I'm very excited about the new Apple TV and think it'll be great, however after playing around for a little while I am very disappointed with current Siri functionality.
1. When searching the App Store with Siri, you have to be very precise on the app name. For example, I couldn't get the speedtest.net app to come back in the search results because it had a longer app name. Siri wasn't intuitive at all to figure this out.
2. Can't do a voice dictation in a search box...can only use the very clunky on-screen keyboard.
3. Searching within apps was confusing and inconsistent. For example, within the ABC app, I did a Siri search for Modern Family. The first time I did it, it took me to the Modern Family page within the ABC app showing the free episodes. However, when trying this search again in the ABC app it often (but not always) took me to the universal search results page that included iTunes, Hulu, etc. Same experience in the History Channel app.
4. Can't use Siri to search for keywords within the App Store, like "games"
5. Siri is not very flexible with search terms...far from the natural language recognition I'm used to with my iPhone.
6. Overall, very limited in its functionality across the board.
I'm sure Siri will get better over time, but given that this is a key selling feature of the new Apple TV, it's very disappointing and can be frustrating at times.
1. When searching the App Store with Siri, you have to be very precise on the app name. For example, I couldn't get the speedtest.net app to come back in the search results because it had a longer app name. Siri wasn't intuitive at all to figure this out.
2. Can't do a voice dictation in a search box...can only use the very clunky on-screen keyboard.
3. Searching within apps was confusing and inconsistent. For example, within the ABC app, I did a Siri search for Modern Family. The first time I did it, it took me to the Modern Family page within the ABC app showing the free episodes. However, when trying this search again in the ABC app it often (but not always) took me to the universal search results page that included iTunes, Hulu, etc. Same experience in the History Channel app.
4. Can't use Siri to search for keywords within the App Store, like "games"
5. Siri is not very flexible with search terms...far from the natural language recognition I'm used to with my iPhone.
6. Overall, very limited in its functionality across the board.
I'm sure Siri will get better over time, but given that this is a key selling feature of the new Apple TV, it's very disappointing and can be frustrating at times.
