I watched a video podcast this morning (iOS Today on the TWIT Network) that praised the release of the Google Assistant on iOS devices. It is a fairly new app that has already been highly praised, but only ran on newer Android phones. I think it took everyone by surprise when it show up on iOS a few days ago.
The show’s hosts ran comparisons between it and Siri issuing the same voice commands. Google Assistant blew Siri away. It can do far more than Siri can do at the present time. Of course, we’ve know that Siri is the weakest of voice command apps. It is way behind Google Assistant, Amazon Echo, and Microsoft’s Cortana.
I downloaded the Google Assistant this morning for my iPhone…and it also showed up on my iPad. Because my day was so hectic, I have not had a chance to even look at, but will do so very soon. Looking forward to giving it a spin. You can read about it in our Mobile Computing section below.
But be sure and read our first story about how Google is blowing the doors off of Apple (as is Microsoft). Apple is in danger of falling way behind in so many ways. Few of the most used apps in the Apple ecosystem are made by Apple. The only Apple apps I use on my Mac are Notes and iTunes. The majority are made by Google, Microsoft, and Adobe.
While Apple is the most valuable company in the entire world, it dare not sit on its laurels for too long. I look forward to see what they have to offer at WDDC in June. -JRC
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