How do you get Google Docs to read to you?

To activate text to speech, you’ll need to first select the word or section you want read aloud. If no text is selected, text to speech will read from the beginning of your document. Drag the selection pins to highlight. Touch the text to speech icon to start the reading.

Is Siri listening at all times?

Apple’s Siri Continues to Listen to Conversations, Despite Last Year’s Controversy. A year after a whistleblower claimed Apple’s voice assistant Siri was listening in to conversations of iPhone and iPad users, users’ privacy remains to be at risk.

Is Siri listening all the time?

Disable “Hey Siri” Like the Echo, Siri is always attentive, even when you’ve forgotten your iPhone can hear you. With iOS 8, Apple introduced the “Hey Siri” wake phrase, so you can summon Siri without even touching your iPhone.

What you should never ask Siri?

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Don’t tell Siri to call your boyfriend.
Don’t tell her you need to hide a body.
Don’t ask her to call an ambulance.
Don’t search for unknown animals or plants.
Never tell her to show you skin and home parasites.
Don’t try to find out if Jon Snow is alive.

Is Google or Siri better?

Siri: Verdict. In our final counts, Google Assistant and Alexa tied for the most total points, but Google narrowly edged out Alexa in the number of first-place finishes. Siri, meanwhile, landed in third place in both measurements, though it was only slightly behind on total points.

Why is Siri so terrible?

The biggest problem with Siri today is that it doesn’t integrate with third-party services very well. There are a few categories it does work with, like messaging or ride-hailing, but for the most part it’s a closed-off ecosystem.

Did Siri get dumber?

Yes. Siri’s had a lobotomy specifically in regards to elevation.