Soldato
Yeah I've noticed when I go into my history in the Google Home app on my phone, the log of phrases it thinks I have said usually have at least one word wrong, and yet it still sometimes performs the command.
Slight twist to the thread, but i've been using the google assistant on my phone in the car quite a bit recently (so exactly the same functionality as the GH device). I've noticed that even with muting the music, google doesn't always pick up on me saying "ok Google", and sometimes if i'm speaking out a message, i've noticed later on when i've stopped that certain words haven't been correct.
Bottom line is, i'm finding the accuracy pretty poor. Is there a way of training it to recognise your voice better.
I find the expression "ok google" very cumbersome. 'Hey google' is a slight improvement, but neither flows as nicely as 'Alexa' does. That said Alexa is much worse overall at voice recognition, but I'm happier with the price and bluetooth music ability.
Since I returned GH and started using echo, I'd like to compare them both using Google Assistant on my phone, but I cannot find the option anywhere in my settings despite meeting all the pre-reqs https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/7314909?co=GENIE.Platform=Android&hl=en
Is it possible to set reminders on GH? If you're cooking a roast, rather than set a timer say "Ok Google, remind me to put the veg on at 6.30pm" ?
And different.. but even better "Ok Google, when I get to work remind me to call Sarah" ?
I had a quick look but only found a video of a guy trying to use IFTTT to set calendar appointments which wasn't great.
Mine's back in the box now. It's even worse than it was since my last rant and it rarely recognises 'Ok Google' now even though I'm only sat 60cm away from it.
I imagine it's like having a retarded PA that doesn't speak the same language as you and having to constantly repeat the same thing over and over again just becomes boring.
I wonder if others are having the same frustration you had? I have had no problems at all with voice on GH. It works perfectly well with voices of other members of the family too.
At Google I/O yesterday, one of the first points Google keynote speakers made was that when they developed Home, a year ago they thought they would need 8 microphones to pick up voices from near and far but due to deep learning and something they call neural beam forming, they were able to achieve the same results that 8 microphones gave them with just 2!
Just last week Google announced a new service (first offered in the US) that they are able to now distinguish up to 6 different speakers in a room and deliver the tailored information unique to each. All this while the "word error rate" has fallen to 4.9% from over 6% in the past few months. And this has been achieved even in a "noisy" environment where many speakers are having natural conversation.
Anyone else having problems with voice on GH? And some of the new services look really good. I liked the introduction of hands free, voice calling as I had previously posted was rumoured. I also liked Proactive Assistant which notifies you of important messages. And Visual Responses (eg for maps and other visual data) that uses your other screens (eg large tv screen) seemed more sensible than introducing a GH with a small display screen.
The problem appears to be the UK get a fraction of the functionality the US (and Canada) get. The phone calling you refer to above, US and Canada only.
I did, but there's equally the chance that by releasing in other countries, they spread their resources even thinner.Noted. You may have noticed that yesterday Google announced they are bring Google Home to 5 other countries this summer including a few in Europe. I expect this functionality to increase significantly as they gear up for this expansion.
I did, but there's equally the chance that by releasing in other countries, they spread their resources even thinner.
...provided you're in the US
Patience.
How long it did Android Pay to release in Europe after the US?