Many have long been accustomed to the fact that Alice from Yandex is regularly updated and acquires new functions. Few people pay attention to the fact that the voice assistant has long performed a lot of functions that previously had to be done by yourself. For example, change the radio station, search for the desired music or turn on various electrical appliances. Now she can do even more: a major update of Alice with cool functions has been released. Now they are available not only on classic Yandex speakers, but also on new devices such as TV Station Pro and Station Duo Max.
New functions of Yandex Station
During the existence of Yandex Station, many users managed to acquire several speakers. One of the main problems is that Alice voices reminders on all Yandex Stations at the same time, which is very annoying. Just imagine what it is like when all the smart speakers in the house start talking at the same time. The developers heard the wishes of users and added a special setting.
- Go to the Home with Alice app.
- Click "Options".
- Select "Virtual Assistant" and then "Reminders".
- Then choose where to play the reminder.
In this section, you can listen to reminders from Alice on the speaker where you left it, on all of them at once, or on those selected manually.
How to check the status of an order VkusVill
Few people know, but Alice can report the status of an order from Yandex Market and Lavka. Now, notifications about delivery from VkusVill have been added to them. Just say: “ Alice, where is my order from VkusVill ?” The voice assistant will answer you, so you don’t have to look at your smartphone. Well, in order not to ask unnecessary questions, you can simply turn on notifications about delivery from Lavka to find out its status in real time.
- Go to the Home with Alice app.
- Click on the gear icon and select Content.
- Select "Notifications from Alice", then "Notifications from the Shop".
Please note that you must first select Yandex Station for notifications , otherwise you will not be able to enable the function.
How to run a script on Alice
One of the best features of Alice is the ability to create scenarios in Yandex Station that allow you to launch several actions at once. For example, turn on music, a light bulb or other devices using a set key phrase. Now you can launch a scenario on a speaker with Alice without words: for example, send a notification to your phone, not to the speaker, turn off the light if no one is talking nearby, and so on. In fact, Alice will listen to you constantly, but it will be used for business.
- Go to the House with Alice and go to the scenarios tab.
- Create a new one and click "Add condition".
- Then select the desired Station and click "Hears voice".
- Specify the period of the scenario.
- Set "One-time run" so that the function is triggered only once a day. Save the scenario.
We tried the function - so far it works quite strangely. For example, the scenario is triggered when a TV or music is heard in the room, indistinguishable from a human voice. So, there is something to work on.
Last update of Alice from Yandex
- The Alice update also includes an improved morning show: now it has not only news and music, but also short podcasts, dates in history, wisdom and compliments. You can set up the morning show with Alice in the "Content" - "Show settings" section, where you can select the appropriate data. Here are a few more new features from the update.
- We have also improved the playback of audiobooks in Alice : you can not only listen to them on different devices, but also quickly return to the beginning or go to the desired chapter. This also applies to books in the Bookmate subscription : you can start listening on your way from work on your iPhone, and continue at home on Yandex Station.
- In addition, Yandex Station now supports crossfade - previously this feature was only available in Yandex Music on the phone . By enabling it in the sound settings of the Dom s Alisoi app, tracks will start switching more smoothly, since the next song will start playing while one song is fading out.
We didn't forget to update the controls in Yandex Station Duo Max , which was released quite recently : now it supports Quick Commands, for which you don't need to call Alice. And now there is full-fledged voice control on YouTube with video rewinding, as well as adjusting the display brightness by voice.