How Tuno helps

Tuno is everyday tech help for the small things that trip people up, with a bit of extra care when something online looks dodgy. You speak to it out loud and it answers out loud. Here's what that actually looks like.

An example conversation

What it actually sounds like

When we say you talk to Tuno, we mean out loud, in your own words, much like talking to someone on the phone. Here’s roughly how it goes.

You say

Tuno, there's a message here about a parcel and it wants nine pounds.

Tuno replies

Royal Mail don't ask for money by text, so I'd treat that as a scam. Can you read me the link at the bottom?

You say

It says royalmail dash redelivery dot info.

Tuno replies

That isn't Royal Mail's website. Don't tap it. You can delete the message, and nothing will happen to your parcel.

Tuno isn’t a smart speaker. There’s no wake word and no special phrase to get right. You speak normally, and you can interrupt, ask again, or say “slow down a bit”, just as you would with a person.

You never have to type a word. If you’d rather write than talk, though, you can do that instead. And when you’re on a web page, Tuno can read it with you, so you don’t have to spell everything out.

Ask before you click

Something feels off. A strange email, a pop-up that won't go away, a message asking for money or your bank details. That's the moment to ask Tuno. Describe what you're looking at, or let it read the web page with you, and it tells you what it makes of it in plain words. The whole point is to give you a second to think before you click, reply, or pay.

When something simply won't work

The printer that's sulking, the Wi‑Fi that's dropped, the setting that won't stick, even your mobile phone. Tell Tuno what's going on, and it explains the problem in plain words and walks you through the fix one step at a time. You always do the clicking, which means the "I fixed it myself" at the end is genuinely yours.

Spoken out loud, and endlessly patient

You speak to Tuno in your own words and it answers you out loud, in a natural voice. There's no typing and no jargon, just one step at a time. And if you want something explained again, it explains it again, without the faintest hint that you should have got it the first time.

It learns how you like things

Tuno gets to know the computer you actually use, and how you like things put. Over time you repeat yourself less, and the help starts to fit you rather than some imagined average user.

Families can relax a little

Relatives get the reassurance that someone patient is on hand. No reading private messages, no quietly taking over. The person using Tuno is always the one in charge, and nobody is being watched or managed from afar.

One thing we want to be straight about: Tuno helps you stop and get a trusted second opinion. It isn't antivirus software, and it can't promise to catch every scam. You are always the one in control.

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