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That's interesting, I did some digging into Apple device communication and it turns out they have a protocol called CompanionLink that handles this exact circum
by jdsnape 4y ago
That's interesting, I did some digging into Apple device communication and it turns out they have a protocol called CompanionLink that handles this exact circumstance - devices can communicate securely with each other and decide who is going to handle the Siri activation - HomePod's seem to get preference, then phones then laptops. I'm surprised Google hasn't done something similar.
- thedougd 4y agoThey do. You also get occasional feedback notifications asking you to confirm that the device that answered is the one you expected. More than one should never answer. I wonder if location is misconfigured on individual devices, but I wouldn't bet against a bug.
- tass 4y agoIt’s hard to infer the cause, but I wonder if the devices were set up under different accounts or not set within whatever Google defines as a home