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Google I/O 2016: Assistant, Home, Allo, Duo, Android N, and More
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What utterly pathetic comments! I do apologise if you two aren't capable of appreciating a simple observation, you obviously must have something against women in the workplace to? That's the only conclusion that can be made by your ridiculous remarks.
I guess living in enclosed backwards thinking worlds is your thing? You do realise SHNXX you are claiming that their are no women that are talented enough or have enough merit to work for Apple in high class positions right? You should read the previous comments.
I can't help but to feel that Apple is starting to get left behind... But they still have a chance to WOW everyone at WWDC. A chance.
Also, I am still not entirely convinced that these home devices (i.e. Alexa, Home) are here to stay, and aren't just a fad. Time will tell. Either way, I believe Apple is behind at the moment.
Also, I am still not entirely convinced that these home devices (i.e. Alexa, Home) are here to stay, and aren't just a fad. Time will tell. Either way, I believe Apple is behind at the moment.
... said nobody ever.
You do "realise" that engineering in college is mostly men, right?
I accept your "apologisy."
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Yeah I suppose there could be one central hub device to rule them all at home.
Although that device is currently the phone, home devices need not be constrained in terms of battery life and size the way a phone does, so a powerful hub device to control all your IOT's at home might be kind of nice I suppose.
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What's that word that starts with an "N" that means people who annoy you?
Said you mate, in the context of the discussion on that topic you just claimed that their are in your opinion no women that are capable of working in high positions in Apple. And then you claim how people in engineering colleges are mostly men? In America is that? So when your being sexist is that in regards to American women only or worldwide? And I'm not sure project leaders would always consider themselves as 'engineer's.
Meh you can think what ever you want to think.
Siri has never been conversational. She'll give out small talk to your requests. I've been using Siri since the 4S and it's always been task driven.
You: Hey Home
Home: You have to say 'OK Google'
You: What?
Home: You have to say 'OK Google' if you want me to respond
You: But you did respond
Home: Yes but in the future...
You: OK Google
Home: What?
You: I was just saying OK to you.
Home: Ah
You: Are you going to be this difficult?
Home: .....
Home: You have to say 'OK Google'
You: What?
Home: You have to say 'OK Google' if you want me to respond
You: But you did respond
Home: Yes but in the future...
You: OK Google
Home: What?
You: I was just saying OK to you.
Home: Ah
You: Are you going to be this difficult?
Home: .....
To be fair, some of those complaints are pretty reasonable.
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Siri: I'm not able to connect to the internet right now. Please try again later.
Home: Slight delay, downloading ads, do you need more subscriptions to malware protection while I'm here?
I want to keep watching this thread... So I am commenting so I can know where I was. 
Steve Jobs would never let this happen. In fact, Steve Jobs should never have died... Steve Jobs should be fired 1st, then Cook should be fired immediately after he dies.
Didn't they do this contextual assistant thing last year? OR even the year before? The thing where it knew what your text message was going on about and would find things related to it...
...that'd be an instant turn off if I had anything run by Google for a start.
The worst thing about Google though is they're the strictest of all the companies for promoting websites in its search engine (or rather even allowing them in) and the same with extensions that could make money via advertising or affiliates and yet 95% of their income comes from spamming people with adverts and affiliates that no one else on the internet could come close to. Hypocrisy of the highest order.
...that'd be an instant turn off if I had anything run by Google for a start.
The worst thing about Google though is they're the strictest of all the companies for promoting websites in its search engine (or rather even allowing them in) and the same with extensions that could make money via advertising or affiliates and yet 95% of their income comes from spamming people with adverts and affiliates that no one else on the internet could come close to. Hypocrisy of the highest order.
I have Alexa for a year and half, still use it several times a day. Very useful as an assistant, music, quick information, will read to you, weather, news, shopping and to do lists to name just a few. I am not interested in home automation but also available. Here to stay at least in my world.
Simply clicking/tapping on the thread in the future will take you to the first unread post from where you were before (whether or not you posted anything in the thread or even selected to watch it).I want to keep watching this thread... So I am commenting so I can know where I was.
Not a "fan" of Google - some of the evidence of their ethical... ah, never mind, can't be bothered
Got to give them credit for "Gboard" for iOS, though! WOW!
You may not have heard of Siri?
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And I don't want to read about what you don't want to read about; you could have taken the easier option, and passed by, passively...
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Thats the joke. A friend of mine was complaining just yesterday that she couldn't download the new app for the Commuter Train, because it wasn't compatible with her Galaxy S4. The last available update to her phone was a year ago.
Plus, the newest version of Android I've actually seen in the wild was lollipop, and that was purely because the person was using a Nexus 6.
For as much as I admire the feat of engineering that is Android (well, sometimes), the unavoidable elephant in the room since Android's conception is the sheer IDIOCY that would allow the handset vendors to take control of the updates and the UI button hierarchy/order. Just shows me Google REALLY do not care about some things, as the evidence of that is EVERYWHERE, no matter what bollocks they spout to the contrary.