Today we will touch on the beautiful and wonderful - voice assistant. This is the feature that many manufacturers believe should change the world and take the user experience to a whole new level. Since we have not done a review of S-Voice, Samsung's signature assistant, it's time to review!
S-Voice is a voice assistant or assistant, as you prefer, which Samsung introduced along with the third version of its flagship and new version TouchWiz Nature UX. Since the presentation itself, I have not ceased to rejoice that the leading manufacturers have begun to pay more attention not to hardware, but to software, and the subject of today's review confirms this. In a nutshell, S-Voice is a lady in your smartphone (only if your smartphone is a Samsung Galaxy S 3) that will at least try to answer all your questions and complete the tasks assigned to it.
Surely, they are working on the technology, since my English remained clumsy, but S-Voice now does not shut me up, almost always understands the first time, and this, of course, is good. Let's start from the very beginning - from the first launch. First, you will be told that the smartphone can perform various tasks with the help of voice. Further, a series of instructions, in general, we geeks skip all this.
You can activate the assistant at any time by saying hello. The default is "Hi Galaxy", but you can easily change it to "Hi Borodach", "Hi Aladin" or whatever you want.
If we compare the call of the voice assistant in SGS3 and in the iPhone, then here it is more logical - you need to press the mechanical Home key twice. Long press brings up the menu running applications. On the iPhone, the opposite is true, and this is not correct, since you have to use this menu more often, so it would be logical to hang a single long tap on it.
In childhood, S-Voice was not the smartest in the class, but now she has grown up and has become much more intelligent and educated. Having at least some English, you can already ask S-Voice any questions on a general educational topic. Moreover, I asked absolutely any interesting questions, starting from presidents, ending with the conversion of values. If S-Voice has something to say, in addition to two or three words, the "More" button will appear under the answer.
But, of course, we are most interested in the basic functionality of S-Voice as a voice assistant. You can check the weather anywhere in the world at any time, you can use your voice to turn on and off all kinds of phone functions, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc. By the way, I could not get Siri to turn on Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. You can tweet something with your voice, set a timer or alarm, make an appointment on your calendar. I was very pleased with the opportunity to build a route and turn on turn-by-turn navigation, for this you just need to ask to take you somewhere. You can also add notes and much more.
At the moment, the Russian language is not supported, but it should appear. S-Voice is not the only cool thing in SGS3 related to voice. Like any other device on Android 4, there is a "stenographer" (somehow we nicknamed her).
In any place where you need to enter text, you can press the microphone and just pour out your soul (read - copy the hut to the cat), she will understand everything and write it down on paper.
Final revision
Probably the biggest drawback is the inability to work with the voice assistant offline. At least GPRS, but needed. And I also wonder wildly what will happen with the update of SGS3 to Android 4.1, because there is a pretty good helper in the form of Google Search. Will they be left to live next to each other, or will the GS functionality be merged with S-Voice?
I will no longer compare S-Voice with similar solutions in some other devices, since these features are exclusive and you will not be able to put any of them on another device. S-Voice was even torn out of the firmware and posted in open access, but the assistant simply does not want to work on other devices. But what you can install are similar solutions from the market like Iris, Assistant, Jeannie and others. Having used, at one time, each assistant, I can say with confidence: if you have SGS3, it’s better not to look for an alternative to S-Voice, all third-party solutions are somewhat simpler. But I will put an end to this statement when S-Voice learns Russian.
Galaxy smartphone owners may wonder s voice what is this program on my phone? They have no idea how cool this feature is. This is a built-in voice assistant. Analogue of Siri on Ios, OK Google voice search on other android devices. What is useful in the S Voice program and how you can use it.
To launch the program, you need to double-click the "Home" button, and say a question or command. If you launched S Voice for the first time, then you need to agree to the terms of use with a few clicks of the button below. After that, you will be able to give orders to the application. Depending on the commands used, S Voice can set an alarm, send SMS, tell you about the weather, and much more. An extensive list of commands can be found below.
It is worth noting that you can start the voice assistant without pressing buttons, but with a special voice command that you can record in the application settings. Then, when the screen is off, you say the key phrase and the assistant will instantly wake up to listen to you.
