RE: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Shawn,

Well, I am sure all the canadian who are waiting for the Echo to be available 
here “officially” your concern you may loose your american accounts may sound a 
bit selfish *smile*.
Anyhow, I doubt there would be a problem, you could always use a VPN service 
and continue to use the american account. There used to be a time when we had 
very few choices here in Canada with respect to music streaming services, but 
now that Spotify is here as well as Deezer, Tidal, Apple Music and I assume 
Google Play Music I am personally not very worried about having to jump through 
all sorts of hoops to get american content. It would be nice if there was a bit 
more choice with video streaming, for th emost part that is Netflix here and a 
lot of the content is not available here because of our copyright laws, but I 
know that in time this will also change, maybe it will be a few more years, but 
it must because people demand it and while certain american Presidents are 
trying to close off America from trade, I think virtual borders will continue 
to come down over time.

Regards,
Sieghard

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Shawn Krasniuk
Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2017 8:19 PM
To: 'Adrian Leong' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

Hey. From what I've been playing around with in the Google Assistant, Tunein 
isn't available. Only Youtube and Apple Music. Also, in regards to Sieghard's 
comments, I'd be a little worried if Amazon were to start shipping the Echo 
here in Canada. Sure, it would be cool, but seeing as I already have one, if 
they do start shipping here in Canada, I might lose my Pandora and iHeartRadio 
US accounts. It would be nice if Pandora were available here in Canada, but I 
kinda doubt it will. And our iHeartRadio is crap compared to the US's so they 
need to fix that before I'd be relaxed about the Echo being supported in Canada.

Shawn
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Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs
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On Jun 4, 2017, at 3:34 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
<siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:

No, the Google Assistant is also not available here in Canada at this point 
just as the google Home Speaker is not yet available although apparently this 
is supposed to change later this year.
Also, ind typical Google fashion the google Assistant app apparently wants to 
keep track of your location at all times even when you are not using the app so 
it can collect as much information about you as possible.
It is interesting how there is a lot of discussion how Apple is totally missing 
the boat on the smart speaker category, but one thing that isn’t mentioned is 
that devices like the Amazon Echo or Google Home are only available in the US 
and a couple of other countries, I believe the Echo is available in the UK and 
Germany, but it is not even available in Canada and we only just now are able 
to use Amazon Video here. If the rumours are true Apple may release a smart 
speaker tomorrow or if not then maybe in September or October and it will be 
interesting to see if Apple is making it available in many more countries. I 
know not all Apple services have always been available everywhere, but I could 
see how such a device might be available wherever apple also sells iPhones or 
at least where SIRI is available since of course SIRI would be absolutely 
required for this to work. If so and if Apple is finally giving SIRI the 
necessary upgrade to bring it more in line with what Alexa and Google Home can 
do then Apple could very quickly gain a strong foothold in this market simply 
because the other companies didn’t bother to make their device available 
outside the US and a handful of other countries.

Regards,
Sieghard

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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[James Gibson]

Thanks for the information

> On Jun 4, 2017, at 11:19 PM, Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Hey. From what I've been playing around with in the Google Assistant, Tunein 
> isn't available. Only Youtube and Apple Music. Also, in regards to Sieghard's 
> comments, I'd be a little worried if Amazon were to start shipping the Echo 
> here in Canada. Sure, it would be cool, but seeing as I already have one, if 
> they do start shipping here in Canada, I might lose my Pandora and 
> iHeartRadio US accounts. It would be nice if Pandora were available here in 
> Canada, but I kinda doubt it will. And our iHeartRadio is crap compared to 
> the US's so they need to fix that before I'd be relaxed about the Echo being 
> supported in Canada.
> 
> Shawn
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>> On Jun 4, 2017, at 3:34 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
>> 
>> No, the Google Assistant is also not available here in Canada at this point 
>> just as the google Home Speaker is not yet available although apparently 
>> this is supposed to change later this year.
>> Also, ind typical Google fashion the google Assistant app apparently wants 
>> to keep track of your location at all times even when you are not using the 
>> app so it can collect as much information about you as possible.
>> It is interesting how there is a lot of discussion how Apple is totally 
>> missing the boat on the smart speaker category, but one thing that isn’t 
>> mentioned is that devices like the Amazon Echo or Google Home are only 
>> available in the US and a couple of other countries, I believe the Echo is 
>> available in the UK and Germany, but it is not even available in Canada and 
>> we only just now are able to use Amazon Video here. If the rumours are true 
>> Apple may release a smart speaker tomorrow or if not then maybe in September 
>> or October and it will be interesting to see if Apple is making it available 
>> in many more countries. I know not all Apple services have always been 
>> available everywhere, but I could see how such a device might be available 
>> wherever apple also sells iPhones or at least where SIRI is available since 
>> of course SIRI would be absolutely required for this to work. If so and if 
>> Apple is finally giving SIRI the necessary upgrade to bring it more in line 
>> with what Alexa and Google Home can do then Apple could very quickly gain a 
>> strong foothold in this market simply because the other companies didn’t 
>> bother to make their device available outside the US and a handful of other 
>> countries.
>>  
>> Regards,
>> Sieghard
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>> Of Ann Byrne
>> Sent: Sunday, June 4, 2017 11:45 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[Shawn Krasniuk]

