RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I think very few people have complaints about the Homepod hardware especially 
the sound. Everything else is software/service based and I understand that the 
big ones are the introduction of Airplay 2 which I have no doubts will come 
soon and then of course a greatly improved SIRI. This would of course also 
affect every other iOS device and as we all know it’s long overdue.


From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
TaraPrakash
Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 11:03 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I meant I’m not optimistic that Apple is going to improve HomePod much. I hope 
they do.
Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 7:30 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
<siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:
Hi Tara,

You said you hope Apple will not improve the Homepod? I would say most people 
hope they will improve it!
One thing I don’t find easy with Alexa is that if you install a lot of skills 
you have to always remember their invocation word or phrase, if you talk to the 
thing wrong it won’t do much.


From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of 
TaraPrakash
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I have tried all three. And I would rank homepod  at number three google home 
at number to an echo at number one. Apples HomePod is nowhere close to Amazon‘s 
echo when it comes to the variety and  options available
And I share your concern but do not hope that Apple in their arrogance are  
trying to improve home pod anytime soon

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:19 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
<siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:
Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all have 
weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more capable 
over the next years.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>; 
viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
what they come out with.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of 

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[TaraPrakash]

I meant I’m not optimistic that Apple is going to improve HomePod much. I hope 
they do. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 8, 2018, at 7:30 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Tara,
>  
> You said you hope Apple will not improve the Homepod? I would say most people 
> hope they will improve it!
> One thing I don’t find easy with Alexa is that if you install a lot of skills 
> you have to always remember their invocation word or phrase, if you talk to 
> the thing wrong it won’t do much.
>  
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
> TaraPrakash
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:44 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> I have tried all three. And I would rank homepod  at number three google home 
> at number to an echo at number one. Apples HomePod is nowhere close to 
> Amazon‘s echo when it comes to the variety and  options available
> And I share your concern but do not hope that Apple in their arrogance are  
> trying to improve home pod anytime soon
>  
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:19 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan,
>  
> I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
> resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod 
> which uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is 
> and also Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really 
> dominant. My problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers 
> using 3 different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android 
> phone. I know some people own iPhones, 
> Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
> hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
> necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
> sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
> the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
> said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
> when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
> primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
> realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
> weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
> timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
> function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
> them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
> date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
> it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
> iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen 
> is covered.
> As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
> Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
> enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that 
> it can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s 
> not available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find 
> out.
> In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all 
> have weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more 
> capable over the next years.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
> Reyes
> Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
> what they come out with.
>  
> Get Outlook for iOS
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Alan 
> Lemly <wale...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> Sieghard,
> 
> I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
> devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
> far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple 
> enjoys a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from 
> allocating resources to making Siri more intelligent.
> 
> Alan
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [m

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Lynn White]

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 8, 2018, at 10:29 PM, Maria Reyes <mgreye...@outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> I’ve heard that Alexa would play the wrong thing. Sometimes she won’t 
> understand like you said, today in iOS podcast.
> 
> Get Outlook for iOS
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of 
> Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 10:52:05 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> I can play my Podcasts easily enough with Overcast on my iPhone, but of 
> course it’s also nice if you can just say “Alexa, play Today in iOS 
> Podcast”,, obviously this seems to work for some people and it even works for 
> me for so far at least the Windows Weekly Podcast, but I have no luck to ask 
> it to play Applevis, Cool blind Tech, FS Cast, The Blind Side or Today in iOS.
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
> Reyes
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 6:44 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> I thought you could probably play your podcasts there like on an echo 
> speaker. I don't own a Sonos system, so I don't know everything about it.
>  
> Get Outlook for iOS
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of 
> Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:37:03 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> I do have “Radio by Tune In” in my sources list, haven’t checked if I could 
> add the Tune In version where you have to login/subscribe, this is the free 
> version.
> Why do you ask, I thought that was available on all Sonos systems.
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
> Reyes
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:12 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> Does your sonos support TuneIn?
>  
> Get Outlook for iOS
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of 
> Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:19:42 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> Hi Alan,
>  
> I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
> resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod 
> which uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is 
> and also Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really 
> dominant. My problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers 
> using 3 different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android 
> phone. I know some people own iPhones, 
> Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
> hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
> necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
> sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
> the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
> said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
> when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
> primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
> realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
> weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
> timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
> function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
> them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
> date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
> it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
> iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen 
> is covered.
> As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
> Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
> enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that 
> it can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s 
> not available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find 
> out.
> In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all 
> have weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Maria Reyes]

