Yandex: House with Alice

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2022

Home Video Surveillance Service Launch

On October 27, 2022, Yandex announced the launch of a home video surveillance service. The application "Smart Home with Alice" received can be integrated with the cameras of Rostelecom, Ivideon and some other manufacturers.

The "smart home" combines several devices that can be controlled by a voice assistant. In particular, with the help of a voice command, you can turn on the kettle, light up the light, lower the curtains and select a film. The image from CCTV cameras can be broadcast to other Yandex smart devices.

Yandex has launched a home video surveillance service

As noted in the company, home video surveillance is one of the most popular options for smart devices among users. With the help of the camera, you can always check how the pet is doing while the user is at work, and control the situation at home while the owners are away.

The user does not need to switch between different applications to control his smart home - all devices are in one place. For example, if you say "Alice, show the video from the camera in the country," the assistant will display the picture on the big screen. The image from the cameras can be broadcast to a device working with the "Module," a smart TV "Yandex" with "Alice" or a partner TV on the platform "Yandex TV."

Together with partners, we launched the long-awaited video streaming opportunity in the Smart Home with Alice application... Cameras will continue to integrate into a smart home, over time we will expand functionality and add new features, "said Marat Mavlyutov, head of the smart home at Yandex.

In addition to Yandex, the video surveillance system can also connect clients of Beeline, Rostelecom and MTS.

Release of the "House with Alice" app

On February 18, 2022, Yandex announced the release of a mobile application with voice control "House with Alice." With its help, you can interact with many smart devices, and also configure them so that they work smoothly and themselves turn on at the right time.

The application allows you to control smart speakers, household appliances, a variety of sensors and other devices. Many of them can be turned on by voice and through the application, as well as combined into scripts. For example, it is worth nothing to create a script so that in response to Alice, Wake Up, it includes a radio, a kettle and a light in the bathroom.

The speakers are easy to adjust to your taste using an equalizer or combine into a stereo pair to achieve surround sound. In addition, it is possible to set a schedule - say, so that the kettle or vacuum cleaner is turned on without the user's participation.

Any devices can be controlled remotely. So, if you turn on the robot vacuum cleaner and air conditioner before leaving work, it will be clean and warm by the arrival of the house. The application also displays the progress status of the task. For example, you can see if [robots' robot]] has finished cleaning or while in the process.

Users have long asked us to make a separate application for the smart home, "said Marat Mavlyutov, head of the smart home in Yandex. - We have retained in it all the same features that are in the Yandex application, and added new ones. In particular, "House with Alice" has convenient widgets, and the most necessary scenarios can be added to Favorites.

Widgets are displayed on the home screen of a smartphone and allow you to run scripts without even opening applications. For example, you can turn off the music and light in the nursery in one click without distracting from the family dinner.

The application is free and available for smartphones on iOS and Android^[1]

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