Alexa vs Google for portal commands

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I’ll be honest that I’m very disappointed with Google with the portal. It’s much slower than Alexa. Especially if you are sending multiple commands. Like Alexa turn on lights <pause> Alexa turn off lights. Google seems to take longer to send the command, and then it requires a longer pause than Alexa does. I doubt this is has to do with the portal itself and how Google is sending commands to the portal.

 

Also, Alexa picks up sounds better. I have one echo and google home mini right next to each other and the echo works about 90% of the time and the mini about 75%.

 

What are your observations? Maybe it has to do with “Ok Google” is one more syllable than “Alexa”. I know “Hey Google” also works, but it doesn’t seem to work as well as “Ok Google”.

 

The only reason I wanted to switch was the Google AI is “smarter”, but if it doesn’t listen to you as well, what’s the point? Hopefully Google will let you change the trigger phrase soon.

 

What are your observations?

[larryllix]

My Echoes and Dots vary aa lot in timing. It is not uncommon for Alexa to just sit and think for 20 seconds before activating ISY connected devices.

 

If my TV amplifier is on (large speakers) I have to yell at it within a few feet or mute the TV sound. My Dot off to the side of one speaker (6-7'), and the Echo across the room (12-15'') are almost completely deaf. I find any bassy sounds especially affect the Echo with it's muted bassy sound output.

 

When yelling at a local Dot I have found another Dot in another room will often answer faster.

[G W]

My Echoes and Dots vary aa lot in timing. It is not uncommon for Alexa to just sit and think for 20 seconds before activating ISY connected devices.

 

If my TV amplifier is on (large speakers) I have to yell at it within a few feet or mute the TV sound. My Dot off to the side of one speaker (6-7'), and the Echo across the room (12-15'') are almost completely deaf. I find any bassy sounds especially affect the Echo with it's muted bassy sound output.

 

When yelling at a local Dot I have found another Dot in another room will often answer faster.

Well, you have described the problem. What are you doing to correct it?

 

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I’ll be honest that I’m very disappointed with Google with the portal. It’s much slower than Alexa. Especially if you are sending multiple commands. Like Alexa turn on lights <pause> Alexa turn off lights. Google seems to take longer to send the command, and then it requires a longer pause than Alexa does. I doubt this is has to do with the portal itself and how Google is sending commands to the portal.

 

Also, Alexa picks up sounds better. I have one echo and google home mini right next to each other and the echo works about 90% of the time and the mini about 75%.

 

What are your observations? Maybe it has to do with “Ok Google” is one more syllable than “Alexa”. I know “Hey Google” also works, but it doesn’t seem to work as well as “Ok Google”.

 

The only reason I wanted to switch was the Google AI is “smarter”, but if it doesn’t listen to you as well, what’s the point? Hopefully Google will let you change the trigger phrase soon.

 

What are your observations?

I wouldn't expect a GH mini to hear as well as an echo, but I don't have any minii's yet. But I know that my regular GH heard me better than the echo in the same location. I found that GH to Portal was the same as echo, sometimes very quick, sometimes a few seconds.

 

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[larryllix]

Well, you have described the problem. What are you doing to correct it?

 

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Why don't you give me a list of all possibilities  that can be done, and I can go from there?

 

Maybe you should  start another thread so we don't side track this one any further.

Edited November 7, 2017 by larryllix

[asbril]

I have 2 Google Home devices and 2 Alexa sticks.  Though I have had intermittent issues, right now both work well. Alexa is a tiny bit faster but it does not bother me .

What I like with the Alexa stick is that I just press and don't need to say Alexa or  OK Google

[larryllix]

I have 2 Google Home devices and 2 Alexa sticks.  Though I have had intermittent issues, right now both work well. Alexa is a tiny bit faster but it does not bother me .

What I like with the Alexa stick is that I just press and don't need to say Alexa or  OK Google

Benoit is promising a technology jump for Alexa with Portal v3. IIRC from his comments he is going to jump one of the cloud services possibly enhancing the Amazon process.

 

Then we'll see who is faster (for now). Googlites eat your hearts out!  

Google has been spamming my cell phone lately so I am not real happy with them. I keep experimenting with deletions for the last few weeks attempting to find out where the annoy-ware is coming from.

Edited November 7, 2017 by larryllix

[G W]

Why don't you give me a list of all possibilities that can be done, and I can go from there?

 

Maybe you should start another thread so we don't side track this one any further.

Okay. I'm still interested in how you solve the issue.

 

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[stusviews]

Benoit is promising a technology jump for Alexa with Portal v3. IIRC from his comments he is going to jump one of the cloud services possibly enhancing the Amazon process.

 

Then we'll see who is faster (for now). Googlites eat your hearts out!

Google has been spamming my cell phone lately so I am not real happy with them. I keep experimenting with deletions for the last few weeks attempting to find out where the annoy-ware is coming from.

 

The ISY skill has, in the past, applied to both Amazon's Echo and Google's Home. I don't believe that v3 will be any different in this respect.