I’ve heard that Alexa would play the wrong thing. Sometimes she won’t 
understand like you said, today in iOS podcast.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Sieghard 
Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 10:52:05 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I can play my Podcasts easily enough with Overcast on my iPhone, but of course 
it’s also nice if you can just say “Alexa, play Today in iOS Podcast”,, 
obviously this seems to work for some people and it even works for me for so 
far at least the Windows Weekly Podcast, but I have no luck to ask it to play 
Applevis, Cool blind Tech, FS Cast, The Blind Side or Today in iOS.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 6:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I thought you could probably play your podcasts there like on an echo speaker. 
I don't own a Sonos system, so I don't know everything about it.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of 
Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:37:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I do have “Radio by Tune In” in my sources list, haven’t checked if I could add 
the Tune In version where you have to login/subscribe, this is the free version.
Why do you ask, I thought that was available on all Sonos systems.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>; 
viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Does your sonos support TuneIn?

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of 
Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:19:42 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistan

RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I can play my Podcasts easily enough with Overcast on my iPhone, but of course 
it’s also nice if you can just say “Alexa, play Today in iOS Podcast”,, 
obviously this seems to work for some people and it even works for me for so 
far at least the Windows Weekly Podcast, but I have no luck to ask it to play 
Applevis, Cool blind Tech, FS Cast, The Blind Side or Today in iOS.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 6:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I thought you could probably play your podcasts there like on an echo speaker. 
I don't own a Sonos system, so I don't know everything about it.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of 
Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:37:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I do have “Radio by Tune In” in my sources list, haven’t checked if I could add 
the Tune In version where you have to login/subscribe, this is the free version.
Why do you ask, I thought that was available on all Sonos systems.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>; 
viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Does your sonos support TuneIn?

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of 
Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:19:42 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all have 
weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more capable 
over the next years.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>; 
viphone@g

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Maria Reyes]

I thought you could probably play your podcasts there like on an echo speaker. 
I don't own a Sonos system, so I don't know everything about it.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Sieghard 
Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 7:37:03 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I do have “Radio by Tune In” in my sources list, haven’t checked if I could add 
the Tune In version where you have to login/subscribe, this is the free version.
Why do you ask, I thought that was available on all Sonos systems.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Does your sonos support TuneIn?

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of 
Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:19:42 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all have 
weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more capable 
over the next years.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>; 
viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
what they come out with.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Alan 
Lemly <wale...@gmail.com<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Sieghard,

I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect 

RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Sieghard Weitzel]

I do have “Radio by Tune In” in my sources list, haven’t checked if I could add 
the Tune In version where you have to login/subscribe, this is the free version.
Why do you ask, I thought that was available on all Sonos systems.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:12 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Does your sonos support TuneIn?

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of 
Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:19:42 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all have 
weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more capable 
over the next years.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>; 
viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
what they come out with.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Alan 
Lemly <wale...@gmail.com<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Sieghard,

I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple enjoys 
a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from allocating 
resources to making Siri more intelligent.

Alan

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 10:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Yes, it's all

RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Tara,

You said you hope Apple will not improve the Homepod? I would say most people 
hope they will improve it!
One thing I don’t find easy with Alexa is that if you install a lot of skills 
you have to always remember their invocation word or phrase, if you talk to the 
thing wrong it won’t do much.


From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
TaraPrakash
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 2:44 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

I have tried all three. And I would rank homepod  at number three google home 
at number to an echo at number one. Apples HomePod is nowhere close to Amazon‘s 
echo when it comes to the variety and  options available
And I share your concern but do not hope that Apple in their arrogance are  
trying to improve home pod anytime soon

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:19 PM, Sieghard Weitzel 
<siegh...@live.ca<mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote:
Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all have 
weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more capable 
over the next years.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>; 
viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
what they come out with.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Alan 
Lemly <wale...@gmail.com<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Sieghard,

I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple enjoys 
a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from allocating 
resources to making Siri more intelligent.

Alan

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 10:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Yes, 

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[TaraPrakash]

