I've had Alexa start telling me about something that we are talking
about, when she hasn't even spoken to. Her name was not referenced in
anyway. I've also had the Googgle Pod start copying me or start singing
a song on the spoken subject. In which case that is worse than the
dumbest of Seri.
Dave
On 10/26/2023 10:28 AM, Richard Turner wrote:
Siri is not the only dumb one out there.
We have timers set in Alexa for different things.
We have a lot of Sonos speakers in the house, the one in our bedroom does not
have the microphone and so does not support Alexa.
IN our Kitchen we have two that do have the microphone and have one timer set up called
"Carol's Timer" which is for steeping her tea.
This morning, standing in the kitchen next to the speaker, I said, "Start Carol's timer,"
and Alexa responded, "Bedroom doesn't support that."
This sort of thing happens at a similar frequency with Siri being dumb, which is what we
get for depending on "Artificial Intelligence." And I do mean Artificial!
Richard, USA.
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I have had better luck when I use the word launch instead of open. I don't know
why but sometimes it works
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I have folders too. I’ve been using iPhones for years. But after a while, you
get more apps. And besides, even if you know precisely what folder an app is
in, you still have to open the folder find the app and open it. If Siri worked
like it should, it would be much more efficient to just use it to open apps.
But even this morning, when I say Open such and such app and give the precise
name, it comes back and asks me which app do you want this one that one or
another one, all in the same general app category. This after I’ve stated
something specifically. Anyway, this just started with the so-called upgrade to
17.1. Feels like a regression to me. And there wasn’t that much to regress
from. I still prefer iOS to android. But really Apple. Get it together on Siri.
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On Oct 25, 2023, at 9:52 PM, Ron Canazzi <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Group,
I guess it depends on what you are using these automated helpers for. I find
Siri better than Alexa or Curtana for general knowledge. As far as opening
apps, I do that myself. Early on when I first began using the iPhone, I learned
to edit my home screen, group various apps by category into folders and so on.
Even when using the contacts listing in e-mails, text or phone calls, I add
all regularly used addresses to the contacts list and the only time I ever use
Siri to make calls/texts is if the addressee is not in my contacts list. Siri
never misses when I ask her call (998) 555-1111.
I almost never ask Siri to be involved at all in apps.
On 10/25/2023 11:18 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
Mary,
You've got me smiling. Thank you.
I have to admit, I agree with you.
I continue to be amazed at the power of Alexa and other assistants in
comparison to Siri. It's interesting since Siri existed before any of the
others.
Mark
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I just upgraded to iOS 17.1. I’m grateful for the post about the language
rotor, which was unnecessarily unchecked. But now, Siri is even dumber than
before. When I ask her to open Pedometer, it asks which app Pedometer or
StepUp. I clearly said Pedometer. So why does it need to ask that? Further,
when I reply to it stupid question which app by saying Pedometer, it says uh-oh
there’s a problem. The app is there, and if I find it on my phone I can open
it. Really Apple, you are really behind the eight ball here. My Samsung device
opens stuff just fine with the much-maligned Bixby. Siri, worthless. Apple
really has fallen way behind the curve and this has nothing to do with AI. Get
your stuff together Apple.
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