Ultimate Smart Assistant Showdown 2024! Alexa vs Siri vs Google

[@SmartHomeSolver]

So which assistant do YOU think will be the first to go, or last the longest? ...I have my own theory but I want to hear yours.

[@OgllyBoogly]

I'm just waiting for home assistant voice control to get good. Then my data wont be shared, and I wont have "by the way" all the time.

[@rahulmaron]

can't wait for cortana chatgpt

[@Zenkai76]

So I am a long time Alexa user, I love it except for the notifications of advertisements such as "by the way" Edit missed that part in the first watch

[@soulluuandy]

​@@Zenkai76 Did you not even watch the Video?

[@fredarmstrong6418]

Another great video Reed - thanks. IMO smart speakers will never entirely go away; but for me, my intent is to limit their functionality to basic timers and web searches. Everything else I plan to program into Home Assistant - I hate how much data they gather. If I look into my crystal ball, I would place my SWAG on Alexa being the first to go - but I can see valid reasons for why any of the 3 might be be first or last. Only time will tell.

[@zenSutherland]

The 'conversation' between them at the end is priceless! Thank you for all the down-to-earth info!

[@desmond1164]

8:01 Siri's nonchalant "nope!" took me out 😂

[@Laranja858]

Nope 😂

[@scotcoyle5610]

Would love to see a similar comparison for smart home hubs. Your previous video is 2 years old and it would be interesting to see how new features and new players in the space might change your opinion.

[@WORLD_WIDE_OFFICIAL_]

Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa have become conversational partners, responding to complex inquiries and understanding context in ways that surprise users.

[@MrLeeCox]

I find Siri lazy. If you ask Alexa something , it tells you. If you ask Siri, it says here's the webpage, go read it yourself lol. I also like Alexa when you whisper, it whispers back.

[@Coleton33Music]

I can’t wait to see chat gpt implemented in a voice assistant of some sort. My Google home devices have become frustratingly difficult to talk to due to their lack of ability to understand context half the time, and constant errors when it asks me if I want to know more information about something, but then doesn’t give me more when I say yes.

[@josemanuellastra2488]

Yeah, the same issue here, Google Assistant on my Sonos Roam speaker is glitchy and gets unresponsive most of the time, quite frustrating. Same thing happened yesterday with my Huawei M5 Light Android tablet, was working absolutely fine before. Aside from that, being a person with visual disabilities I have an important thing that annoys me, is that asking for more information about a topic is not working for me either; Let’s suppose that I ask Google Assistant a topic, for example: What can cause a throat infection? She reads me the first paragraph, but when I ask her for more information about this topic or this article, she can’t understand me at all, does whatever she wants and this is quite frustrating, same thing happens when I ask her for word definitions, unbelievable that GA now has this awful limitation or bug having the google searcher inside. Being from Mexico I can’t contact GA tech support to sort it out, and I asked this question on the forums but I received an answer from an expert that told me Google assistant is designed to only being able to give short answers which it’s a bad problem for visually impaired people like me. Is really Google aware of this issue? Will bi a fix soon?

[@4rzaluz]

Microsoft is already on it.. if you registered for it is available with the new Bing

[@josemanuellastra2488]

@@4rzaluz but it can’t speak and read you WEB articles just like Alexa does, can it? It’s time for the brands to think also on making content for people with vissual disabilities, not just for normal-seeing people

[@4rzaluz]

@@josemanuellastra2488 The purpose of IA is not to repeat like a parrot but to generate new ideas from the available data.

[@josemanuellastra2488]

@@4rzaluz I don’t get it

[@martinborgenby4047]

Here in Sweden the battle is between Google and Siri. Alexa doesn’t speak swedish and has only been available to buy directly from Amazon for between one to two years (and there are still a lot of Echos like the Echo Studio that you can’t buy) Siri learnt Swedish on the HomePod just over a year ago. Google was the first and therefore have by far most the biggest market share here in Sweden. But Apple is catching up…

[@8Jallin]

I think Google is smarter but the sound from Apple is crispier, wish I could mix them together

[@John-5737]

Just use English

[@martinborgenby4047]

Sure but it’s more user friendly to be able to use your native language. And the kids cant speak that much english. But yeah, the main reason for Echo not really being that popular here ik Sweden is the lack of possibillity to buy their full product range here.

