10/18/2022: Giving up on Google Assistant

Why I’ve swapped “Hey Google” for Alexa

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Jared Newman
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October 18, 2022
Echo fourth-gen speaker

Over the weekend, my smart home underwent a regime change.

Instead of leaning primarily on Google Assistant, I’m now using Alexa to handle the bulk of my voice commands and device controls. Amazon’s voice assistant now lives in the kitchen, the living room, my office, and the master bedroom, where it’s taken charge of orchestrating wake-up and bedtime routines.

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