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Not so long ago, such a well-known search engine as Yandex, released its own voice assistant and it is called very simply - Alice.

I think you are quite interested in such things and therefore, I decided to go through the issues that people are interested in most often.

Alice voice assistant from Yandex - what is it?

Like other similar assistants, she can talk to you and, using voice or text dialogue, give you answers to the questions you need.

Features of the voice assistant Alice from Yandex

Alice is nothing special and has all the similar features that you can find in similar options from Google or Apple.

Basically, it works with all services from Yandex. If you try to interact with other applications, then problems may arise.

All functions can be described as follows:

• have a simple dialogue;
• give answers to various questions;
• everything related to the weather forecast (in different cities, the weather for tomorrow, etc.);
• clarification of the date and day (which is very important);
• any information related to maps (get a route, find out the distance, advice on where to eat, etc.);
• money transactions (find out the exchange rate, transfer from one currency to another, etc.);
• other.

Although we already have a full-fledged version, the assistant still has room to grow, and despite its limited capabilities, the reviews are only positive.

The question is different: "How will it compete with existing options?".

How to enable voice assistant Alice from Yandex?

At the moment, there are versions for iOS, Android, Windows (beta) and in the future it is planned to be built into Yandex Browser.


If you are looking for a version for a mobile device, then you can find it in the Yandex application. The developers decided to simply embed the assistant in a ready-made program.

To talk to Alice, you need to do one of these actions (with the Yandex application running):

• click on the purple round button with a microphone;
• say "Hello Alice".

In both cases, the result is exactly the same and then we start asking questions and Alice starts answering you.

If the assistant does not know how to implement your request, then the Yandex search engine opens with your question and a list of results.

Everything looks like the most ordinary chat. I think in the future there will be some changes, but so far everything looks quite simple and tasteful.

Who voiced the voice assistant Alice from Yandex?

Alice is voiced by a very famous actress Tatyana Shitova, and if you don’t know who she is, then I can say that she is the voice of Scarlett Johansson in the Russian dubbing.


So when watching movies like Ghost in the Shell or Lucy, you can think of Alice and compare the voices. But this is optional.

How to download voice assistant Alice from Yandex on iOS or Android?

If you try to find an assistant simply by entering Alice in the App Store or Google Play search, then the answers will be exactly the application called Yandex.

Don't be scared, because that's what it is. Previously, this program was dedicated only to the search engine, but now there is a built-in assistant.

It weighs differently for different devices (for example, on the iPhone 5S - a little more than 60 MB), so it will not take up much space. Here are the links so you don't get confused: