You guys use Siri?

manuelmoreale 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My exact reaction every time I hear people discuss Siri. I don’t think I used it once in my life and it’s one of the first thing I turn off every time I have a new device. So interesting to see how different people use the same devices in completely different ways.

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moi2388 12 hours ago | parent [-]

Siri is extremely useful. That is, if your use cases are limited to:

- setting a timer

- dictating a title to search on Apple TV

	▲	spinningarrow 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Creating calendar events and reminders too! A feature set that has remained unchanged since Siri’s launch…
	▲	mbirth 12 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		You can use Siri to call custom Shortcuts which in turn can ask for more details if required. And now that Shortcuts can make use of the LLMs (Apple’s or ChatGPT), there are a lot more ways to make Siri smarter.
	▲	manuelmoreale 12 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Makes sense then, considering timers I set them on my watch and I don’t watch tv.

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godzillabrennus 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I used it when it launched to figure out it was useless and haven't gone back.

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redwall_hp 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

For CarPlay, yes. I don't need a virtual assistant to do things I can do but worse; I need reliable voice controls to send messages, start phone calls, change the map destination and such with as little friction as possible.

Siri needs faster and more flexible handling of Spotify, Google Maps and third-party messaging apps, not a slop generator.

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rootusrootus 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Only for opening/closing the garage door, setting timers, and sending texts. What else do people use the digital assistants for?

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jen20 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Hundreds of times a day for HomeKit, though rarely anything else. It’s _mostly_ fine, provided there are no HomePods around.

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Noaidi 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Only when I wake up in the middle of the night to ask it what is the current time of the dystopia. That and the calculator.