There is an WATCH Complication, But It’s Real Slow from WATCH Series 3 – Voice in a Can Review

I think you need a pair of Bluetooth 5 devices to realize prompt responses. My Bluetooth 4.2 Series 3 WATCH is too slow communicating with my Bluetooth 5 iPhone XS Max. From this app on the Xs Max it’s plenty fast. All I need this app for is to turn one kitchen light on and off. It’s taking about 15 seconds to turn it on and a little less to turn it off from my Series 3 WATCH. I’m using a FEIT smartbulb that’s simultaneously connected to Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. I love that I can use my WATCH to switch the light on and off. This eliminates the need for an Apple HomeKit compatible bulb and then going through Seri to do the switching. $2 beats $25 for an Echo Dot for Alexa or a HomeKit bulb for Seri to switch the light with my voice. I’ve been using a dedicated iPhone SE with Google Assistant on 24/7 for the last two years. That’s much faster than this Alexa way from this slow Bluetooth 4.2 Series 3 WATCH app. But it frees up the SE. I’ll be getting a much faster Bluetooth 5 Series 5 watchOS 6 WATCH in September. Hopefully that will resolve the speed issue. I have the old Ecobee 3 thermostat that doesn’t have Alexa built in but is Alexa compatible in addition to being in my Apple HomeKit app and on my WATCH. Now with this app I have voice control of the thermostat as well. All I have to say is “tell Ecobee Away” or “tell Ecobee Resume Schedule” and it works!
Review by FutureMedia on Voice in a Can.