What’s better: Alexa or Google? It’s a question I get asked all of the time. This video will break down each smart assistant’s pros and cons, so you can figure out which one is the best fit for your home.
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–Amazon–
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–Google–
Nest Mini: https://homedepot.sjv.io/QDvXx
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0:00 Intro
0:29 Smart Speakers
2:18 Routines
4:43 Ecosystems
6:56 3rd party integrations
7:30 Extra features
8:37 Future plans
9:22 What should you use?
10:08 Fight!
DISCOVER MORE
Amazon Echo Dot 4th Gen: https://youtu.be/OOwxoPdTN40
Alexa Blueprints: https://youtu.be/U7gtXAA8w48
12 Cool Alexa Routines: https://youtu.be/QuByECkIXZs
10 Google Features: https://youtu.be/Akt5Rjv2D6k
$200 Smart Home using Alexa: https://youtu.be/EvEbk4EHr2c
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Disclaimer: Smart Home Solver was sent some of the products in this video for previous unbiased reviews. As always, our opinions are 100% our own and not influenced.
Alexa vs Google: Ultimate Smart Assistant Showdown – Video published on YouTube by Smart Home Solver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tXSOFCpbvI
All right let’s hear it! Team Google, or Amazon? Or maybe Siri?! Let me know your pick??
I like Amazon but I like the Google home music transfer and scheduled commands I wish Amazon well add it
What really confuses me is that Alexa works with my GSuite account, but Google Assistant is missing many features.
I started out all Google but finally had to start using Alexa because Google doesn’t support motion and contact sensors for routines. Disappointing on Google’s part, I hope they finally get around to that at some point. I’ll still mainly try to stick with Google if I can but have no issue anymore buying something that only supports Alexa from now on.
Using google home,but Alexa has some great features
Amazon echo has whisper mode
What………………the……………..crud!
Google assistant is taking a nosedive as well as many other google services.
For example home automation using my phone with a lock screen is now useless. When I say “ok google turn on the lights” it will ask me to unlock my phone which defeats the purpose of convenience when it is quicker to hit the light switch with soapy hands.
I’ve also found the accuracy of GA detecting what I’m saying is declining. This is probably from google just collecting everything and anything and feeding it to their “AI” to learn. As the saying goes, garbage in = garbage out.
Those “helpful” hints drive us nuts. Especially when it says something like “did you know you can ask me the weather” when I ask it the weather every single day. Or “did you know you can ask me to set a timer when you’re washing your hands?”
If they’re not going to give us an option to turn off the hints, they at least need for it to be smart to enough to know not to tell us how to do stuff we already do.
Amazon team greating from Poland
I’m using Alexa but in not gonna say it because I am watching on a fire tablet so please don’t say Alexa mute the Mic when you say Alexa
Lol, the exchange at the end is priceless, great video too
I want your ring
Team Google w/ a Nest Hello, Nest Secure (RIP), Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max, Google Home, 3 Mini’s, and two chromecasts. Integrate’s better with my Samsung S10+
Amazon stole tips from the drivers… That alone makes me not want to get their device….
Team google
My wife and I are building a home. We are wanting window and door sensors to notify us of any opened doors or windows because we have children in the home. We have purchased a Google Nest hub etc. I saw where google has discontinued their security system. Is there any third party sensors that would work with Google Nest? Or just Google?
In Canada, the simple fact is – Amazon Alexa did not support Canadian customers when it was released – the unnerving thing for Canadians was that although Amazon would not sell the Alexa to you, they did make money on selling Alexa accessories (cosmetic) to Canadians. Google actually supported Canada first and that is the main reason I went with Google (my small way at getting back at Amazon is that I have never switched from Google Home as my home automation solution). I see that Google still outsells Amazon in Canada, even to this day
Why didn’t you include Siri in the review? Lots of apple users out there.
Google
Google I’ve got an iPhone 12 Pro Max