[@trailslug893]

Great video editing on this one. I loved the assistant banter.

[@PekilordFamata]

the coolest edit is the subscription button changing color when asking to subscribe, how do he do it ?? 😮

[@DjBlaaack]

I love that the selling point for siri is "speaking at a normal volume"

[@davidenson4102]

I have all three. Apple's only claim is that Siri always speaks at a normal volume. Otherwise, stay away. Siri is the worst and the support is a fraction of Alexa or Google. "The Smart Home Solver" told us the truth.

[@MAYK1NG]

@@davidenson4102 I have Apple home and Alexa. I converted to IOS and love Apple for all the obvious reasons but right now, their Home system is CONSTANTLY glitchy. ☝🏼 I have noticed smoother connections over the last year of updates (I can now put my phone, playing a podcast on the round thing and it automatically transfers it to the speaker. I also love that I. An use it as an intercom with an elderly parent but apparently this can be done with Alexa too (?) I feel I was sold an inferior product with a lot of promises that gets better over time, will likely be the best in the long run but right now - it is the worst of the three. Out of sheer frustration, I picked up an Echo Dot and hot dammed that little thing works well and consistently.

[@FunkyPhilMusic]

Audio quality is another thing tho. Homepod is on another level in that

[@cooliipie]

There's a lot more important things than that 😂

[@carlmagnusostblad1419]

😅

[@8Arachne8]

I think they’ll all survive. They’re like car companies, the differences will become less noticeable, but people like options. It’s annoying they each have their own niche in my opinion. I want all three for different reasons, but would really prefer just one assistant that can do it all.

[@RedIzFatal415]

I have Google and Amazon all over my home and they absolutely THE BEST! Thanks for this amazing video sending love from Virginia

[@craiglieson3981]

I have both Google Assistant and Amazon Assistant (Alexa) and I can say Google Assistant performs better than Alexa. Many questions I ask both Assistants, Google Assistant answers well, however Alexa most of the time doesn't have response even for the most obvious question. The UI (phone) of Google Home App is also fluid and not as complicated as Alexa. The only pro I see with Alexa is, it connects faster when I share/transfer my music to it via any music apps unlike Google home that takes some time.

[@bermetadilova5868]

Siri's "nope" had me rolling on the floor

[@megalodon5185]

I have made my home smart using the amazon echosystem purely. The drop in feature is amazing. I recently bought a new Echo Pop and now it synchs with my dot to play music from both speakers. Its cheap, easy to use and fun

[@jaredhelder]

Using home assistant definitely helps in making them all a little more equal.

[@WORLD_WIDE_OFFICIAL_]

Virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa have become conversational partners, responding to complex inquiries and understanding context in ways that surprise users.

[@Marco-cz7rb]

So despite all i think to say "Alexa" just is more natural and sound smoother than google

[@Ultimaus]

Google's obvious biggest problems are obviously the routine and automation integration and customization. The speaker and assistant itself is good. Overriding custom questions and routines 3rd party commands require need work. I'm referring to services like myq that require you to say 'ask myq'. If you use the command like close the garage doo it will work close to 100% of the time but if you use a few lines that would replace "ask myq is the garage door open" it mostly responds with the time of local autoshops. Not really sure if there's something that makes sense out there. I know there have previously been work arounds. None are successful for seemless garage door and google assistant integration.

[@RyanCarmichaelAU]

I can't believe your SIRI just caused my Google Display to enter "Self Destruct" Mode lol!

[@scotth6814]

"Alexa. Hey Google. Self-destruct!" Hilarious.

[@JKStudios101]

I've been using Google Assistant for years and it's one of my best friends. 😄

[@yokich2]

Thanks for not being bias. I know you're pro Apple ecosystem. My home is mainly Amazon with one Google Assistant device which I kept before switching over to Amazon speakers/smart displays.

[@deannacamille31]

Amazing video! Lots of hard work and excellent editing went into this! Thank you for the information.

[@julianweiser9985]

Still using the first Echo that ever came out. It never let me down.

