I was a heavy voice user of the old Google Assistant, as well as Google Home/Nest speakers, and have really grown to hate its Gemini based replacement on my phone. So often it screws up with basic commands that were intuitive and reliable on the old Assistant. It’s also slower and feels like a waste of resources to query an LLM for simple device and smart home commands
Do you know what’s really handy when your hands are full, say, while cooking or cleaning? Having a voice assistant to handle minor tasks such as setting timers, dropping in on the device downstairs to tell the kids who are out of earshot to come up for mealtime (yet somehow they can always hear you quietly opening the oreo box no matter where they are), check the front door to see who’s friend is knocking, etc, etc.
They have their place. It’s not for everyone.