List of tasks and suitable phrases
| A task | Phrase |
| Calls | Call Mom on mobile Dial Kolya worker Redial Dial 123456789 |
| SMS | Send a message to Andrey Where did you go? Tell your wife that I'm going home Read my messages Read my messages from Mom |
| Contacts | Contact Misha What is the chief's address When is Lisa's birthday? |
| Notes | Note to watch Watchmen movie Note to buy a light bulb Show note with shopping list |
| Schedule | New event meet the courier at 15:00 What's on my schedule Add an hour swimming event on Sunday at 11am Who will be at my next meeting Cancel meeting on Thursday Reschedule my 5pm appointment to 9am tomorrow |
| Search for information | Search for mushroom pizza recipe Google the population of Russia Search Bing car rental Search Yahoo for fairy tales |
| Application launch | open calculator to photograph Open settings |
| Voice recorder | Record voice |
| Alarm | Wake me up tomorrow at 5 am Show my alarms Set an alarm for nine o'clock turn off my alarm Change my alarm clock from 8 am to 6 am |
| Phone Features | turn on wifi, turn off bluetooth |
| Navigator | Route to Tula Go to the city of Makhachkala Moscow map |
| News | Read news Next news Previous news |
| Weather | Weather in Cheboksary Check the weather forecast What is the weather today What will the weather be like in Rostov tomorrow? |
| Timer | Set a timer for half an hour Set a timer for 5 minutes Create a timer for a minute Stop timer Restart timer |
| Audio player | play something Play Madonna To listen to the radio Play the previous song |
In addition to commands for specific tasks with the application, you can try to have a heart-to-heart conversation by asking various life questions.
Some of them you can find in the list below. Try asking these questions. Well, you can imagine yourself.
Questions to ask the S Voice app
Do you like football
Ask me
tell me something
Do you love me
Are you sad
Who do you love
Who do you hate
Are you married
Do you have feelings
You feel
What is your name
Who are you
You're a chicken
Who are your parents
Do you like football
You are fool
Can you give me your phone number
Why are you here
You are Android
Who are you friends with
Let's be friends
You are happy
Tell
Sleep
How much time
What is today's date
How are you doing
You are tired
I want to rest
I want to sleep
shut up
You are hungry
It's time for me to sleep
you wear glasses
How old are you
You know me
What are you interested in
What do you want
If you ask a question that S Voice does not understand, the program will offer to search for the answer on the Internet, that is, it will show the search results for your phrase in the browser.
So we got acquainted with S Voice and understood what kind of program it was. It should be noted that the application requires the Internet to work, otherwise you will only hear in response to your commands "There is no network connection, please try to connect to the network and try again."
If in the process of communicating with the program you find cool questions, send them to me through the comments. And maybe your friends with Galaxy smartphones will be interested to know about this information, so repost is welcome.
Hello!
If you're a Samsung user, you're probably familiar with the S Voice app. For those who do not know what it is, I will explain - this is the Samsung analogue of OK Google, Siri or Cortana. You can also talk to him a little.
I (and not only me alone) find it not very convenient when this program (for seemingly incomprehensible reasons) suddenly starts for no reason at all. In fact, there is such a reason. This is a double tap on the Home button. I myself very often caused this miracle by accidental pressing, until I decided that it was time to turn it off. For those who do not know how to do this, I share the recipe.
For example, I use Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android Lollipop.
So, we launch the application, go to its settings. Here we immediately see the menu item “Open with the Home key”. We uncheck the box next to it, we leave from here.
Everything, now the program can be launched only through applications, and the “Home” button will be used for its intended purpose.
Launching S Voice through apps For fans mobile devices One often hears about the benefits of voice assistants, which are constantly evolving rapidly with the advent of new technologies and the entry into the market of revolutionary smartphones. Probably some people find these technologies useless and think they could never use them. We assure you, this is before the first use bixby.
A worthy competitor to Siri and Google
One of the distinguishing features of the latest, revolutionary device Galaxy S8 from a South Korean company Samsung was an innovation that had not previously been seen in more than one solution from the giant. Meet Bixby, a voice assistant that will simplify the use of your smartphone and help you solve problems associated with it.
Bixby was developed at Samsung not from scratch, but based on the technologies of the previous assistant. You probably do not know about it, because few people used it. But it was installed in almost all "smart" devices from the company, even in watches. It can be said that S Voice(that was the name of the first voice assistant on the devices of the South Korean company) became a great help for Bixby, which the world saw recently. However, this is not a continuation of the S Voice idea. Only help was taken from the old technology, in essence, the novelty surpasses both it and its competitors from Google in everything.
Bixby voice assistant features
Unlike analogues, the new project from Samsung will not be limited to dwelling only on smart devices such as Android and watches. No, the South Korean company plans to go much further. In their ambition, they see Bixby embedded in almost all household appliances, which in theory should make them easier to use. The platform for the new voice assistant will be operating system Tizen, implemented in some refrigerators from the giant company.
