Google Now vs SIRI

[Illustrator Joe]

I understand if you need a search engine, but that is all it can do. It does not work as an assistance. It does not interact with apps within the system to the degree that is needed all the time. Dictation accuracy is more of a qualitative result depending on voice.

If you think about it Siri and Cortana can be compared correctly because they are the same type of application. Google Now is a different type of search engine.

A.B.

That is what I am trying to say. I need it to be a more advanced search engine. And for MY voice it is spot on every time. I don't like to talk to my phone like it is a person like Siri and Cortana. It creeps me out. It is not a person.... it is a phone.

I need it to accurately set reminders/timers/alarms, search the internet, locate places nearby. That is it. Anything else that people use Siri and Cortana for is no good to me, doing it manually is almost always faster because Siri for example breaks it down into too many steps for her to fully understand what you are trying to get her to do.

 

[AB Lambert]

That is what I am trying to say. I need it to be a more advanced search engine. And for MY voice it is spot on every time. I don't like to talk to my phone like it is a person like Siri and Cortana. It creeps me out. It is not a person.... it is a phone.

I need it to accurately set reminders/timers/alarms, search the internet, locate places nearby. That is it. Anything else that people use Siri and Cortana for is no good to me, doing it manually is almost always faster because Siri for example breaks it down into too many steps for her to fully understand what you are trying to get her to do.

Oh, Must have miss that in translation.

 

[crankerchick]

Google now recognizes and translates speech to text better in my opinion. It is faster and just much more accurate, even with the improvements t Siri. However, Siri has far more power on an iOS device so I use her on iOS devices. Siri is the better assistant also, as she has capabilities GoogleNow can't have on iOS and doesn't have on Android (yet). When I'm on an iOS device, I miss Google Now as a system integrated app, but when I'm on Android, I don't miss Siri at all.

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[taz323]

Siri, works for me.

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

Google now blows the competition out of the water when it comes to accuracy and dictation. That is what is important to me so I go with Google Now.

I don't use Google Now on my iPhone but you are right. I really loved it on my Android devices.

 

[iwoodland]

Siri works great. I use it a lot

 

[Shanicenicolle]

Are you pitting all the Google and Apple apps against each other OP? Lol

 

[Jim_in_VA]

I am. New to iPhone and like to know what works and does not .:straight-face::straight-face: ..

 

[mistabritt]

Siri all the way. Good enough for me

 

[jdhooghe]

When I had my Android devices one of the things recommended to get decent battery life was to turn off Google Now. While Google Now no doubt rocks teh socks, it also likes to know where you are at all the time. It's really cool that it shows me the state of traffic from school to my house but when I bike, I don't need that and location services is just an unnecessary drain the majority of the time. Siri has been great in everything I actually need and is only on when I hold down the home button.

 

[Illustrator Joe]

When I had my Android devices one of the things recommended to get decent battery life was to turn off Google Now. While Google Now no doubt rocks teh socks, it also likes to know where you are at all the time. It's really cool that it shows me the state of traffic from school to my house but when I bike, I don't need that and location services is just an unnecessary drain the majority of the time. Siri has been great in everything I actually need and is only on when I hold down the home button.

As of KitKat Google now had a battery saving mode for GPS. It no longer sucks battery.

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[Vortec 5.3]

Siri

 

[jdhooghe]

As of KitKat Google now had a battery saving mode for GPS. It no longer sucks battery.

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That's great to hear! I'm charging up my Nexus 7 to get that cooking.

 

[Illustrator Joe]

That's great to hear! I'm charging up my Nexus 7 to get that cooking.

It's under "location" then "mode".

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[kataran]

I use Google Now manually for detailed searches on the go but prefer Siri for her integration

 

[jdhooghe]

It's under "location" then "mode".

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Is there a way to make it so the rest of the device can use high accuracy when I need it and limit Google Now continuous location checking? It's Google Now that is the issue

 

[jdhooghe]

Also found this funny while fooling with Google Now.

 

[spiff_p239]

I haven't really spent a lot of time with Siri, but I've used Cortana and Google Now. Cortana was the most helpful to me in my daily usage but I'm also of the opinion that I don't necessarily trust Google. I'll give Siri another shot once my iPhone 6 shows up on Tuesday.

 

[jdhooghe]

And now Google thought it was OK to install Google now on my desktop just because I have Chrome? Nope. Not ok.

 

[Jim_in_VA]

paranoid much?