According to a new report released by Activate, the majority of
smart speaker owners just use them for a small set of mundane functions, like playing music, getting the weather, or setting alarms.
Not exact matches
Given how tightly this
smart speaker holds its
owners to Apple's own ecosystem — you need a late - model iOS mobile device (iOS or later)
just to set it up, and Apple Music is the only music - streaming app that supports voice commands — it did not displace any of our top picks.
Now, with Alexa in play,
owners of an Alexa - enabled device like the Amazon Echo or Echo Dot
smart speakers will be able to do all of that using
just their voice.
We've done a number now of research reports specifically on not
just home
speakers — Echo
owners, and Google Home
owners — but really
just smart assistance as well.