Hi Jeremy, What exactly do you want to “sync” from your iPhone to the Google Home? I don’t think either the Amazon Echo speakers nor the Google Home actually store anything, they are just the portal to the services offered.
Here is an interesting comparison article which summarizes the various aspects of the Echo/Alexa versus the Google Home/Google Assistant quite nicely: https://www.imore.com/google-home-vs-amazon-echo I should mention that now that Alexa is available in Canada (at least it will be in two weeks) my wife and I decided to go with the Alexa. Primarily it is because of the huge compatibility with home automation and, as is pointed out in the article, because there is lots of overlap here with Apple’s Home Kit. Another big factor for me is privacy and while I like how much I can ask Google using the Google app, I simply don’t trust them as far as I can throw them. It is Google’s business to collect as much data and information about you as possible because that is how they make their money. Yes, Amazon also has reason to lear about your habits and preferences, but maybe not quite as much as Google. Of course in that area I trust Apple the most because Apple makes their money from selling awesome hardware (for the most part) and from their ecosystem namely the App Store and iTunes. They are huge advocates and defenders of people’s privacy and anything that is Home Kit compatible is probably as secure as it currently gets. Unfortunately the Apple HomePod is still months away and when it does come who know what it can do giving Apple’s self-imposed limitations. Alexa clearly has the longest history and incredible support from third party developers and you find a huge number of “skills” which make your Echo smarter and more useful. Lastly, in terms of cost the Amazon Echo probably has Google beat as well, you can get an Echo Dot for $49.99, a regular Echo is $99.99 and the Echo Plus with its built-in smart home hub and better sound quality is $169.99 I think and at least here this currently includes a bonus Philipps Hue smart Light bulb which costs $14.99. Google now has their Google Maxi or whatever they call it which is supposed to sound very nice, but it is also expensive and if you have some existing stereo or good speakers or, even better, a Sonos system, then your Echo Dot for $49 can connect to any of those and you get great sound along with all the smarts of Alexa for a relatively low price. Take care, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Gilley Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2017 5:29 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Google home verses the echo Hello, Does anyone know how accessible the Google home will be next to the echo, secondly, will it sink up with iphones or is that strictly a droid thing? Sorry if this is OT. If need be, anyone can email me personally at j_gil...@att.net<mailto:j_gil...@att.net> to keep it off the list if it is off topic. Thanks in advance. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com<mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
