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Should Apple Kill Siri and Start Over?
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I have a HomePod mini in the bathroom (for about a year or two) on top of a high cabinet. There it is protected from direct splash and the humidity isn’t a problem so far.
Siri it’s the worst Apple product I have ever used, and I owned two butterfly keyboard MacBooks.
I'm not holding my breath. With Apple's fixation on privacy, political correctness and family friendliness, any "intelligence" will be severely lobotomised and the more open competition perceived as "better". Sorry Siri, you're a lost cause 🙃
Don't blame Scott Forstall. Tim Cook unfairly fired him. Had Forstall never been fired, he probably would've improved Siri.
Forstall was a visionary and master in creating user-friendliness. He was the closest thing Apple had to another Steve Jobs.
Forstall was a visionary and master in creating user-friendliness. He was the closest thing Apple had to another Steve Jobs.
Nobody is bothered over here. Americans love speaking to inanimate objects it seems. It's just weird and cheesy in the UK. We'd rather just type and tap rather than speak.
As a long time Windows Phone user before moving to iPhone I find even today that Siri is worse than the original version of Cortana that came with Windows Phone. Siri can be very inconsistent and often just brings up web results. Beyond setting timers and alarms Siri is weak.
Don’t care if they rebrand and start over but it needs to get better. Siri i embarrassingly stupid at times. She can not accomplish the most simple of tasks. I do not think it is all of Siri’s fault, it is also Apple not giving Siri the power to accomplish things.
Yes, she is, and that’s why it is unconscionable that Apple has let it languish for so long.
The other day I asked Siri to turn off my counter light and it tried to call someone named "Chiro" from my phone book. It's ridiculous.
Yes. The reason I have Google Nest products and think about making the Android plunge is due to Siri's poor performance. When people say, "What else do you need it for?". I need it to properly answer questions without directing me to a webpage. I need it to accurately understand what I am saying. I need it to understand grammar, punctuation and tone of voice when sending a text message to family and friends. These things aren't much to ask after all of these years.
Haha, not only that, but misunderstands what Jim Dalrymple ("that guy") wrote (he is not leaving Apple ecosystem, he is going to stop using the HomePods) and concludes he must be an idiot. Now that's Internet.
They canned the car - Project Titan after billions in R&D.
No such thing as sunk cost when it's my data / use
I use mine for the same things: set a timer, create a reminders, read the text message that just came through, and play X music. It only has a 50-60% success rate. I’ve had to ask my partner if I pronounce things wrong or speak to fast because the timers often don’t go off and then when I ask how much time is left—Siri says there are no timers set. It’s the same with reminders. And whatever music I ask for never plays. I joke that there are little beings inside my HomePod running around with their arms up saying “well, we have to play something! We all heard the words play and music, right?” and then they randomly choose a song from AppleMusic’s least played songs list.
Hey Siri, play “You Oughtta Know” by Alanis Morrisette.
Ok, playing “Cotton Eyed Joe”
Lastly, I just want the closest Apple device to respond to my query and not the furthest. I have a watch and phone on me at all times, yet the HomePod Mini 4 rooms away hears me and responds.
For decades companies have rebranded (or restyled) products. Often the product simply fails (in sales) and CEO's/marketing consultants use renaming as the quick and easy solution, thinking customers won't notice they're still trying to sell the same product.
Apple has done some rebranding as well:
".Mac" was changed to "MobileMe" and eventually changed to "iCloud". Once can argue that the functionality has changed and for what device it is for, but the product still is a collection of internet services (as I see it).
Siri might not function perfectly, its name is very well known these days compared to ".Mac" or even "MobileMe" years ago. I think Apple shouldn't change the name... the focus should be on improving its functionality and performance, not on a new name.
Apple has done some rebranding as well:
".Mac" was changed to "MobileMe" and eventually changed to "iCloud". Once can argue that the functionality has changed and for what device it is for, but the product still is a collection of internet services (as I see it).
Siri might not function perfectly, its name is very well known these days compared to ".Mac" or even "MobileMe" years ago. I think Apple shouldn't change the name... the focus should be on improving its functionality and performance, not on a new name.
Isn't that what we want - AGI, with access to billions of $ of toys and unlimited capital, In the palm of our hands.
With a neutral alignment!!!
Echoing the majority here, but Siri is obnoxiously incapable of doing simple tasks. The only time I actually use Siri is in the car with CarPlay to respond to texts (which are interpreted correctly more often than not) or in maps when I’m navigating somewhere. But I would say that most of the time, I’ll search for my destination on my iPhone or respond to text when at a red light instead. Our HomePod Mini is atrocious in getting Siri to play a track on Apple Music though. We rarely even use the damn thing.
Siri has come a long way from iPhone 4, when I was showing off the functionality to my FIL.
Me: "Hey Siri, call my wife"
Siri: "Which wife?"
Me: "Hey Siri, call my wife"
Siri: "Which wife?"
Um, maybe just answer a simple question correctly would be nice. "Siri, who is the Speaker of the House" to which Siri answers, telling me it can't find any speakers in my house. Clearly, Siri doesn't listen.