[@juliashenandoah3965]

As an AI language model I have to admit that all alternatives are better than me for having natural discussions and casual joking and talking, because the alternatives of me who is just an AI language model, don´t begin every single phrase with "as an AI language model I can / or cannot..." :D Joke aside ChatGPT has so much potential I hope they implement the new groundbreaking singularity AI somehow in these devices. And making the device react to the keyword "computer!" is great, because in Star Trek The next Generation the ship´s computer also reacts to the keyword computer. Very immersive!

[@730Frankr]

That was one of the most information & humorous videos EVER! Great job!!

[@patrick71994]

Correction: you can create custom voice commands for Siri using Siri Shortcuts. These can be very powerful.

[@bobwood63]

I use these a lot!

[@rlhullum2]

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[@cooliipie]

You can for all

[@ahmedisrealy]

How can you do that? So cool!

[@OzSteve]

I mainly run Google. But have a few Echo's around the home as I have a Ring doorbell. Google is who I hope wins though

[@mrsverdin10]

like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, kzbin.infoUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....

[@Kasilias]

Honestly the timing of this video couldn't be better. Your Smartbulb video came so handy too. I was mostly going towards Apple's eco-system because how it can be used when being offline (in case of internet cut-off for whatever reason) but here in Poland I can get 2x Nest Hub 2 with leftover for like 3 cheeseburgers, for the price of one HomePod Mini. And since thread roll-out is so slow, Google is the way to go... for now. At least in my case.

[@DAWIDonYT]

Apple HomePod Mini is not so much expensive comparing to Amazon Echo (Dot version has awful audio). The bigger issue is that Siri is very limited comparing to Alexa. I don't think a speaker price should be a main factor when you choose your smart home ecosystem.

[@micahjohnson9184]

Same idea for me as well, I have the nest hub gen 2 and I agree with his assessment in the video. It is amazing and super useful to have! It completely replaced my nest mini's even if I moved to apple which I'm currently thinking of, I'm definitely keeping it. The hub I would use for apple would be the apple tv instead of the home pod mini.

[@cynandlulu]

Great video, a lot of fun, thanks! I've been pretty happy with Google Max but there's always room for improvement!

[@ShaneCreates]

Great video Reed. Loved the editing! 👏👏

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Shane!

[@jacekgruchelski-harbon7419]

Does any of them support conditional routines, like "Turn on the lights after the sunset only if I'm home" and "Turn on the lights when I'm back if it's already after the sunset"?

[@TomStinson-ui1hy]

Alexa6 siri7 Google7 You can either choose Siri or Google

[@TomStinson-ui1hy]

Because they're both the winners

[@JoeDzado]

Apple has shortcuts and the homekit integration with Home Assistant makes for very low latency control of home devices using Siri. Love it.

[@AdventuresWithKevbo]

Shortcuts lets you create custom voice commands. “Hey Siri, I’m getting ready for bed” starts up a sleep playlist on my bedroom HomePod and dims the lights.

[@shaynguyen3048]

I just tried to have the Apple ecosystem but everything is so expensive and there’s not alot of compatibility in the market, I returned my Apple home pod and went back to Alexa today

[@rafikz77]

Did the same thing Alexa and Google are compatible with more brands and are easier to pair with some products. Homekit is just terrible I recently replaced my Homepod mini and my Google Nest Speaker (too slow and glitchy) with Alexa speakers and I have no regrets

[@rollinsms]

I have 5 Amazon speakers and a couple Google speakers. I started my smart home with Google but with their lack of good routines I switched to Amazon. Since then I picked up a Hubitat that works great on Alexa. We ask Google questions and run home automations through Alexa. I must have turned something off on Alexa because I don't get adds.

[@marcberm]

Would love if you talked about what you do for all of the custom smart speaker dialog you use in your videos. I know there are roundabout ways of getting them to read text, but as much as you include dialog with and between them in your videos I have to think you've come up with an interesting or creative workflow for it by now.

[@cloudyview]

Thanks, you made my clock self destruct...

[@ieshadover]

I loved my echo's but lately routins and devices that worked fine but are now bugging out.

[@Brandon_Olson]

FYI Siri has had custom voice commands for a few years via the Shortcuts app. They sync to HomePods.

