{"id":18385,"date":"2019-10-03T20:37:06","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T15:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=18385"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:19:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T12:49:36","slug":"best-voice-assistant-smart-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-voice-assistant-smart-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Best Voice Assistant for Your Smart Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Want to know about the best voice assistant speaker and which voice assistant is best? Learn how to choose the best voice assistant for your smart devices.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are an audiophile and you love smart devices then buying the best voice assistant speaker must be in your shopping list somewhere.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But do you know which voice assistant is best and which voice assistant device will satisfy your needs?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For many people, choosing a voice assistant feels like buying a smartphone a decade ago. Every popular brand has their own \u201ctribe\u201d of followers, with each one providing pretty convincing arguments as to why you should join them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Combined, the tribes account for about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/us-voice-assistant-users-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">111.8 million monthly active users in the U.S.<\/a> alone, and the number is increasing pretty rapidly. And why wouldn\u2019t it, voice assistants are already pretty cool and useful devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you have no experience using voice assistants &#8211; this is maybe why you\u2019re reading this article &#8211; then the price becomes the deciding factor in your purchase. However, getting to know what you\u2019re buying is a really good idea because each assistant comes with a suite of features that are designed to assist you with running different errands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moreover, each assistant requires specific compatible products and has its own data privacy rules.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By the end of this article, you\u2019ll know which tribe to join and which voice assistant is the best for adjusting the thermostat or supplying you with weather updates and music (if this is what you\u2019re looking for). Here we go.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>Do you want\u00a0to know?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/change-google-assistant-voice-female-male\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Change Google Assistant Voice from Female to Male<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_64 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-voice-assistant-smart-devices\/#Apple_HomePod_Siri\" title=\"Apple HomePod (Siri)\">Apple HomePod (Siri)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-voice-assistant-smart-devices\/#Amazon_Echo_Dot_Alexa\" title=\"Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa)\">Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-voice-assistant-smart-devices\/#Google_Home_Google_Assistant\" title=\"Google Home (Google Assistant)\">Google Home (Google Assistant)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/best-voice-assistant-smart-devices\/#Wrapping_Up\" title=\"Wrapping Up\">Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apple_HomePod_Siri\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Apple HomePod (Siri)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Apple\u2019s product has received very positive feedback from customers in terms of sound quality, personal assistant usefulness, and spatial awareness. HomePod allows you to use Siri to play the music from your library &#8211; the device supports Apple Music &#8211; place and answer calls, send and read messages from your other iOS devices, control HomeKit devices, and give you weather updates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18389\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/best-voice-assistant.jpg\" alt=\"best voice assistant\" width=\"656\" height=\"457\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/best-voice-assistant.jpg 656w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/best-voice-assistant-200x139.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/best-voice-assistant-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the advantages and nice things reported by HomePod users is superb sound capabilities, high Siri accuracy, and minimalist design that Apple fans love.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The support of other languages, including French, Spanish, and German makes it a good choice for users from other markets (the device supports only one language at a time, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/questions\/homepod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple\u2019s website<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the HomePod is an obvious choice for Apple fans, you should note the most common drawbacks reported by its users: a lack of Bluetooth streaming and a requirement to have Apple Music subscription for a complete experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Price: $299<\/strong> (available in Space Gray and White)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Why you need to choose it: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re an Apple fan that has Apple devices at home<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Like Siri\u2019s functionality<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Need quality sound in your assistant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like to see: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/voice-changer-software-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 12 Best Voice Changer Software for Windows 10<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amazon_Echo_Dot_Alexa\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The next tribe on our list is people who like to buy stuff from Amazon and prefer maximum functionality. The product they admire is cool, indeed, and boasts more capabilities than Apple\u2019s and even Google\u2019s (we\u2019ll talk about Google\u2019s device below).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18387\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-speaker.png\" alt=\"voice assistant speaker\" width=\"655\" height=\"331\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-speaker.png 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-speaker-200x101.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-speaker-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The newest version of the product, or the third-generation Echo Dot, has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Traffic updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Amazing sound capabilities (in fact, you can connect it to other speaker thanks to a 3.5 mm jack and a Bluetooth jack)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Weather forecasts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Controlling smart home devices such as thermostats, lights, and locks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">News headlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Shopping information and advice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Timers and alarms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To-do lists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Free voice calls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Music, podcasts, and radio playback.