Hey. From what I've been playing around with in the Google Assistant, Tunein 
isn't available. Only Youtube and Apple Music. Also, in regards to Sieghard's 
comments, I'd be a little worried if Amazon were to start shipping the Echo 
here in Canada. Sure, it would be cool, but seeing as I already have one, if 
they do start shipping here in Canada, I might lose my Pandora and iHeartRadio 
US accounts. It would be nice if Pandora were available here in Canada, but I 
kinda doubt it will. And our iHeartRadio is crap compared to the US's so they 
need to fix that before I'd be relaxed about the Echo being supported in Canada.

Shawn
Sent From My White MacBook
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Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs
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> On Jun 4, 2017, at 3:34 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> 
> No, the Google Assistant is also not available here in Canada at this point 
> just as the google Home Speaker is not yet available although apparently this 
> is supposed to change later this year.
> Also, ind typical Google fashion the google Assistant app apparently wants to 
> keep track of your location at all times even when you are not using the app 
> so it can collect as much information about you as possible.
> It is interesting how there is a lot of discussion how Apple is totally 
> missing the boat on the smart speaker category, but one thing that isn’t 
> mentioned is that devices like the Amazon Echo or Google Home are only 
> available in the US and a couple of other countries, I believe the Echo is 
> available in the UK and Germany, but it is not even available in Canada and 
> we only just now are able to use Amazon Video here. If the rumours are true 
> Apple may release a smart speaker tomorrow or if not then maybe in September 
> or October and it will be interesting to see if Apple is making it available 
> in many more countries. I know not all Apple services have always been 
> available everywhere, but I could see how such a device might be available 
> wherever apple also sells iPhones or at least where SIRI is available since 
> of course SIRI would be absolutely required for this to work. If so and if 
> Apple is finally giving SIRI the necessary upgrade to bring it more in line 
> with what Alexa and Google Home can do then Apple could very quickly gain a 
> strong foothold in this market simply because the other companies didn’t 
> bother to make their device available outside the US and a handful of other 
> countries.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[James Gibson]

Hello this is James, thank you! Thanks a lot for the information

> On Jun 4, 2017, at 5:33 PM, Dave <dave.beckett...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> yes, as far as i know. it is not available in the UK or Australia.
>  
> From: Fazil
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 6:51 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
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>  
> Is it available in US store only?
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Nimer Jaber
> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2017 10:02 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app
>  
> Hello,
> 
> The google assistant is okay... it is great on Android, and is much better 
> than Siri at contextualization. However, on iOS, the first bunch of words 
> that are uttered by the assistant are presented at an extremely low volume, 
> before volume increases. I attempted to play around with audio ducking 
> options, however this did not fix the problem. Unfortunately, this is a huge 
> issue when out and about and trying to hear what it says... while you can 
> hear the content by using Voiceover, this is not always convenient, 
> especially hand-free... speaking of hands-free, there should be a way to say 
> okay google to trigger the assistant... there also should be a way to trigger 
> the assistant with a long-press of the home button if a user chooses. In iOS, 
> it seems that the only two options are using Siri, or voice commands, 
> whatever that means. Anyway, if you are okay with the drawbacks of using this 
> app at present, I do recommend it.
> 
> Thanks.
> On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 22:31 Rafał Marzec <bluewings1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Not available in uk
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 4 Jun 2017, at 3:13 am, Steve Sweeney <n4o...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Just saw where Google Assistant now has an IOS app for iPhone and iPad…
> Don’t know how well it works yet but it should be fun to play with.  You can 
> find it in the App Store.  Just type google assistant in the search box.
>  
> -Steve
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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[Dave]

yes, as far as i know. it is not available in the UK or Australia.

