Alexa and Siri Can Hear Hidden Commands

Re:Alexa and Siri Can Hear Hidden Commands by mkirklions on Thursday May 10, 2018 @01:37PM (#17041130)

Can you explain what is good about their phones?

Things that drive me crazy-

>No widgets

>constant reminders to sign-in

>constant reminders to update

>no double tap/settings seem harder to find

>Finger print scanner sucks so bad.

>Little annoyances like the animations to change screen take 0.5 seconds too long.

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be enjoying on my iphone.

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Re:Alexa and Siri Can Hear Hidden Commands by xena on Thursday May 10, 2018 @01:42PM (#17041177)

> No widgets

Flick to the left from the homescreen or from the notification screen. They have them.

> constant reminders to sign-in

After an update, sure, but TouchID got rid of most of these.

> constant reminders to update

iPhones actually get updated. Reminding you to install them is good practice.

> no double tap/settings seem harder to find

Please explain this gesture.

> Finger print scanner sucks so bad.

You probably (like me) only scanned part of your fingerprint.

> Little annoyances like the animations to change screen take 0.5 seconds too long.

Dig into the accessibility settings. They let you change a lot more than you think you should be able to.

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Re:Alexa and Siri Can Hear Hidden Commands by mulletbum on Tuesday May 22, 2018 @08:44AM (#17125484)

>No widgets Widgets suck and slow down android. Apple stores them in a swipe so they dont refresh constantly. >constant reminders to sign-in Never had this problem >constant reminders to update Constant? You mean, they tell you when they have an update. >no double tap/settings seem harder to find Because it's force touch. >Finger print scanner sucks so bad. Laughable as Apple makes the best one on the market, you should just move your finger more or enter it twice. >Little annoyances like the animations to change screen take 0.5 seconds too long. This is 100% why I hate Android, weird lag in every device. >I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be enjoying on my iphone Maybe that Apple isn't selling your privacy for money.

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Re:Alexa and Siri Can Hear Hidden Commands by always_good on Thursday May 10, 2018 @02:07PM (#17041455)

Please spare us from Android vs iPhone fanboi wars on HN.

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Re:Alexa and Siri Can Hear Hidden Commands by mynameisvlad on Thursday May 10, 2018 @04:38PM (#17042745)

> Finger print scanner sucks so bad.

This is demonstrably false. iPhone's second-gen Touch ID sensor is one of, if not the best in the business. It's fast and ridiculously accurate, and is the reason people were disappointed in Face ID when it was first released.

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