Home Assistant Usability Benchmark: Case Study

Usability Barriers Frustrating Voice Assistant Users

Our comprehensive benchmark study reveals critical insights that can help smart device manufacturers enhance user satisfaction and feature discoverability.

In this case study, URI discovered:

  • Core UI elements such as widgets are often misinterpreted causing confusion with navigation and general UI comprehension.
  • Difficulties with streaming content navigation, particularly the inability to rewind or fast-forward music, create significant user frustration.
  • The absence of keyboard-based search functionality hampers user experience, especially when privacy concerns make voice commands inappropriate.
  • Common tasks like uploading personal photos prove unnecessarily complex due to buried entry points and poorly documented multi-step processes.
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