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Jokes aside, I have been using siri to control my smart home and set my alarm for nearly ten years now. I haven't really had problems with basic stuff like this
by s3p 4mo ago
Jokes aside, I have been using siri to control my smart home and set my alarm for nearly ten years now. I haven't really had problems with basic stuff like this.
- lukevp 4mo agoNot in the same request. I often want to turn off 2 lights and the other on, I have to build scenes to do this
- rafaelmn 4mo ago>Siri turn off the main light in children's bedroom 100% of the time turns of all the lights in children's bedroom. Alexa has no problem with this. Disappointing to say the least. Completely useless, I was going to get an Android this year on upgrade cycle. Will check this out first.
- bandrami 4mo agoI'm too paranoid to ever want a home snitch device, so I'm not their target audience, but it always struck me that if it took even ten minutes to debug a problem like that it completely destroys a year's worth of time allegedly saved compared to just walking over to the room and hitting the switch.
- zeratax 4mo agotrue, but also there is no debugging, right? it's apple's software either it works or it doesn't. (i guess other than connectivity issues) idk if most of my home assistant automations have actually saved me time since i def had to debug them, but the level of satisfaction when they do work is def worth it for me, since i created (and debugged) them haha
- jon-wood 4mo agoHome Assistant automations for me are rarely about saving time, they're about saving mental energy. I no longer need to think about turning off the bathroom lights, my coffee machine is already warm when I go to make my morning coffee rather than standing around waiting for it, and when the washing machine is done I'll get a note reminding me to go empty it.
- s3p 4mo agoYeah this is true however i will use the manufacturer app if Siri or the Home app doesn't work.
- rafaelmn 4mo agoIt's not about time efficiency more about convince. It sounds trivial but sometimes it's really useful to be able to do things hands free/without having to move - worth spending the time to install/setup all of this once. I'm in the middle of remodeling a new apartment and all my switches are smart. I won't even have physical switches for some fixtures like window rollers.
- imp0cat 4mo agoAmazon devices get a lot of flak for being too invasive, but at least they work.
- conradfr 4mo agoI press a switch on the wall.
- Scoundreller 4mo agoI can’t afford these vintage accoutrements for my shoebox
- rafaelmn 4mo agoGood for you ?
- Planktonne 4mo ago> Siri turn off the main light in children's bedroom This is a fascinating example. You would initially assume it's just inconvenient versus flipping a switch--this can't be labour-saving by default. The only way it makes sense is if you're doing it remotely; from another room, you're putting your children to bed. That's even weirder though, because you're taking what should be a moment of connection/care and trying to automate it. I guarantee your children would value you taking the time. It's a use-case that is either inefficient or inhuman, and I find it really odd that it's one that you value.
- alt227 4mo agoIts always frustrating when people describe a tech issue, and the response to that is not to discuss the issue itself, but just point out ways in which the person reply doesn't agree with what they are assuming is the original posters lifestyle choices. Why waste time and effort just picking apart what someone else does with their free time? I can only assume becasue they disagree with the issues relevance, but that only goes to show the intent of the person replying. They dont care about the tech issue and just want to show why they think they are better than the person with the problem. Human condition i guess!
- Planktonne 4mo agoTech issues don't exist in a vacuum; the idea that tech--a thing we use to enhance our lives, in a discussion literally about doing that--can only be considered from a purely mechanical standpoint is a thought-terminating cliché at this point. Considering the uses and impact of tech is part of talking about it; you can't limit discussion just to the wires.
- macintux 4mo ago> It's a use-case that is either inefficient or inhuman, and I find it really odd that it's one that you value. You could have simply asked without denigrating the commenter.
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- SebastianKra 4mo ago"Siri, lights out everywhere" - "okay, which room". "Siri, start a stopwatch" - runs the App "Stopwatch" without starting it Such errors happen maybe 50% of the time. You can never just ask something without double-checking afterwards.
- codechicago277 4mo agoSiri, wake me up at “time”… Months later you have dozens of saved alarms, all at different times. Set a timer for 50 minutes…always get a timer for 15.
- macintux 4mo agoI learned long ago to set my timers for 49 minutes.
- s3p 4mo agoAh, for me my key word is "turn off all my lights" and it works
- SebastianKra 4mo agoThx, I'll switch to that. Somehow "everywhere" works on my phone but not my watch.