From: Fazil 
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 6:51 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: RE: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

Is it available in US store only?

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Nimer Jaber
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2017 10:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

 

Hello,

The google assistant is okay... it is great on Android, and is much better than 
Siri at contextualization. However, on iOS, the first bunch of words that are 
uttered by the assistant are presented at an extremely low volume, before 
volume increases. I attempted to play around with audio ducking options, 
however this did not fix the problem. Unfortunately, this is a huge issue when 
out and about and trying to hear what it says... while you can hear the content 
by using Voiceover, this is not always convenient, especially hand-free... 
speaking of hands-free, there should be a way to say okay google to trigger the 
assistant... there also should be a way to trigger the assistant with a 
long-press of the home button if a user chooses. In iOS, it seems that the only 
two options are using Siri, or voice commands, whatever that means. Anyway, if 
you are okay with the drawbacks of using this app at present, I do recommend it.

Thanks.

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 22:31 Rafał Marzec <bluewings1...@gmail.com> wrote:

  Not available in uk

  Sent from my iPhone


  On 4 Jun 2017, at 3:13 am, Steve Sweeney <n4o...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

Just saw where Google Assistant now has an IOS app for iPhone and iPad…

Don’t know how well it works yet but it should be fun to play with.  You 
can find it in the App Store.  Just type google assistant in the search box.

 

-Steve

 

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RE: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

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No, the Google Assistant is also not available here in Canada at this point 
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is supposed to change later this year.
Also, ind typical Google fashion the google Assistant app apparently wants to 
keep track of your location at all times even when you are not using the app so 
it can collect as much information about you as possible.
It is interesting how there is a lot of discussion how Apple is totally missing 
the boat on the smart speaker category, but one thing that isn’t mentioned is 
that devices like the Amazon Echo or Google Home are only available in the US 
and a couple of other countries, I believe the Echo is available in the UK and 
Germany, but it is not even available in Canada and we only just now are able 
to use Amazon Video here. If the rumours are true Apple may release a smart 
speaker tomorrow or if not then maybe in September or October and it will be 
interesting to see if Apple is making it available in many more countries. I 
know not all Apple services have always been available everywhere, but I could 
see how such a device might be available wherever apple also sells iPhones or 
at least where SIRI is available since of course SIRI would be absolutely 
required for this to work. If so and if Apple is finally giving SIRI the 
necessary upgrade to bring it more in line with what Alexa and Google Home can 
do then Apple could very quickly gain a strong foothold in this market simply 
because the other companies didn’t bother to make their device available 
outside the US and a handful of other countries.

Regards,
Sieghard

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RE: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[Fazil]

Is it available in US store only?

 

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Nimer Jaber
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2017 10:02 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

 

Hello,

The google assistant is okay... it is great on Android, and is much better than 
Siri at contextualization. However, on iOS, the first bunch of words that are 
uttered by the assistant are presented at an extremely low volume, before 
volume increases. I attempted to play around with audio ducking options, 
however this did not fix the problem. Unfortunately, this is a huge issue when 
out and about and trying to hear what it says... while you can hear the content 
by using Voiceover, this is not always convenient, especially hand-free... 
speaking of hands-free, there should be a way to say okay google to trigger the 
assistant... there also should be a way to trigger the assistant with a 
long-press of the home button if a user chooses. In iOS, it seems that the only 
two options are using Siri, or voice commands, whatever that means. Anyway, if 
you are okay with the drawbacks of using this app at present, I do recommend it.

Thanks.

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 22:31 Rafał Marzec <bluewings1...@gmail.com> wrote:

Not available in uk

Sent from my iPhone


On 4 Jun 2017, at 3:13 am, Steve Sweeney <n4o...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi all,

Just saw where Google Assistant now has an IOS app for iPhone and iPad…

Don’t know how well it works yet but it should be fun to play with.  You can 
find it in the App Store.  Just type google assistant in the search box.