I have tried all three. And I would rank homepod  at number three google home 
at number to an echo at number one. Apples HomePod is nowhere close to Amazon‘s 
echo when it comes to the variety and  options available
And I share your concern but do not hope that Apple in their arrogance are  
trying to improve home pod anytime soon
 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Apr 8, 2018, at 4:19 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alan,
>  
> I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
> resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod 
> which uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is 
> and also Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really 
> dominant. My problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers 
> using 3 different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android 
> phone. I know some people own iPhones, 
> Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
> hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
> necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
> sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
> the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
> said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
> when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
> primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
> realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
> weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
> timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
> function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
> them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
> date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
> it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
> iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen 
> is covered.
> As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
> Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
> enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that 
> it can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s 
> not available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find 
> out.
> In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all 
> have weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more 
> capable over the next years.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
> Reyes
> Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
> what they come out with.
>  
> Get Outlook for iOS
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Alan 
> Lemly <wale...@gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
>  
> Sieghard,
> 
> I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
> devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
> far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple 
> enjoys a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from 
> allocating resources to making Siri more intelligent.
> 
> Alan
> 
> -Original Message-----
> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
> Sieghard Weitzel
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 10:59 PM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support
> 
> Yes, it's all the basic stuff and after over 6 years of SIRI the thing still 
> doesn't even support multiple timers. I guess if you are heating up Pizza a 
> single timer is OK, but if you are cooking something more elaborate where you 
> want a 45 minute timer so you know when the scalopped potatos need to come 
> out of the oven, you then want a 15 minute timer for something else and a 
> 3-minute timer because you don't want to overdo the garlic which you put in 
> the saute pan then SIRI is useless and it's Alexa to the rescue.
> Oh yes, and the article forgot to mention that translation d

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Maria Reyes]

Does your sonos support TuneIn?

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Sieghard 
Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 4:19:42 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all have 
weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more capable 
over the next years.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
what they come out with.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Alan 
Lemly <wale...@gmail.com<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Sieghard,

I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple enjoys 
a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from allocating 
resources to making Siri more intelligent.

Alan

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 10:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Yes, it's all the basic stuff and after over 6 years of SIRI the thing still 
doesn't even support multiple timers. I guess if you are heating up Pizza a 
single timer is OK, but if you are cooking something more elaborate where you 
want a 45 minute timer so you know when the scalopped potatos need to come out 
of the oven, you then want a 15 minute timer for something else and a 3-minute 
timer because you don't want to overdo the garlic which you put in the saute 
pan then SIRI is useless and it's Alexa to the rescue.
Oh yes, and the article forgot to mention that translation doesn't even work in 
Canada where last time I checked we also spoke English. I think SIRI must be 
one of Apple's biggest, unacknowledged embarrassments ever as it can do little 
more now in 2018 than it

RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Alan,

I hope Maria is right and I can’t possibly imagine why Apple would not put 
resources into improving SIRI especially since they now have the Homepod which 
uses SIRI is it’s only interface. I am sure they know how big Alexa is and also 
Google Home although I have a feeling Amazon is currently really dominant. My 
problem is that I don’t want to own 3 different smart speakers using 3 
different platforms just as I wouldn’t want an iPhone and an Android phone. I 
know some people own iPhones,
Android devices and even Amazon Fire devices, but I prefer to spend my 
hard-earned money on whatever platform I find is best for me and don’t 
necessarily think more devices give me more options or convenience. I think 
sometimes more is not better because you then spend so much time learning all 
the different systems, making sure you keep them updated and all that. Having 
said that my wife and I who both have iPhones also bought some Amazon Echos 
when Amazon finally offered them officially here in Canada. We use them 
primarily with our Philipps Hue lights, Lyric Thermostat and I recently 
realized I could install the Netatmo skill to ask about information from the 
weather station. We also use the one in the kitchen all the time for setting 
timers for cooking and baking and occasionally we use the Drop-in intercom 
function because I have also an Echo Dot in my office at work. I do also use 
them for conversions or if I want to know what day of the week a particular 
date is. Of course SIRI does conversions and the date thing just as well, but 
it’s usually easier to say “Alexa, how many Kg is 18 ounces” or whatever, my 
iPhone is often in my hipholster and “Hey SIRI” does not work if the screen is 
covered.
As I said before, Alexa does not do well for me when it comes to playing 
Podcasts and I have tried at least 4 times on different days and times to 
enable the Sonos skill but each time I get an error message telling me that it 
can’t connect to Sonos right now and to  try again later. I wonder if it’s not 
available here in Canada, have to call Sonos one of these days and find out.
In my opinion all the digital assistants have some strength, but they all have 
weaknesses and limitations and I look forward to them becoming more capable 
over the next years.

Regards,
Sieghard

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Maria 
Reyes
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 10:23 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com; viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
what they come out with.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Alan 
Lemly <wale...@gmail.com<mailto:wale...@gmail.com>>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Sieghard,

I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple enjoys 
a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from allocating 
resources to making Siri more intelligent.

