Bixby gets upgraded on Verizon Galaxy S8s, but it’s still pretty useless

The camera-based shopping feature of Samsung’s Bixby digital assistant has started rolling out to Verizon versions of the Galaxy S8. Almost two weeks after finding out that Verizon variants of the phone were missing the Amazon-powered point-and-shop feature, today users can tap the Bixby Vision icon in the camera app to trigger an update from the Galaxy Apps store.
The rollout brings the Verizon version of Bixby up to the same level of functionality found on other networks, which means it&