My exact reaction every time I hear people discuss Siri. I don’t think I used it once in my life and it’s one of the first thing I turn off every time I have a new device. So interesting to see how different people use the same devices in completely different ways.
You can use Siri to call custom Shortcuts which in turn can ask for more details if required. And now that Shortcuts can make use of the LLMs (Apple’s or ChatGPT), there are a lot more ways to make Siri smarter.
For CarPlay, yes. I don't need a virtual assistant to do things I can do but worse; I need reliable voice controls to send messages, start phone calls, change the map destination and such with as little friction as possible.
Siri needs faster and more flexible handling of Spotify, Google Maps and third-party messaging apps, not a slop generator.
My exact reaction every time I hear people discuss Siri. I don’t think I used it once in my life and it’s one of the first thing I turn off every time I have a new device. So interesting to see how different people use the same devices in completely different ways.
Siri is extremely useful. That is, if your use cases are limited to:
- setting a timer
- dictating a title to search on Apple TV
Creating calendar events and reminders too!
A feature set that has remained unchanged since Siri’s launch…
You can use Siri to call custom Shortcuts which in turn can ask for more details if required. And now that Shortcuts can make use of the LLMs (Apple’s or ChatGPT), there are a lot more ways to make Siri smarter.
Makes sense then, considering timers I set them on my watch and I don’t watch tv.
I used it when it launched to figure out it was useless and haven't gone back.
For CarPlay, yes. I don't need a virtual assistant to do things I can do but worse; I need reliable voice controls to send messages, start phone calls, change the map destination and such with as little friction as possible.
Siri needs faster and more flexible handling of Spotify, Google Maps and third-party messaging apps, not a slop generator.
Only for opening/closing the garage door, setting timers, and sending texts. What else do people use the digital assistants for?
Hundreds of times a day for HomeKit, though rarely anything else. It’s _mostly_ fine, provided there are no HomePods around.
Only when I wake up in the middle of the night to ask it what is the current time of the dystopia. That and the calculator.