Pardon my rant but I was hoping IOS 7 would bring some real improvements to the day in and out usage of Siri but it just seems like business as usual. Yeah, the voice is better and its integration into apps has vastly improved but I find that Google is still faster, easier to use and more informative. Over the last few days I've been getting the "I'm really sorry but I can't take requests right now" a lot. Just to make sure that it's not my wifi or a bad data connection, I'll immediately go right to Google and get an answer. And often times when I ask Siri a simple question, I get that "spinning circle-I'm thinking" while Google is recognizing my words instantaneously. And then try something as simple as "what are hiccups?" with both. Siri thinks for a minute, says "here you go" and displays the answer. Google actually tells you what they are. I have no problem reading the answer but while driving Google is a much better option for something like that. In a perfect world Siri and Google voice would just get married and work together but that probably is never going to happen.
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Siri still sucks
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Never had Siri before so I've not got anything to compare with but it works pretty well on my 5s running iOS 7.0.2, even in a noisy room I could ask for the time, check locations on Find Friends and look up a Wikipedia article (on Tom Clancy - R.I.P. as it happened) etc.
Same for me. Even during the betas. I mean she works every once in a while, but majority of the time she's apologizing.
Siri was awesome for the first few days..now she just apologizes.
however, after the first apology, she works like a charm.
however, after the first apology, she works like a charm.
Both Siri and Google work well for me, but Siri does much more for me because it's integrated with other things on the phone.
apple can't be the best at everything.
They sure do act like it.. or at least their fans think so.
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Siri is enough for me, google voice is nice I can't lie
the S Voice for google? it sounded terrible lol
Siri fails on me 90% of the time WITH a clean install.
90% of the time it fails every time, guaranteed lol.
90% of the time it fails every time, guaranteed lol.
Siri works like a champ for me. I ask her many things and she always comes through.
Show, Create or Disable alarm.
Whats the score for ......?
What time does xxxxx vs xxxxx game come on?
What movies are playing this weekend?
Sending text messages
What is x - x?
Calling people.
Launch xxxxx App
Show, Create or Disable alarm.
Whats the score for ......?
What time does xxxxx vs xxxxx game come on?
What movies are playing this weekend?
Sending text messages
What is x - x?
Calling people.
Launch xxxxx App
It wasn't Ron Burgandy who said it. It was Brian Fantana.
"They've done studies you know. 60% of the time, it work every time."
What a great movie.
On topic, anyone else actually prefer the old Siri voice? I thought she sounded much more playful. Now it's just kind of weird..
For the past few days I've been scowering the net for this.
In IOS7 Siri is buggy as hell. Just the spinning circle and the apology that she cannot take requests right now. No it's not my connection, nothings changed in my hardware only upgraded to IOS7.
The night and day factor is literally unbelievable. The experience from where I am standing is of Apple maps fiasco magnitude (European user here, but I'm talking about things like set an alarm or send a message here, nothing location specific.)
It's weird Apple has for certain the largest natural language AI query testbed in it's iPhone install base yet seems to not advance AI technology but actually regresses it in a major update?
PS: And I'm an old school computer user, so before installing any new O/S my IOS devices get a:
1. IOS6 All apps update
2. Backup
3. Full hardware reset & erase all data, so clean IOS6
4. IOS 7 is installed
4. Backup restored.
In IOS7 Siri is buggy as hell. Just the spinning circle and the apology that she cannot take requests right now. No it's not my connection, nothings changed in my hardware only upgraded to IOS7.
The night and day factor is literally unbelievable. The experience from where I am standing is of Apple maps fiasco magnitude (European user here, but I'm talking about things like set an alarm or send a message here, nothing location specific.)
It's weird Apple has for certain the largest natural language AI query testbed in it's iPhone install base yet seems to not advance AI technology but actually regresses it in a major update?
PS: And I'm an old school computer user, so before installing any new O/S my IOS devices get a:
1. IOS6 All apps update
2. Backup
3. Full hardware reset & erase all data, so clean IOS6
4. IOS 7 is installed
4. Backup restored.
I don't understand why Siri doesn't understand me...
I'll say, "In two weeks, remind me to call John" and she'll hear, "Into weeks, remind me to call John"... so then she says, "when would you like me to remind you?" and I say, "In two weeks!" and she doesn't understand. But when I type "in two weeks" (when we can edit our voice commands), she understands.
so frustrating!
I'll say, "In two weeks, remind me to call John" and she'll hear, "Into weeks, remind me to call John"... so then she says, "when would you like me to remind you?" and I say, "In two weeks!" and she doesn't understand. But when I type "in two weeks" (when we can edit our voice commands), she understands.
so frustrating!
It's interesting that Siri still asks when you want to be reminded.
That was the subject of a lot of complaints on the Apple user forum as Siri stopped doing that in August. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5251434?start=0&tstart=0
Have you tried it recently?
While Siri works wonderfully for my various lists, texts, email, etc., I am rather miffed that I have to do a work around to get her to add a reminder for a specific date/time.