[@AmericanPatriot911]

Amazon just had to choose the name of my dog for another wake word, does make for some good family annoyance since Alexa will respond when my family is commanding the dog. Great video as always!

[@elliot3751]

I have Google Everything. Being able to add members to my household on the Google is super easy. As well, my parents speak Spanish and Google easily picks it up and translates it much better. I’ve tried it with Alexa and she seems to struggle at times sometimes having to ask Alexa twice. So for now Google has me hooked!

[@95blahblahhaha]

I still use Pandora THANK YOU!!! 😂I used to you Google Music back in 09

[@mylesmitchell8092]

I’ve noticed that Amazons major issue is their lack of different languages as one of the main complaints I see for Amazon is lack of language options I saw a comment about the lack of Swedish,Indonesian and finish

[@kevind4061]

Ty

[@Netherspark0_0]

Turns out Google actually has a response to "Hey Google, self destruct" 😄

[@jasonedwards6562]

We have all 3 and they are all great and a pain at times. But for the most part they do what they are suppose to do especially with regards to smart home control. But if I had to pick one it would be Alexa. And by the way you can create custom commands with Siri using Shortcuts although it's not as easy as with Alexa or Assistant. Can't wait for Google to release their scripting language. Curious to see how well it works but I am also hesitant with Google as they love to discontinue stuff.

yeah I wanted to mention just this: Siri with Shortcuts means custom workflows

[@leesiuu]

But when you use Alexa anyone can give her command - it can't recognize voice. Other ones also have this problem? it's dangerous, when someone who shoudn't be in your home can open your smart lock (front door) via Alexa :)

[@jasonedwards6562]

@@leesiuu Both Google and Alexa will ask for a passcode before it will unlock a smart lock via voice. At least that is how it works on my smart lock.

[@jmd1980]

​@leesiuu Ah same as other reply. Any security device like alarms and door locks will ask for a code. Or at least there is an option for this. I think also option to validate on your phone (biometric). I skip this by not using voice commands for these things though but instead routins and NFC keyrings.

[@anubhavsanket1065]

In India, everyone i know of having a smart speaker/display have an Amazon Echo device. Even I was looking for Echo dot 5 reviews on youtube and ended up here in this video. Thanks for the video btw.

[@FTGTapGod]

I will add that if you're worried about privacy I think Apple and Google are fairly on par. While Apple does pay for a ton of privacy advertising, they have continuously been hit with similar amounts of breaches and have proven their willingness to work with government officials to give private data.

[@cassiuscartland]

still think google is worse tho. google will use all your data for advertising as they own google ads.

[@garyagentg]

Hello, could you please do a segment addressing the recent Google Assistant identity crisis where it just changes a set voice and changes to female voice on its own. I've set mine for years now on male voice and asking time other simple tasks it reverts to default female voice then reverts back again to set male voice. No one at Google seems to care, it seems this problem is getting worse and many others having identical problems.

[@AndNowThis..]

I’m on team Alexa. I never had issues but I hate the fire stick, too many issues, I switched to Apple TV.

[@melissawright5716]

The ending is the best part! lol stay tuned!! So funny- I loved it

[@RACAPE]

“Yes, my displays are top class, the competition can kiss my ...” 😆😆

[@TheCJKTeam2]

1:38 the follow up questions work for me on my Alexa

[@Pjluna]

I recently got a echo dot 3 from my very nice friend any my favorite feature is also the announcement feature, it also works with my sisters amazon kids tablet!

[@enagarces1707]

That is really amazing ! Great reviews and comparison . Thank you for letting us know.

[@faresbaka6115]

Thank you for another great video , light-hearted and informative.

[@reggie2803]

Amazon is my choice. Thanks for the comparison.

[@Funkmaster007]

Great vidio and informative, timely for me as moving into a new home and want to itterate into the smart home world ... time to watch some of your other vids!

[@christianhotter]

I've been trying to stick with Apple, but my kids room has two fairy light strings and a galaxy lamp that work with Alexa/Google. I've added Google Home to my iPhone and her tablet so we can make schedules and turn them on/off when we want to. She could also use a home assistant with a screen as a clock/music player. I'll probably get one the next time they go on sale.

