“Alexa, ask Google how to enable ‘Hey Siri,’” says the Raspberry Pi. The phone pauses to search for an answer on Google. “According to MacWorld, the next time you summon Siri with a command by either holding down on the home button or by calling out ‘Hey Siri!’ when your iOS device is plugged in, you’ll be prompted with a setup screen,” replies Google Now.
An iPhone 6S takes a moment to recognize the call. It wakes up, asking no person or device in particular, “Yes?” As the Siri is left hanging, the conversation reaches a dead end. While it is amusing to see companies who are vying for a share of the nascent market for its virtual assistants, it will equally interesting to see what other tricks people can come up with when using all these different services together.
