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drewprops
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Atlanta
 
2023-01-18, 12:52

I like the idea, but have a question about execution.

I use the Amazon product to control lights at home. Anyone in the family can turn things on an off, and make adjustments. It is not trained to voices (yet).

We might assume the HomePod can be trained to recognize multiple voices, but what is the experience in a home when multiple people have Apple mobile devices - is there a cacophony of Siris answering the person issuing commands? I have experienced being able to invoke other people's iPhones when speaking to my own, and wonder if there's potential for mild bedlam?

I even have my watch and my phone answering me when I ask to dial up a friend. Who's doing the call, my watch or my phone, or even my computer - and now add in a HomePod!

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