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Changes we're making to Google Assistant

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Post by pneumic »

_dain_ wrote: post #107

Reading this thread is kinda bizarre to me. Do people actually ... talk to their phones? Like for real, not just in cringeworthy scripted adverts? I've never used any of these voice assistant things and nor does anyone I know. It always seemed like a huge gimmick to me. Am I just in a bubble?

All the time:

"Text $WIFE_NAME I'm on my way home"

"Directions to $DESTINATION"

"[Set a] Timer [for] 15 minutes"

"Call $CONTACT" or "Call $PLACE"

etc.

These are usually done while I'm driving or on the move, or otherwise don't feel like scrunching up my thumbs to type or to look at a screen

Re: Changes we're making to Google Assistant

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Post by 6figurelenins »

Eezee wrote: post #280
6figurelenins wrote: post #239

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "Hey Google, add to the shopping list"... was very useful... Then one day Google decided to disable that integration. Now the only shopping list you can add to is one Google provides If I recall correctly, "add to my list" originally went to shoppinglist.google.com. They rolled it into Keep[1] ("note to self," tags, sharing). It works well. However... In 2016, I figured "tell me showtimes for $MOVIE in $CITY" shoul…

Did you actually try your cinema prompt recently? I just asked my pixel phone "tell me showtimes for aquaman in Berlin" and it immediately opened an overview of cinemas with showtimes for the Aquaman movie today with options to buy the ticket. Same for the weather prompt someone else posted above and contrary to their experience it showed me exactly what I expected. I'm a bit confused if those examples are something…

"Hey Google, give me showtimes for Aquaman" opens the assistant on my phone, and transcribes my request correctly.

There's a Nest mini (2nd gen) two meters away, but the device that answers is the Google Home 2016 in a different room.

First attempt: "Okay, ten minutes. And that's starting... Now."

Second attempt: "Sorry, I don't understand."

Third attempt: bingo.

Further trials seem to work, until they're interrupted by the 10 minute timer.

My partner comes downstairs to ask why I'm yelling STOP.

I remember my exact words when I bought this thing:

I have seen the future, and it sucks.

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