{"id":21307,"date":"2017-05-20T13:26:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-20T07:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=21307"},"modified":"2017-05-20T13:26:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T07:56:21","slug":"10-best-skype-bots-you-should-use-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/10-best-skype-bots-you-should-use-2\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Skype Bots You Should Use"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skype comes with VoIP based communication services. Available as an all-in-one communication service, it is available on all the main platforms such as Android, iOS, Windows and macOS. Microsoft gets new features every now. Along with all the great features, Skype has been making news for its Bots feature, which is accessible on all the Skype apps. Skype Bots\u00a0are like to\u00a0Telegram bots\u00a0but advantage from Microsoft\u2019s superior experience and resources in AI programming.<\/p>\n

How to Use\u00a0Bots in Skype?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

It is very easy to look for bots in the Skype app. You can search for them\u00a0in a couple of ways:<\/p>\n

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  • Tap on the\u00a0Search Button\u00a0<\/strong>from the home screen of the Skype app and type the name of the bot you are looking for. The search list also provides you an option of \u201cTap to find new bots<\/strong>\u201d that lets you open a separate search screen only for bots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    • You can also swipe left to the\u00a0\u201cPeople\u201d tab\u00a0<\/strong>and tap on the\u00a0Find bots\u00a0<\/strong>button to open an exclusive bot search screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Tested these bots on the Skype app for Android. The output may differ on other platforms.<\/p>\n

      1.Skyscanner<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      Skyscanner is one of the world\u2019s most well-known\u00a0travel based meta search engine<\/strong>\u00a0and they provide a great Skype bot. The bot functions simply like its website counterpart though in the limits of your Skype window. It will request you to put in your home city, place of your journey\u2019s beginning and all the important details needed for showing\u00a0travel options<\/strong>. However, you are additionally with tips on your route, price suggestions on the two-way journey bookings, best 5 cheapest options and changing price alerts. The bot takes some time to respond but the results provided are commendable.<\/p>\n

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      2.Bing Music Preview<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      The Bing Music Preview is a quality bot on Skype and it is developed by Microsoft. It allows you to\u00a0search for music on popular sites<\/strong>\u00a0like YouTube, Vevo, Lyric Find and much more. You only want to type in the name of the song or its artist and the bot will give you its video link from any of the declared websites. However, we found that you can also search for commercials and videos of types other than music videos.<\/p>\n

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      3.Bing News Preview\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h4>\n

      Another bot by Microsoft, the Bing News Preview provides with headlines in your Skype\u00a0inbox. Even though the number of headlines is restricted to 3, you get them along with web links. And, as you have solved, the news headlines are provided by Bing. Try this out if you wish to learn about the world\u2019s happenings occasionally in between your chat sessions.<\/p>\n

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      4.Bing Image Preview<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      You don\u2019t want to be a rocket scientist to guess this bot\u2019s function. Bing Image Preview from Microsoft helps you\u00a0find\u00a0images on\u00a0a particular topic<\/strong>. You only want to type the name of the subject in its chat thread, but that\u2019s the only thing you can write. Any casual sentence is not considered as a valid input. You get the link to the full-screen view of the image followed by the link to the page. We think this is a worthy bot that deserves a place in your Skype conversations list.<\/p>\n

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      5.Foursquare<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      The Foursquare bot enables to look for the best food, nightlife, and\u00a0attractions nearby<\/strong>\u00a0or anyplace else in the world for you to explore. It requests you to enter the details of what you need to find, followed by the name of the area in which you are looking for. For example, you can type \u201cFind cafes in Connaught Place, New Delhi\u201d<\/strong> and it will show you different places that may interest you. The search doesn\u2019t cover a lot of places, which is dependent on the Foursquare\u2019s resources. but, there\u2019s a \u201cmore info\u201d <\/strong>button that provides with the map locations. You can easily use this to plan\u00a0a get-together with your Skype contacts by sharing details and locations of a place.<\/p>\n

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      6.Getty Images<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      This bot\u00a0looks for Getty images from your search queries<\/strong>. You have to put in your search query in the text box of its chat thread and you are given links to the stock images from the websites. If you want to buy the image, you will have to click on the link to continue your purchase from the website. This bot takes every input as a search term, so you won\u2019t be able to chat with it.<\/p>\n

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      7.Doctor Strange<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      If you are a fan of Marvel\u2019s popular superhero, then you should try out this one. This bot imagines to be Doctor Strange, who is searching for an assistant. You are asked a lot of questions even before you start, therefore giving you the\u00a0actual experience of talking to Doctor Strange<\/strong>. It leads you into a story based conversation, with active interaction from the user. To be truthful, the bot doesn\u2019t have any practical utility. But, if you need to remember the magical experience of the movie, you should surely chat with the AI version of Doctor Strange.<\/p>\n

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      8.Meme Bot<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      It follows a simple approach to help you\u00a0create memes<\/strong>\u00a0in the form of chat messages. It requests that you to upload an image along with text for both the upper and lower images. It then sends you the processed image in the form of a meme. The bot responds fast and creates appreciable memes.<\/p>\n

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      9.Solitaire<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      If you are somebody who\u2019s dependent to the solitaire game and prefer playing it regularly, then this will help you while you are active on Skype. It provides you an experience of\u00a0playing Solitaire in a chat-based format<\/strong>. The bot acts as a computer and then provides you with possible\u00a0moves available for you to choose. It also gives you images of the current situation and moves, that provide you a familiarity with the Solitaire game on your Windows computer.<\/p>\n

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      10.Horoscope Bot<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      The Horoscope Bot provides\u00a0daily predictions<\/strong>\u00a0in its separate chat thread which is created by Microsoft. It brings predictions using resources from Bing. Along with the predictions, you can additionally get to read about other horoscopes and access inspirational articles. We can\u2019t comment on\u00a0the accuracy of the predictions as all horoscopes are much different from each other.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

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