How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and Alexa

Re:How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and A... by gandutraveler on Thursday March 15, 2018 @04:47AM (#16591234)

I can open app and ask for actions on Google assistant on my Pixel phone. I use things like - "Play <song> on Spotify" - "Send message <message> to <someone> on WhatsApp" - "Take a selfie or screenshot"

Maybe app actions are only available on Pixel devices.

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Re:How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and A... by piyush_soni on Thursday March 15, 2018 @04:50AM (#16591245)

No, they are available on all devices (at least on my Nexus 6P too). It's only a matter of which apps are implementing the "Actions on Google Assistant" and for which operations.

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Re:How Apple let Siri fall behind the Google Assistant and A... by brownbat on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:19AM (#16592164)

Oh true, I shouldn't have been so universal.

I want every app to start thinking about voice ux, but that's probably down to the individual apps, and you're right that some do. I can play some things on Stitcher, say, though I can't remember if I have to use podcast names specifically or if I can use my playlist names.

Some Google apps don't seem to support it though.

Ok Google, log my weight on Google fit as X? Search results page.

Ok Google, play (my playlist name) on Google Play: plays unrelated radio station inspired by my playlist name, with sometimes comical results.

I'm sure it will improve with time.

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