Alice's main task is to solve everyday issues: search for information on the Internet, find places, play music, get directions, show the weather forecast, read the news and much, much more. But besides this, Alice can entertain you with a conversation on any topic, tell a story or joke.
Start a conversation
To start a conversation with Alice:
If you have a device on Android based, you can use a special widget to quick launch dialogue with Alice.
Examples of queries and commands for Alice can be found in Yandex Browser Help for smartphones on Android or iOS.
End conversation
To end communication with Alice, click Close or slide down the dialog box.
Alice can't hear me
Alice doesn't answer
To answer questions, Alice needs stable Internet access. Check your connection, restart the Yandex application and ask again. If the problem persists, please write to us via the feedback form.
Alice does not voice her answers
Alice voices answers only if they are asked by voice. If you type the text manually, then you will also receive Alice's answer in writing.
Alice does not follow commands and imitates
Alice has two main operating modes:
functional - find information, open an application, read, build a route, etc.;
"neural network chatter"- maintain a conversation on a user-specified topic.
As a rule, Alice turns on the mode "neural network chatter" after the command "Let's chat". But there may be exceptions. If you find that Alice is chatting instead of following commands, say “Enough”, “Finish”, “Come back” or “Exit”.
Alice's skills
Skills expand Alice's capabilities, making her even more useful and interesting. Already now Alice can tell a fairy tale, play cities, suggest a recipe and much more. Find out what yours can do voice assistant, available in Alice's skills catalog.
But not all Alice's skills are created in Yandex. If you notice that the assistant's voice has changed, and your dialogue phrases are now displayed on a blue background instead of purple, then you have activated one of Alice's skills, which was created by third-party developers.
If you are interested in the opportunity to create your own skill, see the description of the Yandex.Dialogues technology.
Conversation history
The conversation with Alice is saved in the device’s memory. To remove it, in the upper right corner of the dialog box, click the three dots icon and select Clear history.
Background mode in Android OS is the execution of a program that is not visible to the user (runs in the background). In particular, programs launched by the system itself or services run in the background. They don't have user interface, and also these tasks run at a lower priority than normal processes. In addition, applications you installed on your smartphone can run in the background. For the most part, the purpose of running programs in the background is to exchange information with the server. For example: the game constantly contacts the server to check for new updates, the messenger - to notify you of a new message, etc. Background tasks accessing the server requires mobile or Wi-Fi connection to the network, which eats up traffic. Therefore, I will give some tips on how to disable background mode on Android all applications at once and each one separately.
Disable data transfer for one application
Essentially, turn off the background system process is not possible, but can be transferred to the “Suspended” process. This is done through the application manager in Android settings apparatus. Also, so that the application in the background cannot access the server, thereby saving battery power and mobile traffic, necessary:
After this, the application will not be able to exchange information with the server. About system applications, for example “SMS” or “Phone”, you cannot disable them. You need the good old one.
Disable data transfer for all applications
To block network traffic for all applications, you need to turn off Wi-Fi and mobile data. You can do this by clicking on the notification panel icons.
The same can be done in the settings:
You can enable the function there.
Surely you already know that Windows 10 comes with many pre-installed applications.
In addition to this, you could install several additional applications from the Microsoft store.
Unfortunately, Windows 10 is designed in such a way that most of these applications run constantly, but in the background. Moreover, even those applications that you have never used and do not intend to use work.
There are a couple of disadvantages to running such useless apps :
- Any running application consumes system resources (RAM, CPU, etc.). This slightly reduces the speed of your computer, which is not very good.
- Some of the apps that run in the background regularly check for updates or send usage information to Microsoft server. They can also send detailed information the developers of these applications.
What does running applications in the background lead to?
If you are using a laptop, then applications will consume your battery power, as well as use Internet traffic (which is not very good with limited connections).
Plus, if you care about your privacy, these apps will put it at risk.
There are, of course, applications that are supposed to run in the background, for example email clients and instant messengers to check for new messages on the server.
How to deal with these applications?
In fact, everything is very simple; everyone can prevent applications from running in the background. You can even turn off EVERYTHING background applications or just the ones you never use. The choice is yours.
