Knowing everything about the latest events, being prepared for rain, quickly finding a pharmacy and choosing the best seats in the cinema is easy with the universal Yandex application.

Voice assistant. Solve your everyday problems with Alice: she will tell you the weather and traffic jams along the route, advise where to eat or buy groceries, and find anything on the Internet. Alice knows how to not only voice information, but also tell stories and keep up a conversation on any topic.
All NHL matches. Follow the NHL matches of the 19/20 season. Watch daily reviews, goals and highlights for free on Yandex.Ether.
Automatic caller ID*. Enable Caller ID in the main menu of the application and be aware of who is calling, even if the number is not in your phone contacts. The application will find the name of the organization in the Directory or indicate the purpose of the call based on user feedback. (*for iPhone with iOS 11.0 and higher)
Free movies and TV series. Watch in good quality and at a time convenient for you on Yandex.Ether. The service contains more than 5,000 films, TV series and cartoons.
Events in your area. Meet and communicate with your neighbors using the Yandex.District service. Join the community in your area and stay informed about what's happening nearby.
Smart device management. In the Yandex application, you can activate Yandex.Station and control it with your voice using Alice. Alice will hear and follow your commands - dim the lights, turn on the TV, turn up the music louder. Yandex Smart Home already works with dozens of devices from Philips, Redmond, Samsung and Xiaomi. You can connect your devices by selecting "Devices" in the settings menu.
Weather accurate to the area. See a detailed forecast hourly and for the week ahead with detailed information on wind speed, barometric pressure and humidity levels.
Main news. Follow events in your region, Russia and other countries, news from politics, economics, science, sports and other areas.
Places nearby. Find your way even in an unfamiliar area: pharmacies, ATMs, restaurants, grocery stores and other organizations are marked on the map with opening hours, contact details and the ability to get directions.
Transport map*. Save time on travel: the nearest buses, trolleybuses and trams are shown directly on the map. Click on a stop and you will see how much time is left until the desired route arrives. (*not available in all cities)
Notifications about important things. Be in the know before others: Yandex will warn you about rain or cold snap, send you news that is gaining popularity, and tell you the traffic situation with a push message.
Exchange rates. Assess the economic situation using quotes of major currencies, share prices of key companies, stock indices and commodity prices.
Discounts on goods. Plan your purchases more efficiently: Yandex will show discounts in chain supermarkets and help you save on household goods. Information provided by the Edadil service.
Offline search. Remain confident at any communication speed - for many popular queries, Yandex will show the answer even without an Internet connection. You can disable the function in the application settings.
Poster and ticket booking. See detailed information about the films you are interested in at the cinema and buy tickets to the best seats in the application itself.
Versatility. Try other features: voice and photo search, QR code reading, speed dialing with prompts, popular videos and TV programs.

Yandex. At any time and in any situation.

While waiting for a bus, tram, minibus or trolleybus, you would like to know whether your number will arrive soon. Yandex Transport allows you to do this in real time - the map displays all public transport in motion. If necessary, you can enter the number of the desired route and receive information both on the entire route and see the location of the transport that serves it.

How Yandex Transport works

Yandex Transport is one of the so-called “three” applications from the company for transport. There is also Navigator and Taxi. Today, it is not necessary to download a separate application to your smartphone, since in addition to the browser, the Yandex application also has a built-in web version of Yandex Transport and some other company services.

True, a separate application still has more functionality, and some users are more familiar with it. Plus, the universal application from Yandex is still in beta testing.

Built-in maps

Immediately after launching the application, you will see a map showing the movement of public transport on it. The city should be determined automatically, but this does not always happen, so sometimes the user may “find himself” in the center of Moscow. If the automatic detection of the city does not work, then simply enter its name in the search bar.

On the map itself, in addition to traffic movements, you can see stops (they are additionally highlighted), as well as the situation on the road. To view traffic jams, simply click on the traffic light button.

View the timetable

In the application you can find out which public transport routes pass through a particular stop. Just click on the desired stop on the map or enter its name in the search bar. You will see a list of all routes passing through it, as well as the approximate frequency of transport passage. Additionally, at some stops it is shown approximately how long it will take for a particular vehicle to arrive. Routes you are interested in can be added directly from there to tracking by clicking on the heart-shaped button.

In a similar way, you can view the schedule of a specific route. Click on the map or enter the desired number and get a list of stops through which this transport passes. Here you can also find out exactly when the nearest transport will arrive at the listed stops.

You can only track one route at a time. If necessary, you can add it to bookmarks so as not to lose it and switch to another.