Alan

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 10:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Yes, it's all the basic stuff and after over 6 years of SIRI the thing still 
doesn't even support multiple timers. I guess if you are heating up Pizza a 
single timer is OK, but if you are cooking something more elaborate where you 
want a 45 minute timer so you know when the scalopped potatos need to come out 
of the oven, you then want a 15 minute timer for something else and a 3-minute 
timer because you don't want to overdo the garlic which you put in the saute 
pan then SIRI is useless and it's Alexa to the rescue.
Oh yes, and the article forgot to mention that translation doesn't even work in 
Canada where last time I checked we also spoke English. I think SIRI must be 
one of Apple's biggest, unacknowledged embarrassments ever as it can do little 
more now in 2018 than it could do when it came out in 2011..

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> 
<viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of M. 
Taylor
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 6:20 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subj

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Maria Reyes]

Not really. Just last week they hired Google's Chief AI person, so we'll see 
what they come out with.

Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>

From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Alan 
Lemly <wale...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 8, 2018 1:10:50 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Sieghard,

I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple enjoys 
a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from allocating 
resources to making Siri more intelligent.

Alan

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 10:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Yes, it's all the basic stuff and after over 6 years of SIRI the thing still 
doesn't even support multiple timers. I guess if you are heating up Pizza a 
single timer is OK, but if you are cooking something more elaborate where you 
want a 45 minute timer so you know when the scalopped potatos need to come out 
of the oven, you then want a 15 minute timer for something else and a 3-minute 
timer because you don't want to overdo the garlic which you put in the saute 
pan then SIRI is useless and it's Alexa to the rescue.
Oh yes, and the article forgot to mention that translation doesn't even work in 
Canada where last time I checked we also spoke English. I think SIRI must be 
one of Apple's biggest, unacknowledged embarrassments ever as it can do little 
more now in 2018 than it could do when it came out in 2011..

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 6:20 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Do more with Siri on HomePod
>From getting the latest news to checking the weather, discover more ways that 
>Siri on HomePod can help you get answers to everyday questions.
Plan ahead
Siri on HomePod can help you check the weather, find places to go, and check 
traffic so you can get to where you're going on time.

Check the weather
Want to know if you should wear a coat or bring an umbrella? Just ask Siri.
Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What's the temperature outside?"
.   "Do I need an umbrella today?"
.   "How's the weather tomorrow?"

Find places
Want to try a new restaurant? Or want to know what time the grocery store 
closes? Just ask Siri. Say "Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
.   "Where's a great place to eat Mexican food?"
.   "What time does the Apple Store close?"
.   "Where's the closest gas station?"


Check traffic
Whether you're on your way to work or just want to know how long it takes to 
get somewhere, Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What's the traffic like getting to work?"
.   "How long does it take to drive to San Antonio?"

Stay up to date
Catch up on current events, sports, stocks, and more with Siri.

Get the latest news
You can get news briefs from the top news sources in the world. Say "Hey Siri," 
then say something like:
.   "What's the news today?"
.   "Give me the latest sports news."
Want to switch to a different news source? Say something like, "Hey Siri, 
switch to NPR instead."

Catch up on sports
Want to know who won between the Cavs and the Warriors? Or when the Panthers 
play next? Siri knows. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say things like:
.   "What teams are playing in the World Cup?"
.   "Did the Spurs win last night?"
.   "How many completions did Joe Montana have?"


Check stocks
Stay up to date on the stock market, prices, news, and more with Siri. Say "Hey 
Siri," then say something like:
.   "How's the stock market doing today?"
.   "What's the market capitalization of Apple?"
.   "Where's the NASDAQ today?"
.   "Compare AAPL and the NASDAQ."

More ways to use Siri on HomePod
Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to 
know and do in your home. Here's what you can do.

Cook with Siri
Need a little help in the kitchen? Siri can help you measure ingredients, set a 
timer, and even help you count calories. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say 
things like:
.   "How many cups are in a quart?"
.   "Set a timer for 45 minutes."
.   "Pause the

RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Alan Lemly]

Sieghard,

I have to strongly agree with you. It seems apparent to me that Apple is 
devoting its resources to things other than making Siri smarter. Alexa is so 
far ahead of Siri that I hardly bother with Siri anymore. I expect Apple enjoys 
a much higher profit margin from its hardware devices than from allocating 
resources to making Siri more intelligent.

Alan

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2018 10:59 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Yes, it's all the basic stuff and after over 6 years of SIRI the thing still 
doesn't even support multiple timers. I guess if you are heating up Pizza a 
single timer is OK, but if you are cooking something more elaborate where you 
want a 45 minute timer so you know when the scalopped potatos need to come out 
of the oven, you then want a 15 minute timer for something else and a 3-minute 
timer because you don't want to overdo the garlic which you put in the saute 
pan then SIRI is useless and it's Alexa to the rescue.
Oh yes, and the article forgot to mention that translation doesn't even work in 
Canada where last time I checked we also spoke English. I think SIRI must be 
one of Apple's biggest, unacknowledged embarrassments ever as it can do little 
more now in 2018 than it could do when it came out in 2011..

