10 non-obvious commands for "Alice"

The voice assistant "Alisa" has learned to answer hundreds of questions and execute a large number of commands over the course of several years. All of them are divided into categories: you can ask about the weather or traffic jams, find out details about restaurants nearby, and ask them to come up with a joke or a toast for a party.

In addition to standard commands, the Yandex voice assistant supports Skills. These are more complex scenarios that consist of chains of actions. They can be launched through a smart speaker, an application on a smartphone or a browser on a PC. These functions are created and developed by third-party developers, constantly adding to the list of available options. Consider interesting requests for "Alice" that you might not know about.

1. Smart Tales

With the help of "Smart Tales" you can entertain children with stories, developing thinking. At the same time, illustrations are additionally displayed on a smartphone or tablet.

During the story, "Alice" will ask the child if he wants to continue listening to this story or choose another one. Also, the voice assistant asks questions that affect the plot of the fairy tale. Everything is accompanied by background music and in some cases additional sound effects. When the assistant exhausts his supply of narrations, everything will restart from the beginning.

You can re-listen to a fairy tale that you have already fallen in love with, indicating its name or words that are close in meaning.

To use the option, give "Alice" the following command: Launch the skill "Clever Tales". Or just select this option on your device.

2. Talking mail

"Talking mail" allows you to create voice messages and reply to them through "Alice" using a smart speaker or smartphone. At the first start, the user is assigned a number by which his friends and colleagues can send messages.

You can listen to the received message from a smartphone, tablet, computer or speaker. Such "mail" can be used, for example, to quickly remind about something close. If there is only a speaker nearby and you do not want to pick up a smartphone, then this communication option will be the most convenient. In the process, the voice assistant can be asked questions and asked for help if something cannot be sent.

Say "Alice" or select one of the commands on the device:

• Launch the Talking Mail skill.
• Ask "Talking Mail" for incoming messages.
• Ask Talking Mail to send a message.

3. Hearing Trainer

The hearing simulator will help develop the perception of sound without special knowledge from the user. Difficulty is adjusted automatically in the process - it depends on your skills. The function is useful for independent amateur studies and while studying at a music school.

If you want to use it, give "Alice" one of the commands or select it in the device:

• Launch the "Hearing Trainer" skill.
• Let's play "Hearing Trainer".

4. Live retelling

This opportunity is useful for those who did not have time to read one of the classic works. Russian literature. It is enough to activate the skill and select a book from the school curriculum. Alice will launch a brief retelling of the plot and list the main characters in the story.

Summary voiced by a professional actor. Now the collection has several dozens of author's retellings, the selection is regularly updated.

The function is unlikely to help prepare for a difficult exam, but this information may be enough for an essay on the Russian language and literature. To try, give or select the following command: Launch the skill "Live retelling".

5. Guess the road sign

The test in a playful way allows you to check your knowledge of Russian road signs. The quiz can be used while preparing for the exam in the traffic police to get driver license.

You can only run this game and answer questions on a device with a screen - a computer or smartphone. To do this, tell "Alice" one of the commands or select it:

• Start the skill "Guess the road sign".
• Let's play "Guess the road sign".
• Let's play "Guess the road sign".

6. Help me remember

A simple function that helps to learn the desired text. "Alice" will repeat the given information as many times as you need. In the process, the assistant will check how accurately you remembered the desired passage.

Tell the assistant or select one of the commands in the gadget:

• Launch the "Help me remember" skill.
• Launch the "Help me remember" skill.
• Let's play "Remember Help".

7. Voice postcard

This command will help you create congratulation for a loved one or colleague. You need to run the function and answer a few questions from the assistant. "Alisa" will make a video postcard with voice acting. The finished version can be sent via messenger or social network.

If you want to try, give "Alice" or select the following command on the device: Launch the "Voice Card" skill.

8. English no problem

The script "English without problems" will help explore basics of the language from zero to level B1. For this, a quest is used, in which, in addition to the main program, advice is given on the further - more detailed - development of linguistic skills.

Classes are divided into several stages with a set of topics where there is a theory and test questions. During the passage of the quest, you will need to pronounce or write answers. After completing the training, the user should accumulate a vocabulary that will allow them to conduct simple conversations in English.

To activate the feature, say or select the command on the device: Start the skill "English without problems".

9. Questions with friends

This is a quiz in which you can participate both alone and in a company of up to four people. To win, you need to score the most points by answering seven random questions. questions on different topics.

Before the start of the game, the virtual host offers to choose the main category. You can compete against people you know or against a rival robot that uses the answers of participants who have already launched Questions with Friends.

You can try the function with one of these commands:

• Start the skill "Quiz. Questions with friends ».
• Let's play a quiz. Questions with friends ».
• Let's play a quiz. Questions with friends ».

10. Quick Workout

This scenario for "Alice" involves a seven-minute workout and helps keep the body in good shape. This is an intense interval training that includes exercises with a person's own weight. But for some movements, you will also need a chair and a wall.

IN workout program includes 12 simple exercises that in a short time load all the major muscle groups. Allocate 30 seconds for each and another 10 to rest in between sets. If you exercise regularly, it will help you become stronger and increase stamina.

Say "Alice" or choose this command: Start the skill "Quick Workout".