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Google Unveils Pixel Phone, Smart Home Hub, and More at AI-Focused Event
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To me Google Assistant could be the game changer. Everything else seems on par or like every other flagship phone, but if Google can really make a true context-sensitive, smart and learning assistant that just works, I'd buy it in a second. Siri is already far behind Google Now, and I've gotten used to having Amazon Echo at home. Looking forward to a future where I don't really have to touch my phone much for typical use.
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Quote of the day for sure! Ignorance is bliss...
I think that Google's lead on AI is mostly negated by the fact that many people don't have a habit of using their digital assistants, simply because they find it weird and unnatural to be talking to their phones and issuing it commands like it was their personal manservant.
I am probably the only person at my workplace who uses Siri on my iPhone. My colleagues find it cute but don't see themselves trying it anytime soon.
Google kills stuff quick if people weren't using it it'd be gone not doubled down on. I have never heard anyone using any of their digital assistants but based on the number of people who comment on them lots of people are.
Given that the people commenting here tend to be more tech savvy and less adverse to trying new stuff, I don't think we are necessarily an accurate indicator of how consumers use their phones in general.
I agree we're not the normal consumer. That doesn't change the fact that Google kills stuff when it's not being used not doubling down on it. The whole tech industry is pushing this personal assistant thing people have to be using it.
And that's where I feel the ability to chat with the assistant might come in handy, I never felt comfortable talking to a phone but the Google assistant inside their new chat app looks promising.
I was surprised by this, Google is still in bed with the carriers on the Verizon version of the phone, updates will be few and far between. Another good opportunity Google is squandering.
Google needs to stop treating carriers as customers and instead treat phone end users as customers. Android OEMs are doing exactly that, which has resulted in a bad arrangement for end users with no updates for majority of the phones.
Google needs to stop treating carriers as customers and instead treat phone end users as customers. Android OEMs are doing exactly that, which has resulted in a bad arrangement for end users with no updates for majority of the phones.
You are a bit mistaken though. Google's assistant is more than voice. The Google Now cards and notifications provide assistant functions before you even ask it. For example, you don't have to use your voice to ask for traffic on the way home from work. It will know when you leave normally and provide you with the information on your phone at that time.