If you disable background running of the application, you will still be able to use it. It will just stop running in the background and it will take a little more time to open it.
In order to prevent background applications from running on a computer with Windows 10 you will need:
1. Click the search button on the taskbar
2. Enter "Background applications"
3. Select applications that can run in the background and which cannot.
If you want to disableALL applications running in the background, then set the parameter "Allow apps to run in the background" into a state of " Off .».
4. Restart your computer.
After the work has been done, you will no longer be bothered by background applications.
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Many Android smartphone users may have heard about background mode, but some simply don’t know what it is. Background mode is, roughly speaking, a mode in which individual applications or processes run without user interaction. Want an example? You don’t have to go far - you can use any popular messenger. See, when you are not chatting with your friends on the messenger, it is in the background, and as soon as a message arrives, you receive a notification about it. If the messenger did not work in the background, but was completely disabled, you simply would not be able to receive the notification. In general, the background mode is an extremely useful thing.
However, it should be noted that not all applications that run in the background are useful to the user. These could be, for example, some services that are built into the firmware, and it is simply impossible to remove them in the usual way - there is no such option. Meanwhile, the user may not use some of these services or all of them at once, but they often work in the background and are loaded along with operating system, consuming hardware resources. But such applications can be stopped.
Let's use as an example Huawei smartphone and stop whatsapp app- just as an example: it is better not to disable the messenger, otherwise you will stop receiving notifications until it is turned on.
Open settings.
Go to the applications section.
Find and open the page for the desired application.
Click on the "Stop" button.
Confirm the action.
The application will be stopped until you launch it (to do this, just click on the application icon).
The hunt has begun for applications running in the background. Many such apps do this for good reasons: syncing, providing location data, or whatever they were made for. But not always. If you want to know which apps produce a lot of background processes or want to prevent them from running in the background, then read on to find out how.
Process statistics and battery usage
If you want to know which apps are running in the background and how power-hungry they are in terms of performance and battery, Android has the following built-in monitoring options:
- Activate Developer Options by going to Settings > About Device and tap on the build number until you see a notification that Developer Options are enabled.
- Go to Settings > Developer Options > Process Statistics to see how long your key applications. Click any program to see how much RAM she borrows.
- Go to Settings > Battery, then tap specific apps to see how much battery they're using.
What apps running in the background do I need to stop?
The two main culprits that take up memory and drain battery power are games you don't play and music players that you don't use. If you don't see a logical reason for an app to run in the background, then you should probably close it.
You should leave most apps or services that start with Google. Truly important services will still not allow you to stop them, but the following applications should not be closed: Google Search, Google Play services, Google Contacts Sync, Google Keyboard, Google Play Store.
The list of process statistics should give you a pretty good idea of which apps are worth leaving running in the background based on how often you use them. This is a great place to stop unnecessary things. software or services you may not use, such as Google Play Music.
How to disable, stop or remove background apps
If you have an application that you think is using an excessive amount of CPU power or running in the background much more than it should, then you can:
- Disable it through the Application Manager by going to Settings > Applications > Application Manager, selecting the application, and then tapping Disable.
- Since the Lollipop update, it's now possible to easily close recent apps by tapping the Recent apps navigation button on your phone (to the right of the home button) and sliding them left or right to close them.
- You can remove them from your phone by going to Settings > Applications > Application Manager, selecting the application, and then clicking Remove.
- To force them to stop, go to Settings > Applications > Application Manager, swipe right to the Running tab, select the application, and then click Stop.
Remember, if you have no idea what an app or service is, it doesn't use a lot of RAM or battery, and you don't want to harm your phone, then it's probably not worth stopping.
Greenify
Greenify is an app sleep app that lets you put them to sleep when you're not using them. Basically, it's an automated option to force close or disable apps that works every time you stop using them, and then brings them back when you need them. But doing it manually is annoying. Therefore, Greenify is one of best apps for application management.
Unrooted users, for example, won't be able to automatically put apps to sleep, but can simply press a switch in the widget to put them to sleep (not a bad option if you don't want to root your device). If you are serious about managing background processes, then Greenify is what you need.
Do you monitor the processes happening with your applications? What tools do you use?