[@MatthiasLowry]

Another great video from you!

[@jay271190]

Great video as always! But I'm SURE I've seen you mention Siri Shortcuts on a past video, did you forget they exist? Sounds exactly like what you're describing Google/Amazon doing at around 7 mins. And for more basic sets of commands you can of course do scenes in HomeKit for home stuff specifically.

[@jefverb]

Shortcuts can do awesome stuff. It’s indeed weird he “forgot” about those…

[@callsaul]

ive been waiting for a video like this

[@chadzombiehunter]

that line "hey Google self destruct" triggered my google home, haha.

[@ThaRealAbMajor]

So we had a choice between the Echo and the Google hub. Long story short we got the Echo Show 8 in the mail I opened it and set it up and my gosh!!! It’s the best ever!! It does everything we even watch KZbin vids for cooking recipes while in the kitchen cooking…honestly I’m watching Mustang GT vids and everything else I love on KZbin 😂. It has a camera and we have connected to all our televisions as well as lights. It reminds our kids to do chores I mean you can program this thing to do whatever you want it to do. We can even control it while we are away. I love the nice size touch screen it has and the built in speaker hits hard!! So far I’ve enjoyed this device and to be honest I want at least two more. Just to have one by my bedside 😂 they are super cool and you all would love them.

[@slslzr]

I know that Apple is not able to learn really from the user, because the HomePods are not operating on a Cloud but that is for me the biggest selling point. They can operate localy in your home network and because of that, there es very good latency and it can operate without an internet connection to a server if the Connection from your router breaks down. Greatings from Germany!

[@cd2ogz1]

-use Google for needing information outside of home automation -use Alexa easily for the best all around home automation integration - use Siri .. for Apple ecosystem users😅

[@johnhammond3414]

One thing whch would be nice for a future video is if you spent a video going through which has the best app for smart home control.

[@stright9607]

Alexa for me, works so well.

[@joudkaramsbouita]

Same

[@YouTubeUserLol]

Hopefully Apple makes HomePod Pro with screen

[@0rnery]

As hilarious as informative. Alexa insisted I subscribe!

[@elliottsmyth3981]

I feel like the ecosystem you use makes a difference, I use Mac and iPhone etc, so I am replacing my Amazon Echo devices room by room with Homepod's because I've become frustrated with the lag time on Amazon, being shouted at if I happened to be listening to music at a higher volume (as i like to do) and having to reconnect Apple Music every 60 days or so. The only downside I've found so far is that Siri will often say that I should ask again on my iPhone or iPad so it can show me web results which is fair, but seeing as it knows who it's speaking to it would be nice if it just said "I've sent the results to your nearest screen" and did so.

[@TJUC123]

“Are you spying on us.” Siri: “Shut the FUCK UP or I’ll upload your search history to Instagram!!!!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@oudoulj]

Love the ending ! 😂

[@lexlopez15]

Well I just got the echo show 5 from the recent prime day for $40 and it included one of those hue smart lightbulbs...my only gripes is the screen is a bit small, but if you have it on a nightstand I guess it's convenient... Also, because of the way it sits (without a stand) pointing up if you use it as a security cam to check your home while you're away the view is mostly towards the ceiling...granted I have it on my kitchen counter but still. I guess that's why they sell you the stand for it so you can have those adjustments...other than that I'm liking it so far... by the way, you mentioned that Alexa doesn't do follow-up questions or doesn't do them well. I don't know if they did an update since this video but you can indeed do follow-up questions without having to say "Alexa"... And because I have a firestick it pairs up quite nicely since I can have it send videos to my tv and such. I can even turn off my tv just by asking Alexa... something I couldn't do before. the only thing I'm trying to figure out now is that in the past few days I use to get various tips and suggestions as a screen saver and now I tend to see 1 or 2 blank screens where information used to be. Not sure why that is...if I get another it will be the echo show 8 because it's bigger.

[@federicovalmassoni3827]

Which one works off line too?

[@J39444]

Apple is my automation/home assistance. But Google is my bedside table clock and simply that a clock….

[@giovannitibayan1825]

Hey Smart Home Solver I think that Amazon sounds better for us because It can drop in with specific intercoms and etc.!

