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Siri has a reputation that isn't deserved. I have ~50 HomeKit devices in my home and, most of the time, Siri-via-HomePod works perfectly.

bombcar 4y ago
Siri has regressed terribly since sometime when they added "ML" to it. You really have to learn the exact magic incantations to get it to do what you want (hint: shortcuts and scenes can be named whatever you want and can help). I wish there was a simple document listing all the commands Siri knows, but you can't find one.
- ohwellhere 4y ago
  I’m an early HomePod adopter and it’s gotten worse every year. My kids and I constantly make fun of it, yell at it in exasperation, or give up and do a task manually on the phone. The big speaker still sounds nice though.
  - bombcar 4y ago
    I absolutely love how the same command - "Siri turn off living room lights" works most of the time but sometimes turns off all lights in the house, and sometimes doesn't work at all (but Siri doesn't complain that it didn't understand you) and sometimes turns off half the lights. The last one is really rare now, because I grouped them together in the Hue app first.
switch007 4y ago
You must have the exact voice it’s trained on and use the precise wording it expects at all time lol. It is beyond parody for normal people Hey siri play the best by Tina turner Now playing the best of by some random band you’ve never heard of in a genre you’ve never played
- bombcar 4y ago
  I should start a band called "Siri" and intentionally name all tracks and albums impossible names like "cancel this command" and "random Mexican radio station". I don't know how I do it but asking Siri to play Mexican Radio [1] works about 50% of the time, but the exact same sequence of words often just gets a Mexican radio station heh. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjbOcO_hT0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjbOcO_hT0
  - switch007 4y ago
    > cancel this command That reminds me of Siri on my tablet the other day. The prompt wouldn’t go away. Firstly, why doesn’t it have a timeout?? I was using the display for CCTV and didn’t want a Siri overlay. I tried “hey siri, cancel”, “hey siri, I don’t need anything”, “hey siri, what is 2 plus 2” (thinking it hadn’t detected an end state) etc. Then I googled it. Turns out you have to be semi rude: “hey siri, go away”. I was sick at the time and I had zero patience and I swear to god I nearly smashed the thing.

bombcar 4y ago

Siri has regressed terribly since sometime when they added "ML" to it. You really have to learn the exact magic incantations to get it to do what you want (hint: shortcuts and scenes can be named whatever you want and can help). I wish there was a simple document listing all the commands Siri knows, but you can't find one.

ohwellhere 4y ago
I’m an early HomePod adopter and it’s gotten worse every year. My kids and I constantly make fun of it, yell at it in exasperation, or give up and do a task manually on the phone. The big speaker still sounds nice though.
- bombcar 4y ago
  I absolutely love how the same command - "Siri turn off living room lights" works most of the time but sometimes turns off all lights in the house, and sometimes doesn't work at all (but Siri doesn't complain that it didn't understand you) and sometimes turns off half the lights. The last one is really rare now, because I grouped them together in the Hue app first.

switch007 4y ago

You must have the exact voice it’s trained on and use the precise wording it expects at all time lol. It is beyond parody for normal people Hey siri play the best by Tina turner Now playing the best of by some random band you’ve never heard of in a genre you’ve never played

bombcar 4y ago
I should start a band called "Siri" and intentionally name all tracks and albums impossible names like "cancel this command" and "random Mexican radio station". I don't know how I do it but asking Siri to play Mexican Radio [1] works about 50% of the time, but the exact same sequence of words often just gets a Mexican radio station heh. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjbOcO_hT0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUjbOcO_hT0
- switch007 4y ago
  > cancel this command That reminds me of Siri on my tablet the other day. The prompt wouldn’t go away. Firstly, why doesn’t it have a timeout?? I was using the display for CCTV and didn’t want a Siri overlay. I tried “hey siri, cancel”, “hey siri, I don’t need anything”, “hey siri, what is 2 plus 2” (thinking it hadn’t detected an end state) etc. Then I googled it. Turns out you have to be semi rude: “hey siri, go away”. I was sick at the time and I had zero patience and I swear to god I nearly smashed the thing.