Turn on the voice of samsung. S Voice what is this program

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 chick in your smartphone (only if your smartphone is samsung galaxy S 3), which 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. And 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.

On this moment 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.

Undoubtedly, the S Voice assistant has evolved over the years in stages and is now much more convenient than before. However, for many, the question of how to disable S Voice on the Samsung Galaxy S5, S4, S3 and other gadgets remains a priority. Preferring to either not use voice commands at all or download better alternatives - Google Now and others Apps Play Market, users refuse S Voice.

Disabling S Voice seems like a good idea, because without this feature, the home button response speed is noticeably increased. Fortunately, to do this, it is enough to perform fairly simple manipulations with your Korean gadget.

Instructions on how to turn off S Voice

The Voice Commands app on the Samsung Galaxy often gets in the way. The fact is that it starts if you double-click on the "Home" button. That is, sometimes it happens by accident, which, of course, can be unnerving. Moreover, the reaction of the Home button noticeably slows down due to S Voice. It is not surprising that more and more users are wondering how to turn off Voice on Samsung. Fortunately, this is done in 4 steps:

1. Open S Voice by double tapping "Home";
2. Open the "Menu" (upper right corner of the application);
3. Select the "Settings" column;
4. Uncheck "Open with Home button".

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 the Galaxy S8 smartphone, like the voice assistant itself, is relatively new, it is impossible to fully judge the relevance of using Bixby functions 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, the user of a smartphone with Bixby has the opportunity to view information about the item of interest to him, as well as find it on the open spaces of Internet sites and stores, learn about average price. But, unlike applications, the voice assistant perceives and searches not only for goods, but for any object that turns out to be of interest to the smartphone user. 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.

Owners Galaxy smartphones 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, voice search Ok Google 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 should be noted that you can start the voice assistant without pressing buttons, but with a special voice command, which you can write in the application settings. Then, with the screen off, you say key phrase and the assistant will instantly wake up to listen to you.

List of tasks and suitable phrases

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 guys Let's talk today about the S Voice program, which is intended only for Samsung phones. Well, what does this program do, you probably think .. well, I will answer, everything is simple here, S Voice acts as a voice assistant. Well, the first thing that came to my mind was Okay Google, although these are probably a little different things after all

So what can S Voice do? The possibilities are interesting, but I’ll get ahead of myself and say that there are probably disadvantages in this application! Well, in the sense that there is no life without jambs, I don’t know why, but in every application that IN THEORY COULD BE VERY USEFUL, then it has jambs such that in the end you just don’t want to use the application! Sorry guys, a bit off topic, just my thoughts!

WELL SO, what can S Voice do? But what, it can call and send SMS, if this is all the program really knows how to do without jambs, then honor and praise to her! Also, S Voice can recognize the weather, commendable too! S Voice can determine where you are now, you probably need to be here GPS module in phone. It can get directions, well, yes, but Google Maps or Yandex Maps also do a great job with this. There is a built-in alarm clock, there seems to be nothing special here. You can add notes and reminders to your calendar. You can also turn Wi-Fi on or off .. Well, and much more, something necessary, and something superfluous, well, it seems to me ...

Russian language is present in S Voice, it's good

Basically things like that. You can play with S Voice, can this application be useful in practice? I don't know…

But after reading about S Voice on the Internet, I came to the conclusion that not everyone likes this program, well, some users are wondering how to turn it off? Well, if you are interested in this, then I will now answer this question. I hope my solution, if anything, will help you. In short, we launch S Voice, then we go to the settings, and here there will be an item Open with the Home key, we remove the checkmark from this item:

Well, what have we done with it? Now the Home button will perform its intended purpose and the S Voice program will not be launched by this button. There is another option to turn off: select Applications and find the S Voice App there and turn it off. Well, or turn it off through the manager

By the way, Windows 10 also has an assistant, but I think it will be cooler, you might even know him, this is the Cortana assistant. Looks like a female helper.

Here's how S Voice knows the weather:

Hmm, I didn’t know about this, but there is one very interesting feature of the S Voice application, in short, you can give commands to your smartphone even when it is ... OFF, wow! However, not all models support such an innovative feature! That is, from your voice, the phone can turn on! Didn't I mess up anything? Yes, apparently not! Look, go to the S Voice settings, there is an item Turn on by voice, move the slider to the right and then click Yes:

But check that the Wake-up command checkbox is also checked. Then, to send a command, you need to call S Voice, for this, say the wake-up phrase, by default it is: Hello Galaxy. After this phrase, the S Voice application will open and everything will be ready to receive your command

Here I found a picture, it says Welcome, well, this is a type of greeting:

After the greeting, a tutorial will be offered, you can skip it, or you can learn how to use S Voice by watching a short lesson:

Then there will be such infa, it says here that you need to press the microphone and say a phrase (look for a cow smiled).