We did that for years, until the products we bought switched APIs making us have to change shopping list apps a couple times, then shut off the feature altogether.
Any tech that requires an outside server eventually gets shut off and you spend my more time managing it than you saved in the long run.
Just toss the shampoo bottle on the floor to remind yourself.
Ugh that is the worst! I’ve been using Siri and Shortcuts for these basic commands and automation, which is still all on-device, but ofc they could break my workflows with an update any time just like you described.
So I’ve been migrating everything to my own stack, with the ultimate goal of eliminating all external dependencies, even the voice recognition. That will probably take a few more years at this rate but it’ll be worth it for the self-reliance.
We did that for years, until the products we bought switched APIs making us have to change shopping list apps a couple times, then shut off the feature altogether.
Any tech that requires an outside server eventually gets shut off and you spend my more time managing it than you saved in the long run.
Just toss the shampoo bottle on the floor to remind yourself.
Ugh that is the worst! I’ve been using Siri and Shortcuts for these basic commands and automation, which is still all on-device, but ofc they could break my workflows with an update any time just like you described.
So I’ve been migrating everything to my own stack, with the ultimate goal of eliminating all external dependencies, even the voice recognition. That will probably take a few more years at this rate but it’ll be worth it for the self-reliance.