Today the press service of Mail.ru Group announced the launch of the voice assistant “Marusya” in the mobile application “VKontakte”. It is now the first social network with a smart assistant. The company is confident that users will like it.

“Marusya” will be able to search communities and users, include music, podcasts and even call friends. All this will be done by voice request. Also, “Marusya” can be asked to read new letters from e-mail, find out the weather forecast, call a taxi to Citymobil or order food using the Delivery Club. VKontakte also took care of the business owners and provided Marus with the opportunity to learn new skills. That is, anyone can teach a voice assistant to order goods from the list of communities.

“The integration of the voice assistant is an important strategic step in the development of the VK ecosystem: we are making it more accessible and functional for users. Thanks to voice technologies, it will be more convenient for people to discover the potential of the ecosystem, and communication with Marusya will make this experience more personal. “Marusya” will develop, offering more and more opportunities “, – said in a press release of the company.

The voice assistant must be available in the “Services” tab, inside the application. The company says it will be available to all users today.