Originally Posted by
dguy123 OP's contact names mostly had Home as part of the name field... so user error on this one.
"Call home" works fine if you have a "home" contact.
If you have 20 home contacts the assistant pretty much has to ask you which one you want.
As for how awesome Google now and Siri are... try these simple sentences:
"Set an alarm for 8am on the weekends"
Google Now Response: Alarm time isn�t set
Fail.
Siri: pass
Bba: pass
"Set an alarm on Monday and
Thursday at 4:30pm"
Google Now Response: Alarm time isn�t set
Fail
Siri: Sets alarm at correct time,but no recurrence
Fail
Bba: pass
"Set an alarm at 5:30 on Monday and
Wednesday afternoons"
Google Now Response: fail. Alarm time isn�t set
Siri:Fail. One time alarm set
Bba: pass
"Set a daily alarm at 4:30PM"
Google Now Response: fail. One time alarm set
Siri: fail. one time alarm set
Bba: pass
"Set an alarm everyday at 7AM"
Google Now Response: Fail. Alarm time isn�t set
Siri: pass
Bba: pass
"Set an alarm for 4:30 in the afternoon everyday"
Google Now Response: Fail. Alarm time isn�t set
Siri: pass
Bba: pass
"Set an alarm"
Google Now Response : Fail. Sets an alarm for the current time(???!?!!) should have asked what time the alarm should be set for.
Siri: pass
Bba: pass
"Get me up in 45 minutes"
Google Now Searches the web for �get me up in 45 minutes�
Fail.
Siri: pass
Bba: pass
"Delete my 7AM alarm"
Google Now Searches the web for �Delete my 7AM alarm�
Fail.
Siri: pass
Bba: pass
"Set an alarm for 4:30pm"
Google Now: Pass.... yay!
Siri: pass
Bba: pass
Pretty surprising Google Now has this much trouble with something as simple as setting an alarm, yet some people sing it's praises. ??
Siri doesn't handle alarms as well as the BlackBerry assistant either. Shocked? You shouldn't be.
Siri covers more domains than the BlackBerry assistant, but the ones the Bba does cover are more complete than Siri or Google Now.
I don't have Cortana, so couldn't include in the alarm requests I tried.
Based on Google Now's abysmal alarm support, I wouldn't expect Calendar to be handled very well...
"Schedule a two hour and 20 minute meeting"
Google Now: Schedules a 30 minute meeting at 2AM
Fail
Siri: okay, for when?
4 o'clock
Siri: Sorry, I can't schedule meetings in the past.
??! Fail
Bba: what is the subject of your event ?
"Bunnies"
Bba: what is the date of your event?
"Tomorrow "
(the time was the current time.... not an optimal solution... but doesn't prevent me from completing my task by voice)
Bba: do you want to save your event
"Change the time to 4:30pm"
OR
Bba: what is the date of your event?
"Tomorrow at 4 : 30PM "
BBA: save?
Pass
Maybe the best assistant question isn't so simple after all. It really depends on what you use the assistant for as to which one is best for you.
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