[Android Authority] I've run out of patience with the Pixel Tablet as a smart hub

๐™š๐™ง๐™ง๐™š@programming.dev to Android@lemdro.id – 62 points – I've run out of patience with the Pixel Tablet as a smart hub
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A little eye-opening to read about the issues experienced. Glad I wasn't an early adopter in this case.

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So her biggest issue is that the tablet wasnโ€™t on the dock when it needed to be used. Because she took it and wanted to use it for herself. Having a smart home hub means you canโ€™t take it away and use it to surf the web.

Is this to downplay the pain points she encountered? Because reading it another way it seems like a total indictment of the concept behind merging a tablet with a smart hub.

I don't think it's an indictment of the concept, but rather a failure to realize it. I think there are two big improvements to be made, that would solve the author's issues:

  1. Seamless user switching, with user recognition by fingerprint and voice
  2. Make the dock function like a nest mini when the tablet is not present

Because it's the opposite of how I would do it. I see the value in using a tablet off the shelf to control a smart home, but if it were me id probably mount it in a case to prevent it from walking away. I wouldn't want somebody picking it up and using it around the house, that's what their own tablet is for, but this one stays stationary in the kitchen.