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Re:Apple HomePod 2nd Generation by yalogin on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @09:48AM (#34427224)
Am curious. How often do you use a voice assistant and what tasks?
Re:Apple HomePod 2nd Generation by BasedInfra on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:30AM (#34427856)
Lights, Time, Timers, News, Podcasts/Audiobooks.

Asked Alexa today:

- ‘Can dogs eat apples’

- ’How far is it to <location>‘ ‘How long to <location>.’

- ‘How many calories does 100g grams of cornflakes have’

Just stuff not worth picking my phone up and typing for the most part.

Though just tried all 3 of them on siri and only how far/long is <location> gave me a voice answer (the other 2 were just search results).

Re:Apple HomePod 2nd Generation by dewey on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @10:26AM (#34427781)
I'm not the parent commenter but I'm using Siri on my HomePod minis all the time. Turning on / off lights. Regulating the temperature, setting timers, asking for temperature outside, stopping the music.

Unfortunately Siri isn't that great so you'll often run into "Waiting for it", "One moment" and "Working on it" replies.

Re:Apple HomePod 2nd Generation by pasc1878 on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @11:55AM (#34429284)
Also often siri cannot tell the difference between on and off.