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 6:20 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Do more with Siri on HomePod
>From getting the latest news to checking the weather, discover more ways that 
>Siri on HomePod can help you get answers to everyday questions.
Plan ahead
Siri on HomePod can help you check the weather, find places to go, and check 
traffic so you can get to where you're going on time.
 
Check the weather
Want to know if you should wear a coat or bring an umbrella? Just ask Siri.
Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What's the temperature outside?"
.   "Do I need an umbrella today?"
.   "How's the weather tomorrow?"
 
Find places
Want to try a new restaurant? Or want to know what time the grocery store 
closes? Just ask Siri. Say "Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
.   "Where's a great place to eat Mexican food?"
.   "What time does the Apple Store close?"
.   "Where's the closest gas station?"
 
 
Check traffic
Whether you're on your way to work or just want to know how long it takes to 
get somewhere, Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What's the traffic like getting to work?"
.   "How long does it take to drive to San Antonio?"
 
Stay up to date
Catch up on current events, sports, stocks, and more with Siri.
 
Get the latest news
You can get news briefs from the top news sources in the world. Say "Hey Siri," 
then say something like:
.   "What's the news today?"
.   "Give me the latest sports news."
Want to switch to a different news source? Say something like, "Hey Siri, 
switch to NPR instead."
 
Catch up on sports
Want to know who won between the Cavs and the Warriors? Or when the Panthers 
play next? Siri knows. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say things like:
.   "What teams are playing in the World Cup?"
.   "Did the Spurs win last night?"
.   "How many completions did Joe Montana have?"
 
 
Check stocks
Stay up to date on the stock market, prices, news, and more with Siri. Say "Hey 
Siri," then say something like:
.   "How's the stock market doing today?"
.   "What's the market capitalization of Apple?"
.   "Where's the NASDAQ today?"
.   "Compare AAPL and the NASDAQ."
 
More ways to use Siri on HomePod
Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to 
know and do in your home. Here's what you can do.
 
Cook with Siri
Need a little help in the kitchen? Siri can help you measure ingredients, set a 
timer, and even help you count calories. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say 
things like:
.   "How many cups are in a quart?"
.   "Set a timer for 45 minutes."
.   "Pause the timer."
.   "How much time is left on the timer?"
.   "How many calories are in an ounce of cheddar cheese?"
 
Be on time
Need to wake up early to catch a flight? Or want to check the time in another 
city? Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What time is it in Berlin?"
.   "When is daylight saving time?"
.   "

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Jewel]

Siegard!  How do I reboot my router as you suggested?  I thought that I had, 
already, downloaded the 
Google Assistant app as I know that I have used OK Google in the past, but I 
don't see G A in my app 
store so that, I guess, means that I haven't got it!

   Jewel

--
From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2018 4:02 PM
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Hi Jewel,

While I just posted a message criticising SIRI as well I must say that it is 
not SIRI's fault if it 
can't properly connect to the internet. Have you rebooted your router to see if 
that helps?
Also, the only way to use Google and SIRI is to have the Google app installed 
and set up to accept 
"OK Google" as a command to bring up the Google Assistant and then to use SIRI 
to say "hey SIRI, 
open Google". Then once the Google app is open you can say "OK Google" followed 
by your question.

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Jewel
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 6:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Oh!  if it were only that simple.
Ever since I updated to IOS11.3 I have had problems with Siri.  I wake him up 
and ask my question.
There is a complete silence and then, he will say:  "I am having trouble making 
a wi-fi connection.
Try again in a moment or two!" which I do;  sometimes, it has the desired 
effect, sometimes not!
Is there a setting which I should adjust?
As an alternative to Siri, I used to be able to bring up "Google assist" and 
"OK Google" but, I 
cannot do that any longer.  I assume that they are still available and is, 
simply, that I have 
forgotten how I did it!

   Jewel

--
From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2018 1:20 PM
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Do more with Siri on HomePod
>From getting the latest news to checking the weather, discover more ways that 
>Siri on HomePod can 
help you get answers to everyday questions.
Plan ahead
Siri on HomePod can help you check the weather, find places to go, and check 
traffic so you can get 
to where you're going on time.

Check the weather
Want to know if you should wear a coat or bring an umbrella? Just ask Siri.
Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What's the temperature outside?"
. "Do I need an umbrella today?"
. "How's the weather tomorrow?"

