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I can't speak extensively for Siri (infrequent use on my iPad) or Google Now (no Android), but I've never had to repeat an instruction to Cortana for a reminder
by HelloMcFly 12y ago
I can't speak extensively for Siri (infrequent use on my iPad) or Google Now (no Android), but I've never had to repeat an instruction to Cortana for a reminder or directions. Not repeating myself when giving voice instruction is essentially my holy grail.
- rayiner 12y agoI haven't tried cortana. Google now is really awful at being a personal assistant because it doesn't keep much context.
- wutbrodo 12y agoI haven't used Siri in ages; what kind of context does it keep? I know that Google Voice Search will do coreference across consecutive queries (i.e. resolving "it" and "him" accurately).
- rayiner 12y agoJust tried this: Me: "Siri, find me a target." <finds several targets> Me: "Directions." Siri: "Which target?" Me: "Third one." <gives directions to third one in list> Also: Me: "Siri, find me restaurants." <lists restaurants> Me: "Review for Blue Duck Tavern" <lists review> Me: "Other restaurants" <lists restaurants> Me: "Reservation for Founding Farmers." Google Now will do some coreferences, but Siri is almost modal. You can talk to it like an assistant instead of trying to formulate everything as a search query. I had a Nexus 5 almost a year before getting my 6+, and I was always jealous of how much more practically useful Siri was on my wife's iPhone 5.
- wycats 12y agoJust tried this on my Moto X: Me: "Find me a target" <nearest target shows up> Me: "Directions" <changes to "directions to target"> <shows a list of targets to select> Me: "first one" <chooses Portland Galleria Target>
- arjie 12y agoThat is, indeed, fantastic. Does it hold context? I mean, can you say "Find a gas station." and then "Find a McDonald's near that" and have it work? That would be super.