I've run out of patience with the Pixel Tablet as a smart hub
www.androidauthority.com
One of the selling points of the Pixel Tablet is its ability to double as an Assistant speaker and smart hub. It failed me at both of those.

A little eye-opening to read about the issues experienced. Glad I wasn’t an early adopter in this case.

  •  chaircat   ( @chaircat@lemdro.id ) English
    3•1 year ago

    So her biggest issue is that the tablet wasn’t on the dock when it needed to be used. Because she took it and wanted to use it for herself. Having a smart home hub means you can’t take it away and use it to surf the web.

    Is this to downplay the pain points she encountered? Because reading it another way it seems like a total indictment of the concept behind merging a tablet with a smart hub.

    •  jcarax   ( @jcarax@beehaw.org ) English
      2•1 year ago

      I don’t think it’s an indictment of the concept, but rather a failure to realize it. I think there are two big improvements to be made, that would solve the author’s issues:

      1. Seamless user switching, with user recognition by fingerprint and voice
      2. Make the dock function like a nest mini when the tablet is not present