Earlier today in an company discussion, we were talking about the Bose QC35 Mark II headphones, which have a dedicated button to trigger Google Assistant.
Then, I see this news article about Assistant getting added to the Nest indoor security cams.
It got me thinking that the battle for smart assistants might well come down to simply how many devices you have that contain the functionality. As tech-interested people, I surmise that many folks here probably have multiple instances of multiple assistants, so what do you have?
For me…
Google Assistant:
Pixel 2 XL
LG Watch Style
Nexus Player
Google Home
Google Home Mini
Siri
iPhone 6S
iPad (2017)
Macbook Pro
Alexa
Echo Dot
Cortana
Windows 10 Desktop
I’m interested in the smart displays that have Google Assistant built in, and I’ll probably pick up some of those Bose headphones at some point, and a Nest cam.
Not actually using it for anything though, any task that Siri could do for me I feel like it’ll be much easier if I did it myself directly on the phone or computer.
I rarely use Siri though as I would feel a bit daft talking out loud to my watch or phone in public and even when I do try it Siri rarely understands my Scottish accent!
I agree with you - It’s the one reason I didn’t buy the HomePod.
The only advantage I find with Siri is setting the lights to a certain percentage (Philips Hue) - That’s usually easier than using the app (which is still very easy).
I have scenes as well, and with the recent addition of the motion sensors and remotes (as seen in the other thread), I very rarely need to use Siri at all.
I used to use it for the kids landing nightlight "Hey siri, set the landing to 1%) - But now it’s set to come on at 19:15 every day, and then the lights turn blue at 20:00 for 5 minutes, before turning off completely at 20:05.
Once they turn blue, it’s books down and bed time!
Mostly use Siri for HomeKit integration with my HomeKit and for music on HomePod, also for weather, but still find it mostly a novelty thing of not much merit.
No I got the notification that it’s updated but not used it yet. To be fair I use it as a dog cam whilst I’m at work mostly. I recently got rid of the subscription as it’s such a poor app… I highly rate Google and am totally in there ecosystem but unfortunately for me there skills are not being used well on the Nest app.
I am unable to think how the Home interacts with the Nest. I’ll have to look into that…