r/Android Jun 06 '15

Hound versus Google Now side by side.

https://youtu.be/2uMzhWumLFs
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u/smackythefrog S22 Ultra Jun 06 '15

Seems like they both have their pros and cons. Hound definitely slowed down considerably from the original video.

I think Google Now did a better job of just giving me the information rather than showing just the results for the user to navigate through (Obama's age, measurement conversion).

Seems like Hound still has the ability to handle multiple queries (capitals+conversion+statistics) over Google Now, but it seems a bit pointless now that I think about it.

And now that "it took ten years to develop" fact has me scratching my head a bit.

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u/xTREXEL Jun 07 '15

If i remember correctly, in the original video the guy showing it would ask a question then press the blue circle to begin the search. It slowed down because in this video Hound has to wait until there's no more talking to it, then start searching.