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by isochronous 2088 days ago
I've had an iPhone since Google Assistant really became a "thing," but I use my Google Home all the time to get answers to questions that I'm surprised it's able to parse, like "what was the name of the dog in <movie title>", or "what song has the lyrics <insert lyrics here>". In fact, I'd say that 9 times out of 10 it gives me a pretty decent answer to any question I ask it. Of course, that may be because I'm familiar enough with the limits of technology to know what types of questions not to ask.

As far as reminders and stuff go I'd recommend just trying that sometime when you're not driving just to see what the workflow is like. Sometimes you just have to set something up the first time you use a feature (like picking which calendar you want reminders saved in) and then from that point on it's transparent.

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That's interesting I guess? Having a voice assistant to answer google searches really isn't something I'm interested in. As I discuss this more and more I feel like I'm just not the target customer for what their "Assistant" is trying to reach.