My phone. I'm starting to catch on.

[Sundrop]

I mean the physical button off of the screen, not a "home" icon on the screen. But I did try punching the physical home button twice, and it just stayed home.

I have to press and hold my home button to get the app.....try that

 

[AnnaMarie]

Google app on an Android phone. I located it on Grandma's phone on her app list so she can play with hers and not threaten to take mine away anymore.

I asked my phone my name. She replied, "Your name is the wrong name for you. Here, you can learn what name should really be on your birth certificate. Based on your personality, likes and dislikes, and random facts about yourself, what should your name really be? What letter does your real name start with?" And a link to allthetests.com came up, which I'm not going to click on.

I feel kinda let down.

When DH asked Siri what his name is she said "I don't know. You haven't told me your name." And sounded like a petulant child.

Come to think of it, she often sounds like a petulant child.

 

[Grandpa]

I have to press and hold my home button to get the app.....try that

Hm. I get a cascade of apps that I can swipe through, and Google is one of them. But it's not recognizing my voice, and I can just tap Google on my home screen.

Sometimes threads take tangential turns. In this case, it's become a system support call.

 

[Grandpa]

When DH asked Siri what his name is she said "I don't know. You haven't told me your name." And sounded like a petulant child.

Come to think of it, she often sounds like a petulant child.

I friend with an iPhone says it sounded particularly petulant when she absent-mindedly tried asking for some Android function.

 

[AnnaMarie]

I have to press and hold my home button to get the app.....try that

Thank you. This worked.

I asked how to get to Sesame Street. And got directions. apparently it's not far from where I live.

 

[Sundrop]

Thank you. This worked.

I asked how to get to Sesame Street. And got directions. apparently it's not far from where I live.

If you go, say hello to Bert and Ernie for me!

 

[Out of Order]

Thank you. This worked.

I asked how to get to Sesame Street. And got directions. apparently it's not far from where I live.

If you go, say hello to Bert and Ernie for me!

 

[BeverleyMarsh]

You guys have friendlier phones. I got a link to a video to a Destiny's Child song.

I'm starting to wonder if I will work today, period.

That's just so unfriendly!

 

[AnnaMarie]

If you go, say hello to Bert and Ernie for me!

I'm thinking that must be very confusing for kids living on or near it.

When we came to look at our house before moving in, our four year old was so excited. He kept telling everyone that we were moving in to Harry Potter's house. There is a storage area under the stairs, and previous Tenants must have used it as a playroom because there are children's drawings all over the walls. But he called it. Harry's Room immediately, and those drawings just confirmed it in his mind. We still call it Harry's Room.

 

[notebookgirl]

I just change Siri to a man's voice. I guess I like a man answering my questions for once! I do think it's cool! Thanks Grandpa!

 

[doowopgirl]

I don't have a smart phone. But I have the Google app on my Kindle Fire. It won't talk back to me but I can ask a question instead of having to type it in. I like it

I just got a Kindle Fire and I didn't know that. Thanks.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...I have an iPhone, so I'm downloading to see if I can be even MORE annoying than I already am...hey, a guy has to have a goal right?....

 

[mal]

I never felt the need to have a mobile phone. I do see the novelty and convenience and, in some emergency cases, they'd be the cat's meow. I haven't had a mobile phone for so long I no longer feel I'm missing out on anything. I have been interested in how many people re-buy almost the same phone when there is a new feature, whether major or minor. Android vs. Apple has replaced the old Ford vs. Chevy debate we had as kids.

 

[CrimsonKingAH]

The mans voice on siri just sounds weird.
My youngest son has the google app on his , but he loves asking silly questions to my siri.. lol.. she is funny. Ask " What is the best smart phone" ? hahaha Ask " Are you my friend" ? lol.. siri told me, I'm not only your friend, I'm your BFF . hahaha

 

[CrimsonKingAH]

I never felt the need to have a mobile phone. I do see the novelty and convenience and, in some emergency cases, they'd be the cat's meow. I haven't had a mobile phone for so long I no longer feel I'm missing out on anything. I have been interested in how many people re-buy almost the same phone when there is a new feature, whether major or minor. Android vs. Apple has replaced the old Ford vs. Chevy debate we had as kids.

I have only bought myself 3 phones since they came out. I use them til they no longer work.. lol
I wouldn't mind not having one 'if' they still had pay phones on every corner.. but good luck finding a pay phone. I 'really' like that my kids always had them, to know they can call me if needed and I could/can always know where they are and can always reach them. A sense of security for a parent I suppose. The down side to this is it seems their phones are an extension to their bodies... omgosh.. drives me nuts to see that thing glued to their hands.

 

[notebookgirl]

Ha! My son loves it!

He asked "What time will Santa come down the chimney this year?"

Siri answered "I will call him and get back to you." ha!

 

[AnnaMarie]

We rarely talk on our phones. Mostly used for texting. And we do not have data plans, we use wifi though.

Mine and my son's were purchased for safety/health reasons. As we both have a condition which could require calling 911 it 's best to be able to. And it means when he's late getting home I can call him...or if he changes his plans he can call me. And the school can call me even when I'm not home. This has come in handy for a few injuries over the years.