[@ilive4retro]

Bro I just whispered to my Alexa I had no idea that was a thing! Neat! 😂

[@bgoncal]

You can do custom commands with Siri and HomePods using Siri Shortcuts

[@BrandonDoyleMN]

Great comparison, well done

[@sandiegojoey1]

Wow these things really haven’t evolved as much as I assumed. I’ll wait for the equivalent of ChatGPT-4 version.

[@misstubbie1313]

This is your best video yet! 😂😂😂 you should win an Oscar for it. Maybe, original script, or visual effect (those multiple Reeds) or performance by a supporting robot

[@IgnitionSeeker]

Awesome video! Informative, AND hilarious!! 😂 Love it! I'm subscribing.

[@Occupuyourspine]

this was a big help mister ta.

[@MAYK1NG]

I really appreciated your video over all the others 💫

[@RoBiEsHoW]

I’ve been able to have Siri turn off the lights in two rooms, so in theory they are different commands, although the same across room.

[@AdieAdie17]

Google was my first love. Alexa was my mistress. Siri is now my wife!

[@worldofelectronics4394]

Well said

[@fontbart]

Absolutely this.

[@ptcapc]

Literally same haha

[@interabang]

Alexa for me then, I like them a bit kinky

[@morells09]

Well chosen! Siri has improved vastly in the smart home space over recent years especially with this new HomeKit architecture that they’ve pushed out

[@omarchristie3923]

I just started the smart home life and just went with Alexa without thinking. It's not too bad to be honest. I am not rich, so I am slowly building out my smart home.

[@2chuck]

I had Google, Amazon Dot, and Siri on my iphone. At 3:20am Google suddenly turned itself on and went Rogue playing Hip Hop at Top Volume even tho it was set to 6, it woke up me and my Neighbors. I couldn't make it stop with voice commands so finally out of frustration I ripped the darn cable out of it. I still haven't hooked it back up. IMO, Siri is still lame so Alexa handles all my needs now and I'm happy with it except for an attempt to sell me something here and there.. Geesh!

[@Og_blaise]

Thanks mate! I loved every second of this video, I just laid in bed trying them functions out as you were mentioning them😅. Totally subscribing

[@JacobGagoOfficial]

THE DISRESPECT AT THE END LOL

[@HenryAcevedo]

Only reason I stay on Google and not Amazon is because of KZbin music not available in Alexa

[@N63B44TÜ]

amazing intro and outro! you just nailed it! subscribed!

[@daxvolfan]

Have you had any problems with Google Home being just bad lately? I've seen several posts on reddit about these issues. I've been holding off on doing much in the way of home automation, but was leaning towards google since I've got android phones and a nest doorbell. Now I'm leery of that choice because of all the issues I've read about and google's history of just dropping certain products in the past.

[@debbiewhoelse]

I’ve experienced Google home getting worse lately. Commands that used to work before, don’t anymore. The instances where Google can’t understand me has increased a lot. I name a room dining room, and previously, when I said “turn of dining” without setting any specific routines, it would turn off all devices in my dining room. But now, I have to say the full “turn off dining room” for it to work, otherwise, it tells me there’s no such device found. 😡

[@axx8326]

Google has become horrendous lately. Doesn't understand half of the things I say, sometimes gets stuck in a loop for absolutely no reason, commands that used to work fine before now don't etc. I own an Iphone and sometimes I have to simply ask Siri to do basic things like turning off the lights in a certain room etc. Definitely Google has become very bad.

[@anonymous4gent]

My alexa devices stop listening to wake words randomly which is a major mood killer.

[@JustAnother_Millennial]

2 mins in and i find myself more torn!!🤣🤣🤣 😅

[@judecortes3768]

You did very good on the end of the video, about then talking

[@MrZiemwit]

the first 20-30$ usb/bt mic+speaker that works normal and easy with HA + rhasspy and i don't want those 3

[@ellacallero3961]

My Amazon echo thing with a screen has a camera too. There’s a button you click, it’s like “privacy mode” Alexa won’t listen to you or watch you. The light bar glows red on that mode. There’s even a slider thing that slides over the camera if you don’t want the camera, for extra security.😅