Route planning

Yandex Transport also has built-in navigator functions, that is, you can create routes in it. Open the “Where” tab and enter the starting and ending points. Your location is taken as the starting point, but you can enter it manually if it is set incorrectly or you plan to start the route from another point.

The application will show you the most convenient travel options: by public transport, on foot or by taxi. To get a route displayed on the map, simply click on it.

Here you can also filter the transport you will expect. For example, if you don’t like riding minibuses, you can simply turn them off in the route settings. Then you will not be offered options using a minibus. The same can be done with any type of public transport. If necessary, the settings can be saved and used later.

Turning on the alarm

In the application settings, you can enable the built-in alarm clock. This feature will be useful if you have a long trip during which you would like to take a nap. The application will track the location on the map. When you reach your stop, the app will beep.

Unfortunately, this function may not work accurately. It is disabled by default and must be enabled through the application settings.

Car sharing services

For residents of large cities, integration of Yandex Transport with car sharing services is available. They provide a car for short-term rental for a few hours or days. Unfortunately, a very limited list of services is currently available, plus, it is only available in large cities of Russia.

Replenishment of travel cards

Again, this function is only for residents of large Russian cities - Moscow and St. Petersburg. Replenishment of the main travel cards is available - “Troika”, “Strelka”, “Podorozhnik”. The Yandex Money service is used as a means of payment here. For inexperienced users, the application provides brief instructions on how to top up a card via Yandex or a terminal.

Application Settings

In Yandex Transport, you can configure the type of display of maps, road events, select a city, connect some services, etc.

Grading system

The developers are trying to make the application more convenient and accurate. You can evaluate the proposed routes using emoticons. If some serious problem occurs, you can read the specialized forum using the “Contact Developers” button, which is located in the main menu.

Summary

The Yandex Transport application has no competitive analogue even among foreign companies. It has many advantages, however, there are also disadvantages.

Advantages:

• User-friendly interface and built-in Russian language by default;
• The application is completely free, no intrusive advertising;
• High accuracy of maps from Yandex (only for the Russian Federation and the CIS);
• Saving frequent routes;
• Fine-tuning routes and the application itself.

Flaws:

• There may be inaccuracies in the waiting time indicated in the application, but not critical;
• The application is practically useless outside the CIS.

Yandex Transport is a very convenient application that will be indispensable for residents of large cities.

Recently, the catalog of the Google Play online store has grown to gigantic proportions. However, such diversity clearly has not made it any easier for users, since finding a truly useful application for their smartphone is becoming increasingly difficult. After all, most programs for Android simply copy more successful competitors or are completely useless software.

There are not too many exceptions, but they still happen. For example, mobile phone owners enjoy using the best Yandex Internet services, as they help solve real problems and do not forget to entertain their customers.

With the advent of this Internet service, another type of accessible public transport has appeared in Russia. After all, now residents of Russian settlements where this application works can order a taxi with one tap of a finger on the screen of a mobile device. In this case, you can choose a car and find out the cost of the trip in advance.

Using the Yandex.Taxi service is very convenient:

• download and open the application on the screen of your Android device;
• allow the program access to geolocation;
• we build a route on the map (indicate the landing place and destination);
• we call a taxi from available cars nearby;
• choose a convenient payment method;
• place an order;
• We are waiting for the taxi to arrive.

The expected time of arrival of the taxi will be indicated in a red circle on the screen of the mobile gadget. The cost of a trip can be reduced by choosing a car class (economy or comfort), by subscribing to Yandex.Plus services and by activating promotional codes, information about which is in the service menu.

In addition, in the Yandex.Taxi menu you can view your trip history, select new payment methods, save routes, get the most detailed information about tariffs, customize the application using settings and contact support.

It is quite difficult to list all the advantages of Yandex.Taxi, since with the advent of this application the life of Android device owners has become much easier. After all, now they don’t have to deal with rudeness and rudeness in crowded buses, trolleybuses and trams, and they also don’t have to overpay grabber drivers for comfort when traveling by taxi.

Yandex.Health

Russians evaluate the work of this Internet application differently. However, no one denies the fact that with the advent of this service, every resident of the country can receive an online consultation from a qualified doctor, psychiatrist or veterinarian.

In other words, now anyone with a smartphone will be able, within a few minutes, to ask any question on a medical topic to one of the highly qualified and practicing Russian doctors, who will give an answer or recommendation regarding:

• contacting relevant specialists;
• drug and therapeutic treatment;
• preparation for pregnancy and child care;
• women's health;
• analysis transcripts;
• problems with the nervous system;
• problems of a dermatological (skin, nails, hair) and urological nature;
• disruptions in the gastrointestinal tract;
• contraception and venous diseases;
• other medical problems.