These innovations will take technology to a whole new level. If you can't imagine how this will be used, then here's an example for you: you own a smartphone with Bixby, at the same time you have a new refrigerator from Samsung at home. Instead of writing lists of things to buy, you can simply ask your smartphone what's out of the fridge, what you usually buy, and what you need to buy now. Also, a photo of the content will be provided. But for now, this is just a theory.
Bixby on smartphones
To activate the voice assistant, a separate button is highlighted. This makes its use as convenient and fast as possible. On the other hand, a wave of incomprehensible statements poured out on Samsung. Why have a separate button on your Bixby device when you can use a simple and accessible voice command? This was probably done to promote new technology. It's hard to disagree: if your smartphone has some kind of button, then you will undoubtedly want to know: what does it do? Thus, more and more people will get to know Bixby. It is likely that when the use of a voice assistant becomes commonplace for Samsung gadget owners, the company will abandon the button in favor of a convenient voice call. Do not discard the ability to activate Bixby with a gesture familiar to the user.
Main functions
Its only function is to simplify the management of the smartphone as much as possible. It can go as far as not having to use the screen - just say out loud what Bixby needs to do and it will do it. Such opportunities, in the form of working with applications, menu items, photos and audio, cannot be offered by any competitor on the market. This makes the new product from Samsung interesting and popular. On the other hand, while Galaxy smartphone S8, like the voice assistant itself, is relatively new, it is impossible to fully judge the relevance of using Bixby features in applications that are not standard. By the way, the need to walk through the menu items is not such a useful thing, because it's faster to do everything with your fingers than to ask Bixby for help out loud. On the other hand, it is an extremely useful thing for people with disabilities.
Bixby was endowed with a feature that was previously implemented in applications from well-known trading floors. Its essence lies in scanning a specific object, searching for it on the Internet. Thus, a user of a smartphone with Bixby has the opportunity to view information about the thing he is interested in, as well as find it on the open spaces of Internet sites and stores, and find out about the average price. But, unlike applications, the voice assistant perceives and searches not only for goods, but for any object that turns out to be interesting user smartphone. It can be a house, a monument, whatever.
The voice assistant perfectly understands natural speech. For example, take Siri - if you want to learn something from her, then you need to contact her according to a certain list of phrases. With Bixby, everything is much easier, at least if you access your smartphone on English language. And of course, where without an instant translator. The novelty is equipped with this function, so you can forget about third-party applications. Just dictate the text, and Bixby will translate it into the desired language.
Bixby is an extremely forward-thinking creation from Samsung that just needs time for a few things:
- firstly, the South Korean company must bring all Bixby functions to stable operation;
- secondly, to settle down with their fans, who will undoubtedly appear soon.
When both of these events happen, we will see this technology on other devices of the Samsung brand, but for now, only S8 and S8 users have the opportunity to test it.
Although the interface touchwiz and is famous for its unique options and features, but often they are completely useless. Since each user determines their value independently, we will strongly insist on deactivation. Instead, we’ll just tell you how to disable the 6 most useless ones in our opinion. The post is relevant for, and other smartphones in this series.
Every time you touch the screen, your smartphone makes sounds of dripping water. Of course, someone may like it, but there is no point in such an option, and it gradually drains the battery. To turn off this effect, you need to go to the settings, open the sound settings window and turn off the sound effect for touching the screen (Settings> Sound> Touch sounds).
When notifications appear, your smartphone Samsung starts whistling. It is highly likely that these sounds are familiar to you even if you have never used the company's products before. Fortunately, in the settings, annoying whistling can be changed to a more pleasant sound. Go to sounds and open the notification sounds settings window (Settings > Sound > Notifications).
Disable startup SVoice using the home button. To do this, launch the application, press the menu button, open the application settings and uncheck the box next to the activation item SVoice using the home button. Now this button will respond instantly, completely removing the waiting time required for a second touch and activation SVoice.
There is a high probability that you are not using a rider MyMagazine. If this is true, then it is better to turn it off so that it does not interfere. To do this, open the homescreen settings and uncheck the box next to the option MyMagazine.
Of course, you can put up with the soundtrack while unlocking the lockscreen, but you can also turn it off. To do this, go to the settings, open the sound settings window and select the option related to the lock screen (Settings> Sound> Screen lock sound).
Smartphones from Samsung By default, they display photos from various sources. This is Facebook, and SD card, and Dropbox. To clean up the gallery, use the application settings and turn off sources from which you do not need photos.