Find places
Want to try a new restaurant? Or want to know what time the grocery store 
closes? Just ask Siri. Say 
"Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
. "Where's a great place to eat Mexican food?"
. "What time does the Apple Store close?"
. "Where's the closest gas station?"


Check traffic
Whether you're on your way to work or just want to know how long it takes to 
get somewhere, Siri can 
help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What's the traffic like getting to work?"
. "How long does it take to drive to San Antonio?"

Stay up to date
Catch up on current events, sports, stocks, and more with Siri.

Get the latest news
You can get news briefs from the top news sources in the world. Say "Hey Siri," 
then say something 
like:
. "What's the news today?"
. "Give me the latest sports news."
Want to switch to a different news source? Say something like, "Hey Siri, 
switch to NPR instead."

Catch up on sports
Want to know who won between the Cavs and the Warriors? Or when the Panthers 
play next? Siri knows. 
Say "Hey Siri," then you can say things like:
. "What teams are playing in the World Cup?"
. "Did the Spurs win last night?"
. "How many completions did Joe Montana have?"


Check stocks
Stay up to date on the stock market, prices, news, and more with Siri. Say "Hey 
Siri," then say 
something like:
. "How's the stock market doing today?"
. "What's the market capitalization of Apple?"
. "Where's the NASDAQ today?"
. "Compare AAPL and the NASDAQ."

More ways to use Siri on HomePod
Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to 
know and do in your 
home. Here's what you can do.

Cook with Siri
Need a little help in the kitchen? Siri can help you measure ingredients, set a 
timer, and even help 
you count calories. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say things like:
. "How many cups are in a quart?"
. "Set a timer for 45 minutes."
. "Pause the timer."
. "How much time is left on the timer?&q

RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Hi Jewel,

While I just posted a message criticising SIRI as well I must say that it is 
not SIRI's fault if it can't properly connect to the internet. Have you 
rebooted your router to see if that helps?
Also, the only way to use Google and SIRI is to have the Google app installed 
and set up to accept "OK Google" as a command to bring up the Google Assistant 
and then to use SIRI to say "hey SIRI, open Google". Then once the Google app 
is open you can say "OK Google" followed by your question.

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Jewel
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 6:50 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Oh!  if it were only that simple.
Ever since I updated to IOS11.3 I have had problems with Siri.  I wake him up 
and ask my question. 
There is a complete silence and then, he will say:  "I am having trouble making 
a wi-fi connection. 
Try again in a moment or two!" which I do;  sometimes, it has the desired 
effect, sometimes not!
Is there a setting which I should adjust?
As an alternative to Siri, I used to be able to bring up "Google assist" and 
"OK Google" but, I cannot do that any longer.  I assume that they are still 
available and is, simply, that I have forgotten how I did it!

   Jewel

--
From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2018 1:20 PM
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Do more with Siri on HomePod
>From getting the latest news to checking the weather, discover more ways that 
>Siri on HomePod can help you get answers to everyday questions.
Plan ahead
Siri on HomePod can help you check the weather, find places to go, and check 
traffic so you can get to where you're going on time.

Check the weather
Want to know if you should wear a coat or bring an umbrella? Just ask Siri.
Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What's the temperature outside?"
. "Do I need an umbrella today?"
. "How's the weather tomorrow?"

Find places
Want to try a new restaurant? Or want to know what time the grocery store 
closes? Just ask Siri. Say "Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
. "Where's a great place to eat Mexican food?"
. "What time does the Apple Store close?"
. "Where's the closest gas station?"


Check traffic
Whether you're on your way to work or just want to know how long it takes to 
get somewhere, Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What's the traffic like getting to work?"
. "How long does it take to drive to San Antonio?"

Stay up to date
Catch up on current events, sports, stocks, and more with Siri.

Get the latest news
You can get news briefs from the top news sources in the world. Say "Hey Siri," 
then say something like:
. "What's the news today?"
. "Give me the latest sports news."
Want to switch to a different news source? Say something like, "Hey Siri, 
switch to NPR instead."

Catch up on sports
Want to know who won between the Cavs and the Warriors? Or when the Panthers 
play next? Siri knows. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say things like:
. "What teams are playing in the World Cup?"
. "Did the Spurs win last night?"
. "How many completions did Joe Montana have?"


Check stocks
Stay up to date on the stock market, prices, news, and more with Siri. Say "Hey 
Siri," then say something like:
. "How's the stock market doing today?"
. "What's the market capitalization of Apple?"
. "Where's the NASDAQ today?"
. "Compare AAPL and the NASDAQ."

More ways to use Siri on HomePod
Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to 
know and do in your home. Here's what you can do.

