Unlike Samsung, Google doesn’t really advertise the Assistant’s automation capabilities.
But which is actually better?
Which Is More Accessible?
That’s quite a lot of steps.
That means, “IF [trigger], THEN [action]”.
Google asks you to choose a jot down of Routine before you proceed: Personal or Household.
you’re able to even use an image from your gallery for the same.
On Google, these presets are available as soon as you bring up the Routines page.
Which Is Easier to Activate?
Manual Activation
Both tools allow creating a Home screen widget and using voice commands.
When using voice commands, Google Assistant doesn’t intuitively recognize your intent to start a certain routine.
Time-Based Activation
Both tools allow time-based activation.
For instance, you’re able to set both tools to activate your work routine at 9 AM.
Location-Based Activation
Google Assistant does not allow setting a location-based trigger.
This affects battery life.
Which Offers More Control?
Modes and Routines supports creating custom actions too via the “Ask Bixby” command.
Time-based activation seems to fail when you set a custom action to Google Assistant routines.
There are neither enough triggers nor enough actions.
Most of the supported actions are just things you could already ask Google Assistant directly.
Modes and Routines is easy to find, understand, and use.
It also has more triggers and actions, and offers better presets.
As a gear automation tool, Modes and Routines absolutely smokes Google Assistant Routines.
