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I was watching a friend use Siri the other day (I've never used an iPhone) and I was blown away by how much it could accomplish in comparison to Google Assistan

I was watching a friend use Siri the other day (I've never used an iPhone) and I was blown away by how much it could accomplish in comparison to Google Assistant. He said he used Siri as the default way of interfacing with his phone, which I found interesting. Reading this list of removals, especially the removal of CALLER ID, on video calls no less, an insane choice - how much could that possibily cost to maintain? - I'm honestly wondering if they're actively trying to drive people into Apple's ecosystem. Nevertheless I'll never buy a Google product as long as I live. How can I trust them not to completely mothball every useful feature I bought it for?

dvngnt_ 3y ago
that's strange. I remember watching mkbhd assistant comparison and I thought google had the more capable one
- reportingsjr 3y ago
  Yeah, it's no competition. Siri is terrible in comparison to google assistant. Not sure what OP is on about.
  - pound 3y ago
    Of all 3, I'd say Alexa is the most practical for using at home, google one is kinda the smartest one but also is the most frustrating one - what worked yesterday will not work today or will work occasionally (exact same prompt's wording). Siri will not always respond but overall works fine within its somewhat limited scope, as compared to others (like number of integrations supported), but then again - ecosystem.. My biggest issue with Siri is intercom: at home we mostly speak other language than english, and when using intercom Siri often tries to parse what's being recorded, instead of just recording audio sample and send it verbatim. Something like: Me - Hey Siri, Intercom Siri - intercom chime (not 'Aha?' of responding to just Hey Siri) Me - *bjlkabdgkjhqwruo;fghnasd.mkfnlkjashfjkasdngjkasbdg* (doesn't matter, different language) Siri (thinking she recognized some word) - Here are the results for what you asked..
- ksjskskskkk 3y ago
  mkbhd entire income is from YouTube. i won't elaborate.
pprotas 3y ago
If Siri is better than Google Assistant these days… that says more about how bad GA is, not how good Siri is. I say this as an owner of two HomePod Minis
- BonoboIO 3y ago
  I found this on the web for you
- SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
  Siri is good enough to get by, but is definitely not better than Google in my opinion (and several friends that have both Google Nest and Apple HomePod devices). Siri is sorry she can't help, misunderstands things, or straight up ignores requests way too often. I will say that the non-display Google devices are often more helpful than the ones with displays. The displays want to show you stuff, but the non-displays will tend to give you an answer. e.g. "what time does walmart close" will respond with "there are several stores in your area" and then show you a list of stores with their hours, but the non-display devices will just reference the closest store and tell you when it closes.
  - culopatin 3y ago
    I’ve had the Google assistant for a long time now, and it went from almost always having an answer to “sorry, I don’t understand ” or whatever the default is 30% of the time
duffyjp 3y ago
Siri must not like me, she never does what I want. "Hey Siri, turn off my alarm" (ignores me) "Hey Siri, turn off my alarm" (ignores me) "Hey Siri, I'm going to buy an Android" (turns off alarm, refuses to elaborate)
- fragmede 3y ago
  My favorite problem is "Hey Siri, navigate home" proceeds to open navigation and send me to a place that isn't my home. I can up open maps manually and click on "home" and it works totally fine, but for some reason, Siri finds a place called "home" that isn't actually my home to send me to.
pottertheotter 3y ago
Can you give some examples of how your friend used Siri? I feel like I don't use it enough.
seatac76 3y ago
Siri is objectively worse in almost every way imaginable. I find that hard to believe. I have both an iPhone and a work Pixel Pro, the difference between them is night and day. Siri can’t get basic spelling right, let alone accomplish complex tasks. To date it does not hold context at all, GA is far better in that regard. MKBHD Comparison:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2MGqmuEdtU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2MGqmuEdtU Somewhat old but still holds true imho.
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dvngnt_ 3y ago

that's strange. I remember watching mkbhd assistant comparison and I thought google had the more capable one

reportingsjr 3y ago
Yeah, it's no competition. Siri is terrible in comparison to google assistant. Not sure what OP is on about.
- pound 3y ago
  Of all 3, I'd say Alexa is the most practical for using at home, google one is kinda the smartest one but also is the most frustrating one - what worked yesterday will not work today or will work occasionally (exact same prompt's wording). Siri will not always respond but overall works fine within its somewhat limited scope, as compared to others (like number of integrations supported), but then again - ecosystem.. My biggest issue with Siri is intercom: at home we mostly speak other language than english, and when using intercom Siri often tries to parse what's being recorded, instead of just recording audio sample and send it verbatim. Something like: Me - Hey Siri, Intercom Siri - intercom chime (not 'Aha?' of responding to just Hey Siri) Me - *bjlkabdgkjhqwruo;fghnasd.mkfnlkjashfjkasdngjkasbdg* (doesn't matter, different language) Siri (thinking she recognized some word) - Here are the results for what you asked..
ksjskskskkk 3y ago
mkbhd entire income is from YouTube. i won't elaborate.

pprotas 3y ago

If Siri is better than Google Assistant these days… that says more about how bad GA is, not how good Siri is. I say this as an owner of two HomePod Minis

BonoboIO 3y ago
I found this on the web for you
SparkyMcUnicorn 3y ago
Siri is good enough to get by, but is definitely not better than Google in my opinion (and several friends that have both Google Nest and Apple HomePod devices). Siri is sorry she can't help, misunderstands things, or straight up ignores requests way too often. I will say that the non-display Google devices are often more helpful than the ones with displays. The displays want to show you stuff, but the non-displays will tend to give you an answer. e.g. "what time does walmart close" will respond with "there are several stores in your area" and then show you a list of stores with their hours, but the non-display devices will just reference the closest store and tell you when it closes.
- culopatin 3y ago
  I’ve had the Google assistant for a long time now, and it went from almost always having an answer to “sorry, I don’t understand ” or whatever the default is 30% of the time

duffyjp 3y ago

Siri must not like me, she never does what I want. "Hey Siri, turn off my alarm" (ignores me) "Hey Siri, turn off my alarm" (ignores me) "Hey Siri, I'm going to buy an Android" (turns off alarm, refuses to elaborate)

fragmede 3y ago
My favorite problem is "Hey Siri, navigate home" proceeds to open navigation and send me to a place that isn't my home. I can up open maps manually and click on "home" and it works totally fine, but for some reason, Siri finds a place called "home" that isn't actually my home to send me to.

pottertheotter 3y ago

Can you give some examples of how your friend used Siri? I feel like I don't use it enough.

seatac76 3y ago

Siri is objectively worse in almost every way imaginable. I find that hard to believe. I have both an iPhone and a work Pixel Pro, the difference between them is night and day. Siri can’t get basic spelling right, let alone accomplish complex tasks. To date it does not hold context at all, GA is far better in that regard. MKBHD Comparison:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2MGqmuEdtU https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2MGqmuEdtU Somewhat old but still holds true imho.

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