Hi I am really struggling understanding the correlation between contact names and Google Assistant.
I'll try and explain I have an old HTC one M8 that I'm giving to my dad, but I'm also trying to figure out how to use Google Assistant.
My dad is partially blind and is struggling to see phone numbers now, so I thought it would be a good idea to set up Google Assistant, on an old mobile I have, using my dad's SIM his phone won't do it that's why I'm using my HTC one M8.
I thought it would be straightforward but it's not, on his SIM card he has both of my numbers, as contacts one is my house the other is my mobile, the mobile contact is Stephen mobile, the house contact is Stephen house.
Here's when the nightmare starts, I say hey Google, call Stephen house, and it calls my house all well and good, then I try hey Google, call Stephen mobile, and it calls the house again, then sometimes it picks up the name Stephen wrong and spells it Steven, and says I can't find that contact please check your contact names, or just dial the name.
So there is two contact numbers for me on his Sim card, but this thing keeps on calling my house and refuses to call my mobile when I say call Stephen mobile, I even edited the name to mobile Stephen, but it totally ignores the word mobile and says calling Stephen when I say the magic words, hey Google.
What am I missing here, I thought if you want to set up a contact you put the name, then the number save it and that's it, or do you need more specifics when using Google Assistant, bearing in my mind I'm using my old HTC one M8 here this is driving me mental can someone help please.
I'll try and explain I have an old HTC one M8 that I'm giving to my dad, but I'm also trying to figure out how to use Google Assistant.
My dad is partially blind and is struggling to see phone numbers now, so I thought it would be a good idea to set up Google Assistant, on an old mobile I have, using my dad's SIM his phone won't do it that's why I'm using my HTC one M8.
I thought it would be straightforward but it's not, on his SIM card he has both of my numbers, as contacts one is my house the other is my mobile, the mobile contact is Stephen mobile, the house contact is Stephen house.
Here's when the nightmare starts, I say hey Google, call Stephen house, and it calls my house all well and good, then I try hey Google, call Stephen mobile, and it calls the house again, then sometimes it picks up the name Stephen wrong and spells it Steven, and says I can't find that contact please check your contact names, or just dial the name.
So there is two contact numbers for me on his Sim card, but this thing keeps on calling my house and refuses to call my mobile when I say call Stephen mobile, I even edited the name to mobile Stephen, but it totally ignores the word mobile and says calling Stephen when I say the magic words, hey Google.
What am I missing here, I thought if you want to set up a contact you put the name, then the number save it and that's it, or do you need more specifics when using Google Assistant, bearing in my mind I'm using my old HTC one M8 here this is driving me mental can someone help please.
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