I found it superior to Siri's (though in fairness, I didn't spend nearly as much time with Siri as I did with my Android phone). Google's speech recognition is uncannily accurate. That's especially true of Android virtual assistants because most of them rely on the OS's built-in voice recognition capability.īoth Apple and Google send what you say to their servers, whose powerful processors decipher your speech and then send a text version back to your phone. But while deciphering what you say is important, what differentiates virtual assistants is what they can do after interpreting your speech. Many people think of Siri and apps like it as being primarily voice recognition programs. But that doesn't mean they aren't helpful. They don't know how to do some things that Siri can do, and they usually won't get your jokes. Android assistants are more likely to show up with their shirttails hanging out occasionally. Siri is like the classic executive secretary, always well-dressed and possessed of an elephant's memory and a dry wit. I've concluded that you can find decent virtual help on an Android phone, but the assistants available likely won't be as smooth and capable as Siri. I've spent the past week auditioning all manner of Android virtual assistants, most of them free, including Google's Voice Actions app, the awkwardly named Speaktoit Assistant, and a digital "intern" named Eva that interrupted my conversations to hector me about upcoming appointments. But can you get the same kind of slavish devotion from an Android phone? Wouldn't you like to have your very own gofer dedicated to doing all the menial tasks you hate? That's a big part of the appeal of the iPhone 4S: Siri, the voice-driven virtual assistant, turns anyone with a couple hundred bucks into a CEO attended by a full-time lackey.
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