What is the Bixby button?

The Bixby button is a physical button on the new Samsung S8 and S8+ phones that launches a virtual assistant named Bixby.

Bixby Button

What's so bad about an extra button?

When the new Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ came out, we were incredibly excited. However, once we picked up the phone we were constantly invoking the Bixby button without reason.

Why make a case to get rid of Bixby?

Since Bixby is a hardware button, the only way to get rid of it is to use a case to disable it from being pushed. In fact, as Mashable reported in April, Samsung has completely blocked users from re-mapping the button to do something else useful.

According to Phandroid, no one is even using Bixby, with less than 80% of respondents having ever used it at all.

Phandroid Bixby Survey

Bixby is such a nuisance that we considered returning our phones, but the S8 and S8+ have incredible performance, battery life, and aesthetic appeal.

And thus, we present the Bixby-free case.

Bixby free S8 and S8+ case

Manufacturing requires an order of at least 5,000 units of both the S8 and S8+ cases given the new molds required to create a case covering up the Bixby button. If our Kickstarter is fully funded, we will be able to cover this cost. Additionally, if we raise beyond $20,000 we may be able to offer as many as 3 colors for you to choose from.

Various color versions made by our manufacturer

Thanks in advance for your support!