I look forward to trying this, and maybe I should be, but I'm not that concerned if Google knows where I have gone. :)
I have been extremely disappointed lately with Siri. Even saying something like "how many days is it in 90 days," which often I need to check that for work, it will often do a web search rather than directly ansering the question. Also for many things Siri does a web search, and I would prefer for it to directly answer. It doesn't feel like Apple has been working to improve Siri at all lately. Also at home I have right next to each other the classic Amazon Echo, the Google Home, and probably I would also get the rumored Apple speaker. They all have there pros and cons and things one does better than another. Best, Mika On 5/18/17, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Michael, > One of the things that the Google assistant is supposed to be able to do > better than any of the other ones is that it is aware of context aware. So > if you ask a question and it comes back with an answer, you can then ask a > follow-up question about that same thing, and it will know what you're > talking about. I haven't used it. So I really don't know. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 18, 2017, at 9:29 AM, Michael Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hello Mary, >> >> Aside from the concerns you mentioned in your note, what exactly is the >> Google Assistant? What can it do that the regular Google search app >> doesn’t? >> >> Kindest regards, >> >> Mike >> >>> On 18 May 2017, at 01:09, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> They much touted Google Assistant is now available in the Apple App >>> Store. I downloaded it and opened it, and in order to work at all, you >>> need to give it permission to access location even when you're not using >>> it. This is so it can make a so-called private map of where you have been >>> and where you are when you're using it. So I wonder how much of a toll >>> that is going to take on Battery Life. And do I really trust Google that >>> t it's private? Given that they sell data? I was looking forward to >>> certain aspects of Google assistant. But it seems to be totally crippled >>> unless you give them permission. I don't see why he couldn't do other >>> things that are not location dependent. >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >>> Visionaries list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >>> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >>> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >>> >>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >>> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you > can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
