I don't have an iPhone, and I don't like Google's voice assistant - it's not reliable enough for me.
FWIW, I have my Pebble workflow simplified to "long hold down button" as a shortcut to timer list, then scroll to the right timer, "long hold middle button" to start it. It takes about as much time as it takes me to fetch my phone from my pocket. Also, since I do Pomodoros during work day (to keep myself focused), the timer list is usually always open on my watch, so the flow reduces to just scrolling through the list and activating the right timer - i.e. roughly 2 seconds. And, after activating the timer, I don't have a phone to stow back into my pocket :).
(Also, since the timer is active and visible on my watch, I can give an immediate answer whenever my wife asks me how much longer is the cooking going to take :). That one was a side benefit I didn't initially expect.)
> No configuration necessary. I appreciate that level of simplicity.
Yeah, that's good. In my case, I achieve almost the equivalent through pre-configuration: over time I've accrued a bunch of pre-set timers that cover 95% of my day-to-day needs. I rarely need to create a new one.
Anyway, that's what works for me now. I'm not saying this is optimal for everyone.
FWIW, I have my Pebble workflow simplified to "long hold down button" as a shortcut to timer list, then scroll to the right timer, "long hold middle button" to start it. It takes about as much time as it takes me to fetch my phone from my pocket. Also, since I do Pomodoros during work day (to keep myself focused), the timer list is usually always open on my watch, so the flow reduces to just scrolling through the list and activating the right timer - i.e. roughly 2 seconds. And, after activating the timer, I don't have a phone to stow back into my pocket :).
(Also, since the timer is active and visible on my watch, I can give an immediate answer whenever my wife asks me how much longer is the cooking going to take :). That one was a side benefit I didn't initially expect.)
> No configuration necessary. I appreciate that level of simplicity.
Yeah, that's good. In my case, I achieve almost the equivalent through pre-configuration: over time I've accrued a bunch of pre-set timers that cover 95% of my day-to-day needs. I rarely need to create a new one.
Anyway, that's what works for me now. I'm not saying this is optimal for everyone.