The top mobile operating systems of today always market their inbuilt voice assistant as a very good and useful feature of their OS.
Apple - Siri
Google - Google now
Microsoft - Cortana
My question now is in reality, how many times have you had the need to use them? or how many times has it solved a problem for you?

I use an android device (a high-end android device) running android Lollipop and my experience with Google now hasn't been very nice. I would launch the Voice assistant service with "Ok Google" and then "yell" my command to it. Sometimes it gets it right but that's only 10% of the time, other times, it just mutilates the request and does a very different thing.

So, I think "Maybe it is because I am African and my accent might make my English less understandable to the service". I go to the settings and change the voice settings to South African English (since it is the only African English there). This improved the accuracy somewhat but it is still not usable. I say "How to create a file with python" it hears "How to create a cellphone".

I cannot recline in my seat and give instructions to my device on my desk without seeming mad. Even when I yell, I can't guarantee that the command will be processed right.

Has it been useful for you? Do you have any tips on how to use it?
Those on other platforms, do you experience this issue as well?

Please share your experiences.

NOPE

I use LG g3 and it comes with its own voice ish and I must say it's super awesome. the bittch do tell me gotta things about Nigeria.

it's not always accurate since our accent is not the same as theirs but overall, its been fun using it. I use when I feel lazy typing.

blaquemyc:
it's not always accurate since our accent is not the same as theirs but overall, its been fun using it. I use when I feel lazy typing.

You think it is reliable?

BedLam:
I use LG g3 and it comes with its own voice ish and I must say it's super awesome. the bittch do tell me gotta things about Nigeria.

You only use it to search about Nigeria?