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Quite an impressive list, right? On top of that, the price of the device is really affordable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amazon\u2019s superior dealmaking is the reason why their voice speaker is so rich in features,<\/span><\/em><\/span>&#8221; says <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Marco Alba<\/span>, an analyst from Flatfy. &#8220;<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; color: #000000;\"><em>Besides, the list grows all the time, as the company is still working on making the Echo Dot more friendly to smartphones, which is currently one of the biggest drawbacks of this device.<\/em><\/span>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Price: $49<\/strong> (Available in Charcoal, Plum, Heather Gray, and Sandstone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Echo-Dot\/dp\/B07FZ8S74R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">directly from Amazon<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Why you need to choose it:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you need to have maximum functionality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You often buy stuff from Amazon, as you can order products by voice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the other hand, if you\u2019d like your speaker to have a good relationship with your phone, going for other options may be a better idea.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides, if you feel strongly about data privacy, Amazon\u2019s devices have a poor reputation here, too; for example, Alexa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-switch\/wp\/2018\/05\/24\/hey-alexa-come-clean-about-how-much-youre-really-recording-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">once recorded a private conversation and sent it to a contact without the user\u2019s confirmation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/sound-equalizer-for-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 13 Best Sound Equalizer for Windows 10 Free Download<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_Home_Google_Assistant\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Google Home (Google Assistant)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So, Google doesn\u2019t want to be left behind, so the company also has its own voice speaker. It has a pretty attractive design and even changeable color bases, which means that you\u2019ll have no problems with it ruining your interior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But perhaps the biggest advantage of Google Home smart speaker and home assistant\u00a0is the ability to use Google\u2019s search and <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/change-google-assistant-voice-female-male\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voice-control<\/a> expertise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, you\u2019ll be able to check traffic to get to work in time, manage your calendar, play music on Spotify and other providers, control smart home devices (in fact, Google claims that it works with over 1,000 smart devices of more than 150 brands), get reminders, and do many other things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18388\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-google.png\" alt=\"voice assistant google\" width=\"655\" height=\"373\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-google.png 655w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-google-200x114.png 200w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/voice-assistant-google-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Even though Google Home still has some catching up with Amazon to do, it\u2019s already a pretty functional and useful device that has most of the available voice assistant features.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Price: $99<\/strong> for Google Home, $49 for Google Home Mini, and $199 for Google Home Max.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Why you need to choose it:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019d like your assistant to have conversational skills, as Home is known to be natural to converse with.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019d like to use Google.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you\u2019re looking for a great music player.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wrapping Up<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Choosing a voice assistant depends on many factors, like the level of synchronization with devices, connectivity and, of course, price.\u00a0Hopefully, our brief guide will help you choose the right voice assistant for your smart devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Ryan is a passionate writer who likes sharing his thoughts and experience with the readers. Currently, he works as a digital marketing specialist, you can check his website <a href=\"https:\/\/flatfy.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">flatfy.ro<\/a>. He likes everything related to traveling and new countries.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>You may also be interested in checking out:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-speakers-louder-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make Your Speakers Louder in Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/volume-booster-apps-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 11 Best Volume Booster App for Android That Works [100%]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/transcription-service-provider\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 7 Tips to Choose the Best Transcription Service Provider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/headphones-not-working-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Headphones Not Working on Windows 10 Laptops<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/record-screen-on-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Record Your Screen on Windows 10 with Sound for Free<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/how-to-use-google-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Google Calendar Can Help to Improve Your Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/android-spy-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Record Surround Sounds on Your Spouse Android Phone?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/change-video-quality-amazon-prime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Change Video Quality in Amazon Prime on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/most-popular-google-products-and-services-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 20 Most Popular Google Products and Services of All Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/home-security-camera-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 12 Best Wireless Security Camera System for Home<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know about the best voice assistant speaker and which voice assistant is best? Learn how to choose the best voice assistant for your smart devices. If<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[69],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18385"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18385"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25002,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18385\/revisions\/25002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}