Cook with Siri
Need a little help in the kitchen? Siri can help you measure ingredients, set a 
timer, and even help you count calories. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say 
things like:
. "How many cups are in a quart?"
. "Set a timer for 45 minutes."
. "Pause the timer."
. "How much time is left on the timer?"
. "How many calories are in an ounce of cheddar cheese?"

Be on time
Need to wake up early to catch a flight? Or want to check the time in another 
city? Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What time is it in Berlin?"
. "When is daylight saving time?"
. "Wake me up tomorrow at 6:00 a.m."
. "Change my 6:00 a.m alarm to 6:30 a.m."
When the alarm goes off, you can say "Hey Siri, snooze" or "Hey Siri, stop."


Ask Siri to trans

RE: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Sieghard Weitzel]

Yes, it's all the basic stuff and after over 6 years of SIRI the thing still 
doesn't even support multiple timers. I guess if you are heating up Pizza a 
single timer is OK, but if you are cooking something more elaborate where you 
want a 45 minute timer so you know when the scalopped potatos need to come out 
of the oven, you then want a 15 minute timer for something else and a 3-minute 
timer because you don't want to overdo the garlic which you put in the saute 
pan then SIRI is useless and it's Alexa to the rescue.
Oh yes, and the article forgot to mention that translation doesn't even work in 
Canada where last time I checked we also spoke English. I think SIRI must be 
one of Apple's biggest, unacknowledged embarrassments ever as it can do little 
more now in 2018 than it could do when it came out in 2011..

Regards,
Sieghard

-Original Message-
From: viphone@googlegroups.com  On Behalf Of M. Taylor
Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2018 6:20 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Do more with Siri on HomePod
>From getting the latest news to checking the weather, discover more ways that 
>Siri on HomePod can help you get answers to everyday questions.
Plan ahead
Siri on HomePod can help you check the weather, find places to go, and check 
traffic so you can get to where you're going on time.
 
Check the weather
Want to know if you should wear a coat or bring an umbrella? Just ask Siri.
Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What's the temperature outside?"
.   "Do I need an umbrella today?"
.   "How's the weather tomorrow?"
 
Find places
Want to try a new restaurant? Or want to know what time the grocery store 
closes? Just ask Siri. Say "Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
.   "Where's a great place to eat Mexican food?"
.   "What time does the Apple Store close?"
.   "Where's the closest gas station?"
 
 
Check traffic
Whether you're on your way to work or just want to know how long it takes to 
get somewhere, Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What's the traffic like getting to work?"
.   "How long does it take to drive to San Antonio?"
 
Stay up to date
Catch up on current events, sports, stocks, and more with Siri.
 
Get the latest news
You can get news briefs from the top news sources in the world. Say "Hey Siri," 
then say something like:
.   "What's the news today?"
.   "Give me the latest sports news."
Want to switch to a different news source? Say something like, "Hey Siri, 
switch to NPR instead."
 
Catch up on sports
Want to know who won between the Cavs and the Warriors? Or when the Panthers 
play next? Siri knows. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say things like:
.   "What teams are playing in the World Cup?"
.   "Did the Spurs win last night?"
.   "How many completions did Joe Montana have?"
 
 
Check stocks
Stay up to date on the stock market, prices, news, and more with Siri. Say "Hey 
Siri," then say something like:
.   "How's the stock market doing today?"
.   "What's the market capitalization of Apple?"
.   "Where's the NASDAQ today?"
.   "Compare AAPL and the NASDAQ."
 
More ways to use Siri on HomePod
Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to 
know and do in your home. Here's what you can do.
 
Cook with Siri
Need a little help in the kitchen? Siri can help you measure ingredients, set a 
timer, and even help you count calories. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say 
things like:
.   "How many cups are in a quart?"
.   "Set a timer for 45 minutes."
.   "Pause the timer."
.   "How much time is left on the timer?"
.   "How many calories are in an ounce of cheddar cheese?"
 
Be on time
Need to wake up early to catch a flight? Or want to check the time in another 
city? Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
.   "What time is it in Berlin?"
.   "When is daylight saving time?"
.   "Wake me up tomorrow at 6:00 a.m."
.   "Change my 6:00 a.m alarm to 6:30 a.m."
When the alarm goes off, you can say "Hey Siri, snooze" or "Hey Siri, stop."
 
 
Ask Siri to translate
You can ask Siri in English how to say something in Mandarin, Spanish, French, 
German, or Italian. Say "Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
.   "How do you say 'nice to meet you' in Mandarin?"
.   "How do you say 'thank you' in Italian?"
.   "How do you say 'Good Morning' in German?"
 
