How-to guides 54 step-by-step procedures

Real instructions, with a real screenshot at every step. Each guide is a single procedure — one feature, one task, the exact words to say or buttons to tap. The guides are grouped below; you can also read the full product specification for the “why” behind every feature.

Jump to: Voice & conversation (8) · Core capabilities (8) · Navigation & wayfinding (2) · Communication (5) · Time, alarms & calendar (5) · App launch & system navigation (5) · Media & capture (6) · System controls & safety (4) · First-launch setup (3) · Accessibility settings (4) · Memory tab (4)

Voice & conversation

How Aside listens and replies — the shell of every interaction.

• Push-to-talk Hold the orb to speak. Release to send. MotorVisionHearing
• Type instead of speak Tap into the chat input — same conversation, no voice required. HearingMotorCognitive
• Streaming reply (audio + text) Audio starts before the reply finishes — feels twice as fast. VisionCognitiveAge
• “Hey Aside” wake word Speak the wake phrase; the rest of the sentence becomes the turn. VisionMotorSituational
• Make Aside your default assistant Long-press home or use your assist gesture to launch Aside listening. MotorVisionSituationalAge
• Hands-free continuous conversation After a voice turn, the mic auto-restarts. Real back-and-forth, no taps. MotorSituationalVision
• Ask follow-up questions Aside remembers the last few turns; “now what about Tuesday?” works. CognitiveAge
• Ask Aside what it can do Discover features by speaking, not by reading menus. VisionCognitiveAge

Core capabilities

Standing surfaces — always available, no command needed.

• Read the orb Color and motion show what Aside is doing — idle, listening, thinking, speaking, error. VisionCognitive
• Teach Aside something to remember “Remember my address is …” — kept forever, used on every turn. CognitiveMotorVision
• Ask Aside what it knows about you “What do you know about me?” recites every fact you’ve taught it. CognitivePrivacy
• Forget a single fact “Forget my address” removes that one item. “Forget everything” wipes the lot. PrivacyCognitive
• Ask about now without opening apps Weather, calendar, last text, battery, location — all answerable in plain language. VisionCognitiveMotor
• Get a morning briefing One spoken request replaces ‘open four apps to find out about my day’. VisionCognitiveAge
• Add the Quick Settings tile One tap from any screen — even the lock screen — straight into mic-on mode. MotorVision
• Read the daily cost counter See today’s spend at a glance. Resets at local midnight. CognitivePrivacy

Navigation & wayfinding

Spoken requests that handle maps and directions.

• Open Maps to a search “Show me the nearest pharmacy on the map.” CognitiveVision
• Start turn-by-turn navigation “Navigate to the airport” — walk, drive, transit, or bike. VisionMotorCognitive

Communication

Drafts only — Aside never sends, calls, or spends money silently.

• Pre-fill a phone number to call “Dial 555-0148.” Tap the green button to actually call. MotorVisionPrivacy
• Draft an email by speaking it “Email Sarah — ‘Running late, see you at 7’.” Drafts only. MotorVisionPrivacy
• Draft a text message “Text Tim that I’m on my way.” Pre-fills your SMS app. MotorPrivacy
• Share a phrase to any app “Share this address to WhatsApp.” System share sheet opens. CognitiveMotor
• Capture a thought in your notes app “Add a note — buy milk and call the dentist.” Cognitive

Time, alarms & calendar

Offload anything time-bound to Aside and the OS.

• Set a labeled timer “Timer for twelve minutes for the rice.” CognitiveMotor
• Set an alarm “Wake me up at 6:45 tomorrow.” CognitiveMotorAge
• Schedule a local reminder “Remind me in 30 minutes to take my medication.” Fires even with Aside closed. Cognitive
• Create a calendar event “Make a calendar event for Friday at 2pm — dentist.” MotorCognitive
• Jump straight to today “What’s on my calendar today?” opens to today’s view. CognitiveAge

App launch & system navigation

Reach the right app or screen by speaking, not by hunting icons.

• Open any installed app “Open the calculator.” Aside maps your phrase to the package. MotorCognitiveVision
• Jump to a Settings panel “Take me to Bluetooth settings” — no menu hunting. CognitiveAge
• Open a web link by name “Open the Aside website.” Only http and https are allowed. CognitivePrivacy
• Search the web for a phrase Aside punts to your default search provider for facts it doesn’t know. Cognitive
• Go home or go back by voice “Go home” / “go back” — replaces gesture nav. MotorAge

Media & capture

YouTube, Spotify, camera, voice memo — all by phrase.

• Search YouTube by phrase “Find a YouTube video on bread baking.” CognitiveMotor
• Find music on Spotify “Play something jazz on Spotify.” CognitiveMotor
• Open the camera “Open the camera.” Rear lens, still mode. MotorVision
• Take a selfie “Take a selfie.” Front lens. MotorVision
• Record a voice memo “Record a voice memo.” Opens the system recorder. MotorCognitive
• Copy text to the clipboard “Copy this email address.” Skips the long-press select handles entirely. Motor

System controls & safety

Flashlight, volume, ringer, find-my-phone — all by voice.

• Toggle the flashlight “Turn on the flashlight.” Camera2 flashlight mode — no UI required. VisionSituational
• Set the volume “Turn the media volume up to 70.” Per stream, 0–100. MotorVision
• Switch ringer mode “Set the ringer to vibrate.” If DND access is needed, Aside takes you there. MotorCognitive
• Find your phone with your voice “Find my phone” plays a full-volume alarm and restores prior settings after. CognitiveVisionAge

First-launch setup

What new users see and how to make Aside their default.

• First-launch onboarding Welcome → Permissions → Teach me about you → Voice setup → Ready. CognitiveAge
• Set Aside as your default assistant Plug Aside into the OS assist gesture so it works from any screen. MotorVisionSituationalAge
• Add the Quick Settings tile Drag-and-drop the Aside tile into your QS tray for one-tap voice access. MotorVision

Accessibility settings

Make Aside fit your eyes, hands, and senses.

• Make the text bigger Live preview slider on the Accessibility settings page. VisionAge
• Turn on high contrast Boosts type-on-paper contrast for bright environments and low vision. VisionAge
• Turn off motion Pauses the orb breathe and status pulse. Respects system-level setting too. VisionCognitive
• Recover from a denied mic permission If you said ‘Don’t allow,’ the in-app banner takes you straight to the right Settings page. CognitiveAge

Memory tab

See, edit, and delete what Aside has learned about you.

• Open the Memory tab Where everything Aside has learned lives — grouped by About you / People / Routines / Sensitive. PrivacyCognitive
• Review what Aside recently learned New facts arrive as candidates. You decide whether to keep them. PrivacyCognitive
• Forget a single memory Per-row ‘Forget’ button on every entry. Privacy
• Forget everything Top-bar ‘Forget all’ nukes the entire memory store. Privacy