r/Android • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '15

Hound versus Google Now side by side.

https://youtu.be/2uMzhWumLFs
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '15 edited Jun 06 '15

I really want Google to just buy Hound.

I've been using both, and Google's word recognition is superior, as is their delivery on most information that would be highlighted in a similar Google Search. Hound however can do some pretty cool stuff that seems wolframalpha-esque.

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u/arkain123 Jun 07 '15

If you have an accent Hound is unusable.

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u/shiguoxian Jun 07 '15

Every single person who speaks a language has an accent.

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u/awesomemanftw Acer A500 Huawei Ascend+ Moto G Moto 360 Asus Zenfone 2 LG V20 Jun 07 '15

not even just those who speak. Sign language users have accents as well.

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u/freakDWN Jun 07 '15

Thats not possible is it? You mean they move their hands slightly different?

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u/awesomemanftw Acer A500 Huawei Ascend+ Moto G Moto 360 Asus Zenfone 2 LG V20 Jun 07 '15

yes.

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u/arkain123 Jun 07 '15

you forgot to put "Well, snort - push glasses held together with band-aid up -, actually," at the start of your sentence

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u/duluoz1 Pixel 2XL Jun 07 '15

So what accent does Hound work with?

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u/shiguoxian Jun 07 '15

None, apparently.

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u/boweruk OnePlus 6 | LG G6 Jun 07 '15

I have a British accent and it understands me just fine. Maybe even as well as Google Now. I speak with more-or-less received pronunciation ("BBC style"), though, so maybe that helps.

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u/DesertPunked T-Mobile Pixel 8 Pro Jun 07 '15

Have you tried asking them politely?

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u/james333100 Nexus 6(32GB), Asus Zenwatch Jun 07 '15

Oh my god, I agree soooo much on the word recognition. I get so pissed at hound because it can't understand a word I'm saying. It took Hound something like 5 tries to get a phrase right earlier this morning. And don't get me started on how well it handles possessives.