Get answers
>From math to pop culture, Siri knows a little bit about everything. Say "Hey 
>Siri," then you can ask Siri things like:
.   "Who sings this song?"
.   "What's a 15% tip on $85?"
.   "How high is El Capitan?"
.   "What movie won Best Picture last year?"
 
Learn more
.   With Personal Requests on HomePod, you can ask Siri to send and read
messages, add reminders, and create notes.
.   Turn on lights, adjust the thermostat, and control all 

Re: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

[Jewel]

Oh!  if it were only that simple.
Ever since I updated to IOS11.3 I have had problems with Siri.  I wake him up 
and ask my question. 
There is a complete silence and then, he will say:  "I am having trouble making 
a wi-fi connection. 
Try again in a moment or two!" which I do;  sometimes, it has the desired 
effect, sometimes not!
Is there a setting which I should adjust?
As an alternative to Siri, I used to be able to bring up "Google assist" and 
"OK Google" but, I 
cannot do that any longer.  I assume that they are still available and is, 
simply, that I have 
forgotten how I did it!

   Jewel

--
From: "M. Taylor" 
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2018 1:20 PM
To: 
Subject: Do more with Siri on HomePod, Apple Support

Do more with Siri on HomePod
>From getting the latest news to checking the weather, discover more ways
that Siri on HomePod can help you get answers to everyday questions.
Plan ahead
Siri on HomePod can help you check the weather, find places to go, and check
traffic so you can get to where you're going on time.

Check the weather
Want to know if you should wear a coat or bring an umbrella? Just ask Siri.
Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What's the temperature outside?"
. "Do I need an umbrella today?"
. "How's the weather tomorrow?"

Find places
Want to try a new restaurant? Or want to know what time the grocery store
closes? Just ask Siri. Say "Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
. "Where's a great place to eat Mexican food?"
. "What time does the Apple Store close?"
. "Where's the closest gas station?"


Check traffic
Whether you're on your way to work or just want to know how long it takes to
get somewhere, Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What's the traffic like getting to work?"
. "How long does it take to drive to San Antonio?"

Stay up to date
Catch up on current events, sports, stocks, and more with Siri.

Get the latest news
You can get news briefs from the top news sources in the world. Say "Hey
Siri," then say something like:
. "What's the news today?"
. "Give me the latest sports news."
Want to switch to a different news source? Say something like, "Hey Siri,
switch to NPR instead."

Catch up on sports
Want to know who won between the Cavs and the Warriors? Or when the Panthers
play next? Siri knows. Say "Hey Siri," then you can say things like:
. "What teams are playing in the World Cup?"
. "Did the Spurs win last night?"
. "How many completions did Joe Montana have?"


Check stocks
Stay up to date on the stock market, prices, news, and more with Siri. Say
"Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "How's the stock market doing today?"
. "What's the market capitalization of Apple?"
. "Where's the NASDAQ today?"
. "Compare AAPL and the NASDAQ."

More ways to use Siri on HomePod
Siri on HomePod is great at answering questions about the things you want to
know and do in your home. Here's what you can do.

Cook with Siri
Need a little help in the kitchen? Siri can help you measure ingredients,
set a timer, and even help you count calories. Say "Hey Siri," then you can
say things like:
. "How many cups are in a quart?"
. "Set a timer for 45 minutes."
. "Pause the timer."
. "How much time is left on the timer?"
. "How many calories are in an ounce of cheddar cheese?"

Be on time
Need to wake up early to catch a flight? Or want to check the time in
another city? Siri can help. Say "Hey Siri," then say something like:
. "What time is it in Berlin?"
. "When is daylight saving time?"
. "Wake me up tomorrow at 6:00 a.m."
. "Change my 6:00 a.m alarm to 6:30 a.m."
When the alarm goes off, you can say "Hey Siri, snooze" or "Hey Siri, stop."


Ask Siri to translate
You can ask Siri in English how to say something in Mandarin, Spanish,
French, German, or Italian. Say "Hey Siri," then you can ask things like:
. "How do you say 'nice to meet you' in Mandarin?"
. "How do you say 'thank you' in Italian?"
. "How do you say 'Good Morning' in German?"

Get answers
>From math to pop culture, Siri knows a little bit about everything. Say "Hey
Siri," then you can ask Siri things like:
. "Who sings this song?"
. "What's a 15% tip on $85?"
. "How high is El Capitan?"
. "What movie won Best Picture last year?"

Learn more
. With Personal Requests on HomePod, you can ask Siri to send and read
messages, add reminders, and create notes.
. Turn on lights, adjust the thermostat, and control all of the
products that you use in your home with Siri.
. Use Siri to listen to music and podcasts on HomePod.

Original Article at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208336?cid=tw_sc_homepod_040718


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