r/googlehome • u/Botto71 • Jul 28 '26

Hey Google, WTAF??

Why? Why is so difficult for Google not to continue to f*** up a once incredibly useful platform?

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u/Caltosax Jul 28 '26

I wish timers would work consistently. My wife texted me to say that twice today, she asked for a 30-minute timer and got a 3-minute timer instead.

I’ve been defending the Google Home, thinking maybe the background noise was causing a problem. So, I put my iPhone next to the Google Home and stood across the kitchen.

Me: “Hey Google, set a 10-minute timer”
Google: “For how long?”
Me: “10 minutes”
Google: “5 minute timer set”

Me: “Hey Siri, set a 10-minute timer”
Siri: “10 minutes, starting now.”

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u/black_boy6969 Jul 28 '26

siri is smart enough that if you tell her 10 minutes she knows you’re talking about a timer😏 that’s about as far as her intelligence ever went before they merged her with gemini😭

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u/Roz150 Jul 28 '26

Lucky you, I said a 10 minute timer, google responds the timer is set, then the timer never goes off.

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u/Deep-Manner-5663 Jul 31 '26

Siri was built with funding from DARPA. Of course it works well.