Ace

It usually hears me correctly and usually works. But let’s say 5-10% of the time it mishears “lights”, and I would just expect it to be able to figure out what to do based on the incorrect transcription. It’s a disappointing failure mode. Especially since the data model for the Apple Home app is that every device has to be in a “room”, so I have a room called “bedroom”, which contains a device called “bedroom light”, and given that setup it can’t figure out what “turn off the bedroom lights” means? Pathetic. Google Home can also turn off my lights and has a near-100% success rate, and the reaction time is 1-2 seconds instead of Siri’s ~10 seconds.

My most hated interaction has been happening for years and years:

I say, “turn off the bedroom light”

It mishears me and thinks I said “turn off the bedroom lights”

I have a home device called “bedroom light”, but it looks for a device called “bedroom lights”, doesn’t find anything, then fails, telling me there’s no such device. Absolutely incredible. And this has been happening for many years.