Looking for a Home Assistant that understands Indian accent

[u/NoFDFS]

Hey r/homeautomation community!

I’m in the market for a home assistant primarily to check medicine descriptions and set reminders for my medicines so I don’t miss a dose. I'm an Indian, I speak fluent English with a neutral accent, but sometimes my speech reverts to an Indian English accent. I need a device that understands me reliably in either accent. I also want it to be able to place emergency calls without having to “fake” an accent in a crisis.

I want to cut down screen time, so a hands free voice first experience is essential. I’m also wary of how much personal health info gets stored in the cloud.

The popular options I’ve looked at so far are

1) Apple HomePod mini (Siri): I’m not an Apple user yet, but I’m curious about the ecosystem.

2) Amazon Echo (Alexa): Widely supported, has many “skills”.

3) Google Nest Hub (Gemini): I’ve tried Gemini and noticed my accent sometimes flips back to Indian English and Gemini struggles to understand Indian accent.

Are there any other assistants you’d recommend (maybe a lesser known one that handles Indian accents well)? What’s been your experience with reliability for med reminders and emergency calls? Any privacy tips when it comes to home assistants?

Thanks for the help!

[u/Doranagon]

Bahahahahaha... Good luck. Google Assistant doesn't even understand the various American accents well. I regularly have to repeat myself to it.. Its just getting dumber and dumber all the time.

Google assistant won't do 911 calls from the Home devices. as for med reminders... You can use non descript reminders to help obfuscate it. But they already know what you are taking through email or orders.