It wants to "assist" you. You have to help it help you, guys. But if you
want Siri, it’s always on that iPhone. :) I wouldn’t use
Assistant on the iPhone mainly because it doesn’t have the
privileges which Siri does. But, if you want to see its power,
ask it to play "I’m feeling lucky."
--
Devin Prater
Assistive Technology instructor in training at World
services for the blind; JAWS certified.
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Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> writes:
> I gave some apps location access, because they clearly need it, like
> maps apps for instance. But why does an app need to have location
> services when it's not even being used? To me, that makes exactly no
> sense. Hope they fix it. But since they really want data, they might
> not regarded as a "fix".
> Mary
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On May 17, 2017, at 7:56 PM, lenron brown <lenro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I give most apps location access with out caring much so this wouldn't
>> bother me but for those that it would this sucks. Hopefully they fix
>> this
>>
>>> On 5/17/17, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The app just became available in the App Store today, coincident with the
>>> start of Google I/O. It's definitely there, and it definitely requires this
>>> location thing be turned on and be active even when you're not using the
>>> app. No thank you.
>>> Mary
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On May 17, 2017, at 5:29 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello Mary,
>>>>
>>>> This is interesting.
>>>>
>>>> Is this app actually called Google Assistant? Or are you referring to
>>>> Google Now.
>>>>
>>>> I checked the app a week ago and it was not there.
>>>>
>>>> Funny about the location services condition.
>>>>
>>>> On my Samsun Galaxy phone, I have location services turned off and I can
>>>> use the Google assistant just fine.
>>>>
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>>>> Of Mary Otten
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 4:09 PM
>>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; mac4thebl...@freelists.org;
>>>> macvisionar...@googlegroups.com
>>>> Subject: Google assistant comes to the iPhone
>>>>
>>>> They much touted Google Assistant is now available in the Apple App Store.
>>>> I downloaded it and opened it, and in order to work at all, you need to
>>>> give it permission to access location even when you're not using it. This
>>>> is so it can make a so-called private map of where you have been and where
>>>> you are when you're using it. So I wonder how much of a toll that is going
>>>> to take on Battery Life. And do I really trust Google that t it's private?
>>>> Given that they sell data? I was looking forward to certain aspects of
>>>> Google assistant. But it seems to be totally crippled unless you give them
>>>> permission. I don't see why he couldn't do other things that are not
>>>> location dependent.
>>>> Mary
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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