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king editor the grate said:

DAalseth said:

Oh GREAT 🤬
I still don’t know where half the stuff is from the last update. 

Testify! I've taken to immediately using search bar.

I've gotten used to it now. But in the beginning, it drove me crazy.  The Search bar was my savior too!

Didn't receive either.  While we're on this subject, does anyone know why these alerts don't also allow for notifications in the Lock Screen and Notification Center?

razorpit said:

Biggest question I have, do these things work? As a pet owner I’d love to have one but can’t help but think what would happen if it were to run in to an unnoticed pile of cat or dog throw up.  

As an owner of two dogs, the answer is yes. These robot vacuums work. Funny you should mention pet vomit (and other messes). My Roborock S6 wouldn't be able to distinguish messes like these but that is why we kept the dogs in a separate  area of the house during the day while the robot cleans.  Of course, that's not a problem these days since we are stuck working from home.

I read an article recently where newer technology using AI, cameras, and lasers would allow a robot vacuum to recognize dog feces and other messes to avoid. It also mentioned privacy concerns due to user data being stored somewhere off premises instead of onboard the robot.

lukei said:

I have 6 homepods and 2 Echo devices. Former are great speakers but Siri is so far behind Alexa it is at times incomprehensible that a company like Apple allow this state of affairs. 

Apple need to up their game otherwise they remain as now just speakers that I use for basic HomeKit tasks.

I have a pair of HomePods in my master bedroom; a pair of Alexa-enabled Sonos Ones in my living room which controls my Logitech Harmony that controls my home theater. I'm always hearing and reading how "far behind" Siri is to Alexa and I wonder exactly how far?

In my usage Siri has performed on par with Alexa. In fact the most frustrating thing about Alexa is the numerous times it gets activated by dialog coming from the TV. When I'm watching "Schitt's Creek" it constantly gets activated when it hears the name, "Alexis" for example.

I have many HomeKit devices that also have Alexa skills so I'm able to ask Siri or Alexa to do the same things. My experience is I have to repeat my commands more often with Alexa. Also, there was an instance back in November right before Thanksgiving, where my Logitech Harmony skills just stopped working for a few days. I checked on Twitter and discovered I wasn't alone. This was after I had already wasted about an hour of my time troubleshooting. When I got back from the holiday, it was working again.

All said and done, in my experiences, I can't say that Alexa is far superior to Siri. Maybe because I use them both generically. That's not to say I don't believe you when you say Siri is far behind. I would just like some examples that I can try out myself.

jcs2305 said:

AnotherBrick said:

There is one sentence that will prevent me from buying a HomePod: “Apple's HomePod is a fantastic home speaker. It connects solely over Wi-Fi and streams Apple Music natively, but nothing else.”

A device which claims to be an audiophile grade speaker that only plays mp3 quality music and cannot accept other sources unless that source has AirPlay, which probably eliminates turntables for people who are vinyl purists, absolutely killed my interest in the device. I wanted something that could play the highest quality bit rate for digital and could play my high end vinyl collection as well.

HomePod is a great speaker but do you seriously want to play your vinyl on a speaker this size, and not a larger component system ?

Exactly this.