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Does anyone actually use Siri on their Mac ?
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I'm quite happy talking to Alexa on my Amazon Echo but for some reason I've never really found a need for Siri on any device.
Never used it. On my phone once in a great while. My wife uses Siri for directions. Seems like half the time they are wrong.
Never. I only use it on my watch. Its slower than doing most tasks manually on my mac, iPad and iPhone.
Definitely slower to use Siri on the Mac when I have the keyboard and mouse available. On the touch screen phone, siri can speed things up like creating appointments, reminders, setting the timer, or dictating some text into a message.
apple had to do this, or we'd see endless "when is apple going to bring siri to the mac" articles and forum posts. so, while i never use it, i understand why it's there...
Nope, though I have used dictation for calculations, once.
However, I use Google Now everyday on my android… I really wish Google Now worked on Mac, even if were in a browser.
However, I use Google Now everyday on my android… I really wish Google Now worked on Mac, even if were in a browser.
I use it for simple dictation from time to time. It helps to break writers block and just get the ideas out. For weather, music, etc. the Amazon dot on my desk just seems easier.
Only on my iPhone and mostly to control Homekit devices or very rarely while driving to call my wife. Never on my Mac, can't really find a use for it.
Sad when both Cortana and Google voice search seem more flexible.
How come Siri is still on v 1.0?
Snap! I hardly ever use it, and when I do it seems to be when I am trying it out for different commands. Hopefully this will grow with future releases of MacOS.
While I can't say I use Siri on my Mac, this attitude is just silly to me. You never will? Like, a principle thing? How do you know you "never" will? What if there is some great reason to use it in the future?
It's like you have a certain level of misplaced pride in the fact you are not using Siri: "I never have, and never will! The line will be crossed here! No furhter! Not while I'm standing, no sir, I shall not use Siri!"
Lol. I mean, why so determined? AI is getting better and better and is probably the future of computing. The question is not whether we'll use Siri or not - it's "when".
I even disable Siri on iOS and long home button press for voice control on iOS. There is no doubt that I won't use Siri on Mac any time soon.
Also due to privacy concern, I might also be the one who never use AI assistant at all. Better? What is the cost then? I need to make sure cost justifies the outcome. Unless, government passes a law to mandate the use of AI assistant...
Also due to privacy concern, I might also be the one who never use AI assistant at all. Better? What is the cost then? I need to make sure cost justifies the outcome. Unless, government passes a law to mandate the use of AI assistant...
Siri on macOS is completely and utterly useless. I've had it enabled for a while but noticed I never ever used it, and wouldn't even know what to use it for. Ever. On my iPhone I use it occasionally to text my wife while I'm driving (usually to tell her I'd been stuck somewhere and will be home late) but nothing else. Navigation is pointless because it insists on using the useless Apple Maps application instead of Google Maps, and when trying to call people it usually gets stuck on their names, or forgets who I am every few weeks (so "call my wife" or "text my wife" doesn't work). To be honest, I have yet to find any use for Siri, Cortana, or Google Assistant. I've tried all three, and I consider all of them utterly useless at this point.
Unlike Open Casket I'm not saying I never will use Siri/Cortana/Google Assistant/Alexa but as of May 2017 I've disabled Siri on my Mac and Cortana on my Windows laptop.
Unlike Open Casket I'm not saying I never will use Siri/Cortana/Google Assistant/Alexa but as of May 2017 I've disabled Siri on my Mac and Cortana on my Windows laptop.
never used siri on my mac's, for me I find it almost worse than useless, and I barely use it on my iPhone. I do Use Alexa lots at home and cortana on my surface pro when I am looking up things or browsing media on my servers.