I had all that problem as described by Dona on my Home Pod mini and I was glad when I got rid of it as Apple can’t just make good smart speakers if the assistant can’t do lots of stuff.
> On 15 Feb 2021, at 14:14, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, I would say she doesn’t always do so well with English either. > Whatever’s going on, I really hope Apple fixes it soon. > Cheers, > Donna > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Feb 15, 2021, at 8:06 AM, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi! >> First I thought that she had issues with other languages but it seems that >> English is a problem for her too. >> So i am not sure what they do at apple. >> Google Assistant is a really good tool. >> That’s the only thing I really miss from Android. >> /A >> >>> 15 feb. 2021 kl. 14:48 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>> <[email protected]>: >>> >>> Oh, wow! That would be a pain. Thankfully, I don’t experience that issue, >>> though I will say that since installing Big Sur on my Mac, the Siri charm >>> seems to go off randomly. It doesn’t interfere with much, but it is mildly >>> annoying. >>> Cheers, >>> Donna >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>>>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 9:35 PM, Eric Oyen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Well, >>>> I have a gripe with the entire 14.x series of iOS releases. Ever since >>>> going to 14, my phone has done the strange thing when holding down the >>>> home button: it double chimes upward indicating ready to accept voice >>>> input only to immediately double chime downward indicating operation >>>> canceled. I have had to reset my phone 4 times already and the problem >>>> comes back in less than a week. So, basically, I can’t add to my >>>> electronic calendar by that method, nor can I request phone calls, play my >>>> music or even open apps. What does it take to have a properly working >>>> phone? >>>> >>>> -Eric >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 6:35 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Well, I guess I'm glad I'm not alone. But I can't help thinking that Siri >>>>> has taken some major steps backwards. >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Donna >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 4:45 PM, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> hi donna. >>>>>> thats a problem i have with siri. >>>>>> i cant play some albums for some strange reasons. >>>>>> this has been worse in this new 14.4 update. >>>>>> so youre not alone. >>>>>> 7ad >>>>>> >>>>>> Skickat från min iPad >>>>>> >>>>>>> 14 feb. 2021 kl. 19:21 skrev 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>> <[email protected]>: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Oh, God! so here's what happened this morning. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I said "Siri, play Album x." Siri said, "I can't find Album X on Apple >>>>>>> Music." So I said, "Siri, play album X from my library." Siri said, "I >>>>>>> can't find Album X on Apple music." So I said, "Siri, play Artist from >>>>>>> my library." Siri immediately played a song from the album I'd been >>>>>>> trying to play. So I said," Siri, play this album." Siri immediately >>>>>>> switched to a different album. So, I thought, OK, I'll just air-play it >>>>>>> from my phone. I started the album, and went into the control center to >>>>>>> select the speakers where I wanted the music to play. But the Playback >>>>>>> Destination button in the Control center seems only to be there for >>>>>>> decoration. Tapping it brought up the list of speakers, but I was not >>>>>>> able to select and get music to play on anything other than my phone. I >>>>>>> was finally able to get the album to play on one of my HomePodes by >>>>>>> holding my phone up to it and transferring, but we all know that that >>>>>>> sometimes works, and sometimes doesn't. So this action, which should >>>>>>> have been able to be implemented with one voice command, ended up >>>>>>> taking about fifteen minutes, and it still wasn't playin on all the >>>>>>> speakers where I wanted it to play. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On a more general level, our music system is a combination of HomePods >>>>>>> and Sonos speakers. In IOS 13, if I had the speakers grouped, and told >>>>>>> Siri to adjust the volume, the volume was adjusted for the whole group. >>>>>>> Now, it is only adjusted on the HomePod. If I want to adjust the volume >>>>>>> on the Sonos speakers, I either have to open the Sonos app and do it >>>>>>> there, or manually walk over and adjust it. There's just no excuse for >>>>>>> that. >>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 14, 2021, at 11:54 AM, ` <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can't comment on the Braille Display, but I hae not experienced any >>>>>>>> issues with the HomePod. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 2/14/2021 10:01, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries wrote: >>>>>>>>> Does anyone else out there feel like IOS 14.4 is a serious piece of >>>>>>>>> c***? Honestly, I hate it enough that I'm giving some consideration >>>>>>>>> to just going back to another environment. What on earth was Apple >>>>>>>>> thinking? I have problems with my braille display and problems with >>>>>>>>> playing music in my home. 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