All the talk about AI, I still feel it is more hype than functional. I wish they focus more energy to make Hello Google easier to use and more human friendly.
For example, when I am driving back home (using Google Map to direct me), I wish i can simply tell Google to call my wife or change the music on the fly.
It is almost there. But it is still not to the point where i can control the phone without touching it. I can make a call to my wife BUT after the call end, it doesn't flip back to Google Map. The same goes for changing music.
If they can make AI where i can control the phone by speaking to it without clicking, WOW, then we are getting somewhere.
On my Nexus 5X I can change music and make calls through voice control only. Are you doing it right? It's 'OK Google, play Push It by Garbage' or 'OK Google, call so-and-so'. You need to have 'unlock via voice' set in Settings in the Google app.
Unlock by voice is disabled on Samsung phones. Not sure if its a Samsung thing or Google thing but Note 5 on At&t here with a fingerprint signin wont let me unlock via voice. Oddly enough I can hear the assistant tone when I say Ok Google from the lock screen.
It's cool how much progress Google has been making, but if they want to actually improve the user experience they need to take over the updates from the carriers/manufacturers, and they need to mandate a minimum of 16Gb of storage space. My kids' tablet (Galaxy Tab A) only come with 8Gb and there are VERY few apps that can be put on an SD card. He can basically have one game downloaded at a time before he runs out of space. I think these are the two biggest issues facing the Android ecosystem today. It certainly isn't the lack of photo sharing ability.
I found an article that mentions that Android Go is not a replacement for Android One. Android Go will be for the lowest end devices while the One for mid-range. I kinda wonder they have to make a distinction as it is mentioned above that all devices will eventually have an option for Android Go configuration.
Kotlin is a very efficient and less time-consuming programming language. It performs better than java. There is a very intense debate on https://www.appstirr.ae/blog/kotlin-vs-java. Many developers prefer Kotlin over Java because of the numerous benefits that it offers.
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MrSpadge - Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - link
Strange interpretation of "One more thing" ;)tuxRoller - Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - link
It's unfortunate that we can't judge each of these summits of their own terms, but that's human nature. We lazyMeteor2 - Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - link
So what devices is Google Assistant available on? Or is that 100m figure effectively how many Pixel phones have been sold?Matt Humrick - Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - link
Google Home and Android phonesMeteor2 - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
It's only on Pixel phones, no other Android phones have it yet. It's 'promised soon', like Wear 2.0...So they've sold 100m Pixel phones and Homes.
Meteor2 - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
(Did some research)NonSequitor - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
Are you sure about that? It's on my Nexus 6P, which is totally stock, and has been on it for some time.Cliff34 - Wednesday, May 17, 2017 - link
All the talk about AI, I still feel it is more hype than functional. I wish they focus more energy to make Hello Google easier to use and more human friendly.For example, when I am driving back home (using Google Map to direct me), I wish i can simply tell Google to call my wife or change the music on the fly.
It is almost there. But it is still not to the point where i can control the phone without touching it. I can make a call to my wife BUT after the call end, it doesn't flip back to Google Map. The same goes for changing music.
If they can make AI where i can control the phone by speaking to it without clicking, WOW, then we are getting somewhere.
Meteor2 - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
On my Nexus 5X I can change music and make calls through voice control only. Are you doing it right? It's 'OK Google, play Push It by Garbage' or 'OK Google, call so-and-so'. You need to have 'unlock via voice' set in Settings in the Google app.Meteor2 - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
Neither interrupts Navigation via Maps, btw.Cliff34 - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
Strange. Doesn't work on my s7 edge. Got one more issue with Google assistant, they now play music online instead of playing those stored in my phone.carldon - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
Unlock by voice is disabled on Samsung phones. Not sure if its a Samsung thing or Google thing but Note 5 on At&t here with a fingerprint signin wont let me unlock via voice. Oddly enough I can hear the assistant tone when I say Ok Google from the lock screen.fanofanand - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
It's cool how much progress Google has been making, but if they want to actually improve the user experience they need to take over the updates from the carriers/manufacturers, and they need to mandate a minimum of 16Gb of storage space. My kids' tablet (Galaxy Tab A) only come with 8Gb and there are VERY few apps that can be put on an SD card. He can basically have one game downloaded at a time before he runs out of space. I think these are the two biggest issues facing the Android ecosystem today. It certainly isn't the lack of photo sharing ability.zodiacfml - Saturday, May 20, 2017 - link
I found an article that mentions that Android Go is not a replacement for Android One. Android Go will be for the lowest end devices while the One for mid-range. I kinda wonder they have to make a distinction as it is mentioned above that all devices will eventually have an option for Android Go configuration.princeyadav - Friday, December 22, 2017 - link
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Kotlin is a very efficient and less time-consuming programming language. It performs better than java. There is a very intense debate on https://www.appstirr.ae/blog/kotlin-vs-java. Many developers prefer Kotlin over Java because of the numerous benefits that it offers.