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Ian

Advice please on getting a for my mum.
Her is deteriorating and things like driving the LG tv by aiming a stupid pointer on the screen are infuriating.
Also just to be able to say "Call…" to make an old-school phone call would be great.
She has an Android phone and an iPad, both are becoming difficult to use.
Pointers welcome on what Apple / Google / Amazon / others can actually do to help my mum.

@bestdeadends it might be helpful to add the hashtag to your post so people with expertise in that area can advise too

@bestdeadends Since she already has an Android and an iPad, try starting with the built in agents like Siri. Dedicated smart speakers aren’t going to be much different. NB both Google and Apple’s newer gen voice assistants are (or will shortly be) substantially better. I’d probably go Google as it’s available now. Also, we use the Apple TV box on our TV exclusively, no stupid pointer. Also has Siri built into the remote.

@geraint
Thanks. I hadn't considered Apple TV, but I reckon it is well worth thinking about.

@bestdeadends I’ve got a Roku and Amazon Fire but bought an Apple TV a couple of years ago and it is dramatically better. The Apple remote will switch the LG tv on and off and control the volume and then we just use apps eg iPlayer.