Talk to Pepper Everywhere You Are

Voice is a foundational capability of any personal assistant. You can talk to Pepper everywhere you are. But that's not all and it's not enough. Pepper can also talk to you, and talk on your behalf.

Because Pepper is your assistant and not just a voice, it can call you too! Get the absolute best wake-up call from someone who knows your day and the latest news updates. And when you can't pick up the phone, Pepper can answer for you as your own personalized agentic answering service.

Easier said than typed

There's nothing I hate quite as much as trying to swipe out a few words and continually getting them wrong. It's much easier to talk to Pepper than type to it. Today Pepper talks in a few ways.

Call it. You can call or text Pepper at +1 727 558-4453. Dial it and Pepper picks up and recognizes you by your phone number. When something private or sensitive is needed, Pepper will verify your identity with a PIN to ensure nobody can spoof your identity.

This is great in a car. Just call Pepper on your way: "What is after this and when do I need to leave to make it?" and you get the answer out loud, hands on the wheel. Ordinary questions just work.

Tap the voice button in the app. In chat, switch to voice and keep going. It's a live conversation: interrupt it mid-sentence, change your mind, follow up. Pepper speaks your language too. If you're uncomfortable in English, try another language. This morning I had a nice conversation with Pepper in Spanish.

Raise your wrist. On Apple Watch, tap Talk to Pepper to initiate a live call from your wrist. Turn the crown to make Pepper louder or quieter. Start talking to cut it off. When you're done, the whole exchange is in your chat on your phone, like anything else you said.

It's one assistant, not three. The same memory and the same conversation follow you, so something you said on a walk with your watch is there when you sit down at your laptop.

Better still: Pepper calls you

Calling Pepper is easy. Getting a call from Pepper, with your day already pulled together, is the part people don't expect to like as much as they do.

A wake-up call that knows your day. Your morning brief can arrive as a phone call. Pick a time, and Pepper rings and walks you through the day while you make coffee: what's on the calendar, what came in overnight, what needs you first. Just say "Send my morning brief as a phone call."

It's a conversation, not a recording. This is the difference with past generations of assistants. This isn't a transcript being read. Pepper is an active participant. "Push the 10:00 to 3." "What else is on Thursday?" "Remind me to grab the snacks." You can interrupt and change things to suit you before you've found your shoes.

Anything you schedule can ring. You can get a phone call for scheduled or one-off tasks. This includes:

• A reminder you can't ignore. "Call me at 4:45 to leave for pickup" rings your phone instead of sending a notification you'll swipe away.
• A polite exit. Text "call me in 10 minutes" and Pepper rings then. It's a real call to step out for.
• Right now. Text Pepper "call me" and Pepper will ring immediately.

Pepper only calls the phone you've verified as yours. It rings once and leaves no voicemail. The result is always saved for you to view later.

Your own answering service

When you can't pick up, Pepper can answer your phone for you. Voicemail is cool, but have you ever had a voicemail that can engage with the callers?

It can solve problems before they reach you. Point Answering at one of your notes with your hours, address, prices or directions, and Pepper answers callers' questions from it instead of just taking a message. Turn on booking, and a caller can pick a free slot that goes straight onto your calendar, with a confirmation texted to them.

This is where it gets useful in real life:

• Running a side business. Callers get your hours and prices and can book a time while you're with a customer. "Do you do nails?" is easily answered instead of ignored.
• Running the wedding. Point it at a note with the directions and parking and every lost guest gets an answer when you can't pick up.
• Coaching the game or directing the school play. Parents calling about pickup get the logistics, and you keep your attention where it belongs.
• Abroad and waiting on one call. Travel easy by leaving instructions for one caller. If the realtor calls while you're in Antarctica, you can leave them a personalized message just for them. Pepper can tell them the papers are signed and when you'll be back.

It's careful by design. Pepper never says whose phone the caller reached and never shares anything from your account except the note you chose. Nothing is recorded as audio; you get a transcript on the call's card. Pepper will alert you with a summary when the call is over, and will flag when things are urgent.

Try it today

• Call Pepper at +1 727 558-4453. You'll need to sign up at pepper.vycari.ai first.
• Switch chat to voice in the app, or tap Talk to Pepper on your Apple Watch.
• Get tomorrow's brief as a wake-up call: "Send my morning brief as a phone call."
• Set up Answering in Pepper (requires iPhone). Setup walks you through forwarding in three steps.

You already know how to talk. Now Pepper can talk back, call you when it matters, and pick up when you can't. Let Allen or me know if you have any feedback or feature requests!