You should not expect miracles, since a consultation will never replace a full examination in a clinic or hospital. However, consultation with a highly qualified specialist clearly does not hurt for early diagnosis and prevention of serious diseases.

Using the services of the Yandex.Health service is not difficult. You just need to download the application to your smartphone, go into the program (a stable Internet connection is required) and select the appropriate specialist, and then ask him a question.

Attention! All consultations in Yandex.Health are paid (from 99 rubles). You can save on communicating with doctors through subscriptions and promotions (menus).

Yandex.Metro

Another useful application from the domestic “search engine”. Smartphone owners who have downloaded the Yandex.Metro program to their mobile gadgets will receive complete information on 14 metros located in Russia and other CIS countries.

Each metro has its own map, which allows users to instantly find out all the latest information about stations and build the optimal route. After all, the application will prompt you at the first request:

• which stations are closed for repairs;
• When do metro stations open and close?
• how to get to any train station, airport or other facility;
• how to build the perfect route;
• which car should you sit in to get to the station faster;
• Which exit at the station is best to use in order to be closest to your destination.

Yandex.Fines

The main task of this application from Yandex is to enable Russians to check online for fines from the traffic police and city services and pay off their debt using bank cards or electronic wallets.

The program developers promise Android device owners that they will not only receive detailed information about fines using their driver's license number and car registration certificate, but will also be able to instantly pay their bills at a discount, if applicable.

Yandex.Conversation

This application will help those people who often or sometimes communicate with citizens who have hearing problems. Each phrase during such a conversation is converted into a text message, which is then displayed on the smartphone screen. The program also works in the opposite direction, voicing text messages that were typed manually.

Each of these applications can be really useful for Android mobile device owners. Try installing these programs on your smartphone to see for yourself their merits.

Yandex.Browser is a free and modern browser for a computer with the Turbo loading function of “heavy” web pages at the fastest possible speed.

Download Yandex Browser for Windows 7, 8 and 10

The application was created on the famous Blink engine, which was developed and first implemented in Chrome by Google. The success of the program among the Russian-speaking audience came thanks to its minimalistic and pleasant design, as well as built-in and useful widgets for various Yandex services of its own design.

Distinctive features:

• integrated module for viewing and editing PDF, DOC, XLS, TXT and other documents;
• built-in antivirus from Kaspersky Lab, capable of scanning downloaded content and separately downloaded files;
• the panel has quick access to the weather, email, viewing traffic jams, logging into cloud storage (disk), as well as “smart” search;
• built-in Adguard extension with a lifetime license (included in Settings - Add-ons, Ad blocking section).

You can download Yandex browser from the official website for free in Russian for Windows 7, 8 and 10 OS of any bit depth using the links below. The installation is standard and default.

The mobile browser of Yandex Corporation has become popular and has gained a leading position in the RuNet. Provides users of Android mobile devices with instant opening of even very busy web pages of sites on smartphones and tablets using Turbo 2.0 mode. For the convenience of users, the free web browser Yandex.Browser easily and quietly adapts the site page to the size of the phone screen.

Especially on mobile devices, there is increased attention to security and the Protect technology will warn the user in the event of a dangerous site and also block the transfer of personal data through an open Wi-Fi network.

The free mobile browser has additional synchronization with other user devices with the ability to restore data even after re-installation via an APK file or the Market. All built-in and additional official extensions can be downloaded without registration and in Russian.

Download Yandex browser on iPhone and iPad

The latest version of the application on the iOS system makes opening and browsing websites as comfortable as possible, loading even large pages much faster. iPad and iPhone users are offered Smart Prompt functionality for entering queries using the keyboard or voice, a powerful interest recommendation system, and protection against any malicious data. The modern and simple interface style makes the free Yandex.Browser fast and convenient.

The developers have introduced so-called configurations into the program for simultaneous use on several mobile devices. Yandex browser is updated frequently and therefore it is important to monitor and always install the new, current version.

You can install Yandex Browser on your computer for free using the latest official version using the link below. It is recommended to install by default on the system drive C for stable operation of the application.

Many of us still find ourselves in situations where we need to quickly find important information but have limited or no internet access. It’s one thing to try to open an entertaining post on a website, and quite another to look for the phone number of a bank or hospital hotline. Today, for the first time, I will tell Habr readers about how the acceleration of search in the Yandex application has led to the ability to search for important information without the Internet.

But first, you need to understand the main thing: why did we even undertake offline search if the sites from the search results are still inaccessible in the absence of a network?

