Same, though since I have an Apple Watch always on, I rarely ever have to check for notifications on my phone’s lock screen. It’s just wasting battery for my use case.
I am with you on not wearing my watch, but I keep my screen off as whenever I am aware of the time at night, it causes me to sleep less. LOL, I think I internally dread how few hours I have left to sleep and worry about it.
standby mode for me is the single biggest and best thing about IOS 17 for me. I love it. so the fact you can use it as a night clock is great
The camera module is way too ugly for this phone to win any aesthetics awards.
I wasn't giving the phone an aesthetic award. I said that I thought it was the best looking iPhone ever.
But then when it turns off to go into sleep mode...it is not so helpful.
I had so many people ask me if that’s the “Retina one” when I got mine. Lol
I wish I could use that feature, but I use my phone for work and I've accidently used the screening on potential clients, and that is not good.
That's the thing I can't get past as it's embedded into Android and something I wish iOS had as well. Live Voicemail is a workaround but you have to be at the phone for that. Many times, i'm not.
Forgive my ignorance as I almost never receive phone calls on my Pixel Fold and haven’t had the chance to use the call screening feature in a long time, but what’s the benefit of Google’s call screener over live voicemail on iPhone if you’re not at the phone?
Google's call screener will automatically intercept and answer the phone call. You don't have to be near the phone. If the person responds to the Google Assistant it will transcribe and save the audio of what they said.
Ok. On the iPhone, it will go to voicemail if the caller chooses to leave a message, which will also be transcribed.
Umm.. I know with Bixby using a Samsung Phone, it doesn’t automatically pick up the call. You have to opt to use Bixby and I believe it’s the same process with Google’s Call Screener (or I can be wrong).
Good question! Actually Google's AI software is acting as a person and answering the phone for you and asking the caller why they are calling. You can elect to disable save to text etc if you wish but I like having the callers response transcribe. Google's call screener is far more advanced by multiples than what Apple has done with Live Voicemail.
This is the future of AI on smartphones...... No one has anything close to this.
Schedule appointments with Google Assistant
Important: This feature is available in English in the United States. It is not available for all businesses and services.
You can ask Google Assistant to schedule an appointment for you.
Ask Google Assistant to schedule for you
Your Google Assistant contacts the service with your request. Then, emails and text you with the results. You can also track your request by going to Reserve with Google.
- Go to Google Search or Google Maps.
- Search for a service.
- Example: Hairdresser near me.
- If scheduling with Google Assistant is available, tap Request Appointment
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- On screen, enter info about your request:
- The service you want.
- The date and time you want.
- When available, give additional details on which service and provider you want.
- To get text and email updates about your request, verify your contact info.
- If the appointment slot is open, your Google Assistant schedules it and sends you a confirmation.
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