 

-Steve

 

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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[TaraPrakash]

Can u  ask it to play a radio station 

As you can with Google Home and Google assistant?

I want iPhone to be able to play a station from tune in  without having to open 
the app 

If there is a way to do that please let me know 

Thanks 
Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 4, 2017, at 1:02 AM, Nimer Jaber  wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> The google assistant is okay... it is great on Android, and is much better 
> than Siri at contextualization. However, on iOS, the first bunch of words 
> that are uttered by the assistant are presented at an extremely low volume, 
> before volume increases. I attempted to play around with audio ducking 
> options, however this did not fix the problem. Unfortunately, this is a huge 
> issue when out and about and trying to hear what it says... while you can 
> hear the content by using Voiceover, this is not always convenient, 
> especially hand-free... speaking of hands-free, there should be a way to say 
> okay google to trigger the assistant... there also should be a way to trigger 
> the assistant with a long-press of the home button if a user chooses. In iOS, 
> it seems that the only two options are using Siri, or voice commands, 
> whatever that means. Anyway, if you are okay with the drawbacks of using this 
> app at present, I do recommend it.
> 
> Thanks.
>> On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 22:31 Rafał Marzec  wrote:
>> Not available in uk
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 4 Jun 2017, at 3:13 am, Steve Sweeney  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Just saw where Google Assistant now has an IOS app for iPhone and iPad…
>>> 
>>> Don’t know how well it works yet but it should be fun to play with.  You 
>>> can find it in the App Store.  Just type google assistant in the search box.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> -Steve
>>> 
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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[Dave]

Not yet available in the UK and Australia.


From: Nimer Jaber 
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2017 6:02 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

Hello,

The google assistant is okay... it is great on Android, and is much better than 
Siri at contextualization. However, on iOS, the first bunch of words that are 
uttered by the assistant are presented at an extremely low volume, before 
volume increases. I attempted to play around with audio ducking options, 
however this did not fix the problem. Unfortunately, this is a huge issue when 
out and about and trying to hear what it says... while you can hear the content 
by using Voiceover, this is not always convenient, especially hand-free... 
speaking of hands-free, there should be a way to say okay google to trigger the 
assistant... there also should be a way to trigger the assistant with a 
long-press of the home button if a user chooses. In iOS, it seems that the only 
two options are using Siri, or voice commands, whatever that means. Anyway, if 
you are okay with the drawbacks of using this app at present, I do recommend it.

Thanks.

On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 22:31 Rafał Marzec <bluewings1...@gmail.com> wrote:

  Not available in uk

  Sent from my iPhone

  On 4 Jun 2017, at 3:13 am, Steve Sweeney <n4o...@gmail.com> wrote:


Hi all,

Just saw where Google Assistant now has an IOS app for iPhone and iPad…

Don’t know how well it works yet but it should be fun to play with.  You 
can find it in the App Store.  Just type google assistant in the search box.



-Steve



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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello,

The google assistant is okay... it is great on Android, and is much better
than Siri at contextualization. However, on iOS, the first bunch of words
that are uttered by the assistant are presented at an extremely low volume,
before volume increases. I attempted to play around with audio ducking
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huge issue when out and about and trying to hear what it says... while you
can hear the content by using Voiceover, this is not always convenient,
especially hand-free... speaking of hands-free, there should be a way to
say okay google to trigger the assistant... there also should be a way to
trigger the assistant with a long-press of the home button if a user
chooses. In iOS, it seems that the only two options are using Siri, or
voice commands, whatever that means. Anyway, if you are okay with the
drawbacks of using this app at present, I do recommend it.

Thanks.
On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 22:31 Rafał Marzec  wrote:

> Not available in uk
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On 4 Jun 2017, at 3:13 am, Steve Sweeney  wrote:
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> Hi all,
>
> Just saw where Google Assistant now has an IOS app for iPhone and iPad…
>
> Don’t know how well it works yet but it should be fun to play with.  You
> can find it in the App Store.  Just type google assistant in the search box.
>
>
>
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Re: Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

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Not available in uk

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Google Assistant is now an iPhone app

[Steve Sweeney]

Hi all,

Just saw where Google Assistant now has an IOS app for iPhone and iPad.

Don't know how well it works yet but it should be fun to play with.  You can
find it in the App Store.  Just type google assistant in the search box.

 

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