-way-to-the-birth-of-the-human-touch/|work=TechCrunch|access-date=16 May 2012|title=Samsung: The Death Of The Spec Gives Way To The Birth Of The Human Touch|first=Ingrid|last=Lunden|date=3 May 2012}} S Voice is based on the Vlingo personal assistant.{{cite web|title=Samsung's New S-Voice Is Just A Skinned Version Of Vlingo Labs Beta on Google Play|url=http://www.gizmofusion.com/2012/05/samsungs-new-s-voice-is-just-a-skinned-version-of-vlingo-labs-beta-on-google-play/|access-date=21 March 2013|archive-date=24 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524045822/http://www.gizmofusion.com/2012/05/samsungs-new-s-voice-is-just-a-skinned-version-of-vlingo-labs-beta-on-google-play/|url-status=dead}} For Galaxy S5 and later Samsung Galaxy devices, S Voice runs on Nuance instead of Vlingo.

Some of the capabilities of S Voice include making appointments, opening apps, setting alarms, updating social network websites such as Facebook or Twitter and navigation. S Voice also offers multitasking, as well as automatic activation features, for example, when the car engine is started.{{cite web|title=Samsung GALAXY S4|url=http://cacell.co.za/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-16Gb|publisher=CaCELL|access-date=17 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416152334/http://www.cacell.co.za/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-16Gb|archive-date=16 April 2013 }}{{cite web|last=Dolcourt|first=Jessie|title=Samsung's S Voice Drive app might not suck (hands-on)|url=http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57574509-85/samsungs-s-voice-drive-app-might-not-suck-hands-on/|publisher=Cnet|access-date=17 April 2013}}

In a disclaimer that pops up on first opening S Voice, Samsung states that the app is provided by a third party, which it does not name.{{cite web|url=http://www.samsung.com/us/support/supportOwnersHowToGuidePopup.do?howto_guide_seq=6973&prd_ia_cd=N0000004&map_seq=47859|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025211921/http://www.samsung.com/us/support/supportOwnersHowToGuidePopup.do?howto_guide_seq=6973&prd_ia_cd=N0000004&map_seq=47859|title=Official Samsung Support|work=Samsung Electronics America|access-date=26 February 2016|archive-date=25 October 2014|url-status=dead}}

In the Galaxy S8 and S8+, Bixby was announced to be a major update and replacement to S Voice from the prior phones. It was discontinued on 1 June 2020.{{cite web | url=https://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_s_voice_to_be_discontinued_on_june_1-news-42595.php | title=Hi Galaxy, Samsung S Voice to be discontinued on June 1 }}