EDGE search

Yandex's radars traditionally show people who enter a request, but then leave the page without waiting for it to load due to poor mobile Internet. In this situation, we could not influence the overall quality of the network and the loading speed of all sites, but it was worth trying to make at least the search process less painful and save some time. Actually, that’s why this project was originally called EDGE search, i.e. search on slow internet.

There are two ways to speed up your search. First, optimize the web version and the APIs that the application uses as much as possible. And this work is also being done, but even this is not enough. Secondly, you can pre-load onto your device something that will be useful in case of a poor connection. Obviously, it is physically impossible to fit the entire Internet index into a phone. Therefore, it was necessary to go from the local storage of ready-made search results for specific queries. According to what? No one yet knows how to predict a person’s future needs with high accuracy (but we are learning). Therefore, we take popular recurring queries.

When we talk about popular queries, many people imagine a [VKontakte] query and several similar ones. In fact, we have hundreds of thousands of less obvious requests that are regularly repeated in large numbers. And this is already many hundreds of megabytes of results. Moreover, we planned to save not only the search results, but also the hints that appear during the process of entering a query. And here many will ask: why store hints offline, since a person is quite capable of entering a query without them?

When entering queries in the Yandex application, users do not see ordinary search suggestions, but in the form of individual words/pairs of words (i.e. predictive text input). Regular hints cannot be edited: if you need to add a word, you will have to enter the entire query yourself. Hints in the form of words allow you to make edits, cover a much larger number of queries and significantly speed up their entry by a person.

But the main thing is that the tips turned out to be especially useful when working offline. These hints help people phrase their question in a way that most people do, which in turn increases the chance that the answer will be retrieved from the local cache. That is why it was important to save the tips.

Empirically, we selected a certain minimum of search queries (about 150 thousand) and tips, less than which there was no point in storing any more. But the volume of all this luggage was still beyond decent (several hundred megabytes). Even taking into account the fact that only the top 10 results were stored for each query. Something had to be done.

From optimization to offline

We started looking for everything that could be sent “under the knife.” Each result contained not only links to sites, but also favicons and snippets. Favicons are pictures, which means serious savings could be achieved here. The same site can appear in the results for completely different queries, so we initially did not duplicate favicons, but stored them by site. And then we made it so that the probability of saving the favicon is directly proportional to the frequency of the site appearing in search results. In other words, we abandoned most of the favicons, but visually this is not very noticeable.

The more we reduced organic search results in favor of ready-made answers, the closer we came to understanding that our EDGE search was no longer just speeding up the work, but was capable of answering a wide range of questions without an Internet connection at all. Without noticing it, we were already working on offline search. This means that you have to rely on ready-made answers. Having realized this, we began to enrich the database with important facts that previously could not get there due to limited popularity of the request. These results contain only answers, without listing sites.

Using a similar scheme, we copied into the database all the object response cards and all requests for which the object response is available. Offline search cards differ from the originals in the almost complete absence of pictures: we removed them for reasons of economy.

The growth of the fact base required further work on optimization and a data storage structure that would be careful about device resources.

Dictionaries

The database is not downloaded to the device entirely, but in the form of separate dictionaries, and only with a Wi-Fi connection and only with a sufficient charge level. The division into dictionaries was made for two reasons. Firstly, if the connection breaks during downloading, then during the next attempt only those dictionaries will be downloaded that were not downloaded earlier. Secondly, to further save space, the database is downloaded and stored on the device in a compressed form, but with each request it is not unpacked entirely, but only in the necessary parts.

Each dictionary contains queries starting with certain letters, as well as all the data for search results and hints for these queries. It turned out to be more logical to sort the data before dividing it into dictionaries by the first letters of queries than, for example, by their popularity. Imagine the situation: the first dictionary contains the most popular queries, the second contains slightly less popular ones, and so on. But the popularity of queries often changes, and this will lead to the need to regularly update dictionaries just to move a query from one to another. This costs traffic, energy and time. Therefore, it was important to ensure that when updating the database, queries did not move between dictionaries. Alphabetical order turned out to be a simple and effective solution.

Answers to the same queries may differ in different parts of the country, so different dictionaries are formed for different regions. Moreover, during short-term visits to another region, the application will not rush to update dictionaries - we have provided scenarios for business trips and tourism.

No matter how hard we try, offline search does not cover all possible queries, but it already helps out on average with every third one. As with any average result, this means that some users encounter offline responses much more often than others. Therefore, we, of course, allow you to completely disable offline search in the settings.

Our team would be interested to know the opinion of Habr readers about this direction and to receive feedback on the work of the beta