So as far as I can tell, the only problem is that you actually have to open the app with this one instead of being able to hold down the home button for siri right?
That wasn't really the point of the 2-3 posts about this.Which is also like Siri. You can type in a question in Google Search and get an answer.
Siri uses Wolfram Alpha which will typically give better results than a Google Search, but for many things you will get very similar results.
I think Android users have had it for a while.
Wow... companies are starting to grab Apple by the &^$#%.
No innovation = no competitive.
That wasn't really the point of the 2-3 posts about this.
So you're one of the about 18 people who bought a Nexus? Lucky youGS2? Man pick up a GS3 or Galaxy nexus then come back. I have a galaxy nexus and it's smooths as hell.
I find google search better then Siri and so I deactivated Siri too also save battery life.
You can use siri to activate google search lol
I downloaded it, installed it and said 'Send a text to my wife I'll be home soon" and it tried to search the internet for it. I deleted it.
Clearly you people don't fully understand what Siri does if you think this is a competitor.
Not that I ever actually use Siri, but the Google search app is WAY faster. And it arguably provides better responses for a lot of things. Hell, even using the 'humpback whale' example like in the video. The Siri response is absolute garbage in comparison.
Tried a few random things as simple as:
'how many feet are in a mile'
'how does a rangefinder camera work'
'what is the state animal of california'
to slightly more complicated questions like:
'compare the kindle and the nexus 7'
'compare BMW 328 and Audi A4'
'how much blood is in the human body'
'what hurricane is currently hitting the east coast'
All of these requests confuses Siri and she has to do an internet search to find the answer. Google finds it right away.
Interesting that they choice a very very similar female voice.
I am still waiting for a English sounding Jeeves or Alfred from Batman.
Er, Google Voice Search does the same thing -- a regular web search -- for all those but "how many feet in a mile" and "state animal of California", both of which are also recognized by Siri. Actually, Siri has an advantage in that I can use different search providers (say "Google 'how much blood is in the human body'" or "Bing 'how much blood is in the human body'", etc.)
All of these requests confuses Siri and she has to do an internet search to find the answer. Google finds it right away.
Voice feedback only works for US English. Tried Australian English, Japanese and Chinese, it doesn't work.
It is quite fast for a speech to text. But it only is useful for internet searches. But it still does not interpet & understand what you are saying.
I don't see it as a direct competitor to Siri. In order to do what Siri does would probably be too taxing to the phone and the size of the software too large.
Now if it could do what Siri does at the same speed it does on Google searches, Apple would have something to seriously worry about.