franklinjackcon

nunzy said:

iSalmanPak said:

nunzy said:

Europeans are far too sophisticated to prefer Android. That is why so many of them buy iPhone.

Most Europeans use Android phones.

iPhone make more profit.

I don't think Europeans take into account how much profit is made by the handset maker when selecting a phone

avon b7 said:

franklinjackcon said:

Oh this is what I've been dreaming of but didn't expect it would happen so soon. I get massive anxiety making phone calls because half the time they work out fine and half the time I hang up not knowing if I've made the right appointment or not (I live in a country where my grasp of the local language isn't perfect and have turned up to appoints on wrong days before or struggled with technical requests). A pity this'll probably take years before it rolls out into multiple languages. Or maybe not, better I keep trying. I recall Depp Mind was experimenting with creating voices from scratch and making them more realistic by adding in umms and ahhs. I guess this is one of the reasons for it. Nobody wants to talk to the standard Google Assistant but if there are dozens of voices, it'll go more smoothly.

Just a quick note of support and understanding. There are few things that seem as unimportant but are actually totally nerve-racking as making a telephone call in a language you are not fluent in.

I can laugh at some of my failed attempts now (many of them worthy of a place in the script of Fawlty Towers) but they were definitely scary moments. I know how it feels.

Keep at it and try not to let mistakes get the better of you. Things in language never get worse and if you are living in the country of your non-native language, you will eventually be able to look back and laugh at your mistakes.

I spent more than three months trying to find my contact lens liquids in Barcelona but without 'condoms' in them!

Hopefully, if this Google idea works out you'll use it as a convenience and not a necessity.

Even if Google Assistant makes my appointments for me, I'll still need to contend with the daily hilarity that ensues every time I talk to my neighbour. The guy must think I'm insane based on some of the conversations we've had although fortunately he's more patient than Basil Fawlty.

Oh this is what I've been dreaming of but didn't expect it would happen so soon. I get massive anxiety making phone calls because half the time they work out fine and half the time I hang up not knowing if I've made the right appointment or not (I live in a country where my grasp of the local language isn't perfect and have turned up to appoints on wrong days before or struggled with technical requests). A pity this'll probably take years before it rolls out into multiple languages. Or maybe not, better I keep trying. I recall Depp Mind was experimenting with creating voices from scratch and making them more realistic by adding in umms and ahhs. I guess this is one of the reasons for it. Nobody wants to talk to the standard Google Assistant but if there are dozens of voices, it'll go more smoothly.

racerhomie3 said:

rogifan_new said:

A lot of impressive things announced. Your move Apple.

Horsecrap. Most wont get these features ,for 5 years.

You mean 5 months? They said summer 2018 didn't they.

crosslad said:

I can’t understand why you want to get recipes on a device that doesn’t have a screen. Likewise what good are travel directions on a device that doesn’t leave your home. 

For some simple recipes it's handy - cocktails or in my case, bread recipes i make often but forget the quantities. I usually just need the ingredient list. But an improvement would be the ability to tell your assistant to show it on, eg a phone or tv if you've lost track of things