By 2024, voice assistants on smartphones will become better and more integrated, giving users a wider range of capabilities than just completing tasks. To make your daily life better, here’s how to get the most out of your phone’s voice assistant:
1. Change the way voice commands work
Customize interactions: You can change how most voice assistants’ voice commands work. This means you can associate certain words or phrases with actions, making interactions feel more natural and move faster.
2. Take control of your smart home devices
Set up your voice assistant to work with smart home devices like lights, thermostats, security cameras and more. Voice commands allow you to easily control these devices and change settings such as lighting, temperature and security alarms.
3. Used to plan your day and keep track of things
Date and time: Tell your voice assistant to handle your schedule. You can ask him to make appointments, tell you about upcoming events and even suggest the best time for a meeting based on your schedule.
Reminders and alarms: You can use your voice assistant to set alarms and reminders for things like watering your plants, taking your medicine, or checking your oven. You can also set alarms to help you keep track of your daily tasks.
4. Receive information in real time
Weather forecasts and updates: Get the latest weather forecasts and updates to help you plan your day or week. Another thing you can do is ask about the latest news headlines, specific articles or even stock market reports.
5. Call and message people.
Hands-free calling and texting: You can call and text using your voice. This is useful if you want to have your hands free, for example while cooking or moving.
6. Assistance with navigation and travel
GPS and directions: You can ask your voice assistant to help you reach a location, find the fastest route, or even find restaurants or gas stations nearby. This is very useful if you travel or commute every day.
Use the streaming music and media entertainment controls to set your voice assistant to play music, podcasts, or audiobooks. You can choose artists, themes and even specific playlists. This feature is great so you can have fun without having to move around on your phone.
8. Buy stuff and make deals
Shopping: Some voice assistants allow you to make purchases using your voice. You can reorder regular items, track shipments, and even learn about new sales and offers.
9. Track your health and fitness and get workout help
Use your voice assistant as a fitness coach. It can time your workouts, show you how to do them step by step, and even track your daily activities.
10. Learn languages and use them
To learn a new language, you can ask your voice assistant questions or have it translate words and sentences for you. It is very useful and fun to use to improve your language skills.
11. Allow continuous conversations
Follow-up questions: Many voicebots can answer follow-up questions without having to say the wake word again. This makes it easier to let the conversation flow naturally.
12. Check and change the voice assistant’s privacy setting
Check and change the voice assistant’s privacy settings regularly to ensure that you agree with the information collected by the voice assistant.
