OMG go upgrade your voice search NAO!

[archercc]

Google's One-Button Voice Actions For Android 2.2

You have to search for it in the market but it upgrades your voice search to one that recognizes actions within the statement. Its freaking awesome! You can use now just use the maginfying glass to do everything. Send texts, initiate navigation, play music, set alarms and call. And it works!

 

[pwnst*r]

This will be awesome. Note: Don't bother looking on appbrain for this as it's not on there yet, but similar ones that are NOT from Google, so use at your own risk.

 

[84guy]

i love it

 

[AlwayzRight]

2 words.....simply amazing.

 

[drexappeal]

That's awesome. Just downloaded. What they need to do is make this work with Bluetooth, just like they added voice dialing via bluetooth with 2.2 update.

 

[dgaf98]

wont install on fresh 3.1.0.1

 

[slbailey1]

Google's One-Button Voice Actions For Android 2.2

You have to search for it in the market but it upgrades your voice search to one that recognizes actions within the statement. Its freaking awesome! You can use now just use the maginfying glass to do everything. Send texts, initiate navigation, play music, set alarms and call. And it works!

Can you do the same thing using your bluetooth headset WITHOUT touching your phone?

 

[VIO]

Thoughts on how to get it to recognize anything other then LastFM for the "Listen to" command?

 

[iporty]

Set alarm is not working for me. The new voice search app says that I need to download a new desk clock app, but when I follow the link the marketplace says the app is not found.

Anyone run into similar problems.

 

[Leafgreen]

The app is called "voice search" not voice actions or one button voice actions in the market .

 

[Cobravision]

I would test it out for you, but I can't get it to recognize any of my contacts. As a matter of fact, when I asked it to dial one of my contacts for the 20th time, instead of dialing my contact, it did a Google search on the name and dialed some random person with the same name without even prompting me. So it understood me fine but did the most wholly illogical thing and reached outside of my contacts to dial a random person. All of this is moot since it dials automatically without any confirmation. If this program does not ask you for confirmation by voice, it is fail. It doesn't -- it is FAIL.

Also, if you have poor reception, the search won't work since it's server based.

WinMo voice command = win. Android voice search = FAIL.

 

[GiftedPlacebo]

Yeah, I installed it and it does NOT like finding my contacts. I did get it to launch music in Pandora which was pretty cool.

 

[aznmode]

Does anyone have the APK. Wont download on Calkulin Evio 2.2 Rom. Maybe server is busy?

 

[Cobravision]

I had to download it three times before it kicked off. Then again, the reception at my desk isn't so great.

I can't understand why the program googles phone numbers for me instead of looking at my contacts first. At least create a command so I can specify it to search my contacts only. I tried "call contact XXX", but it googled it as a phrase.

And for God's sake Google, include voice confirmation! This is seriously WTF.

 

[aznmode]

Nevermind...it looks like the server was just busy. I was able to download it after several tries.

 

[archercc]

Set alarm is not working for me. The new voice search app says that I need to download a new desk clock app, but when I follow the link the marketplace says the app is not found.

Anyone run into similar problems.

Bah, apparently its because HTC nuked the stock Android clock in lieu of their own and it doesnt recognize it. I cant wait until there is a clean 2.2 ROM out there for an Evo so I can make this phone better. All HTC needs to be doing anymore is making those widgets, ditch the skin.

I also dont know if there is a way to pick and choose what it uses to initiate actions (like which music player).

 

[Deleted User]

WinMo voice command = win. Android voice search = FAIL.

WinMo's voice search is pretty kick ass. Its more like having a little...umm...android in your pocket to take commands from you. It gives you the opportunity to confirm certain requests when it makes sense.

...and the small things are so useful over bluetooth:
What time is it
Upcoming appointments
Open [application name]

Google has a bit of work to do to get close to WinMo's voice operation.

...but android voice search has more potential of awesome. In winmo, you'd likely have to upgrade to a new OS to get this kind of feature upgrade. Android seems to follow with the concept of modularity like linux - so I can see Google releasing an update to tweak some things without having to rebuild the entire OS.

I'd like to see them add:
Confirmation before dialing (yes or no)
Enable/Disable [bluetooth, wifi, 3g, 4g, volume, etc]
Open [application name]
Time/date/calendar info
Schedule appointments

 

[archercc]

Yes the voice search was actually pretty good when I had WinMo but the best thing about google's voice search is you dont have to be on WinMo to use it.

 

[Dasher79]

So apparently the 2.2 ROM I installed a few months ago has Voice Search version 1.6 built into it so I can't install the latest version from the Market. Anyone have any thoughts on how to remove it?

 

[pwnst*r]

WinMo voice command = win. Android voice search = FAIL.

Oh well, at least Google's mobile OS isn't a fail unlike MS.

 

[drexappeal]

WinMo voice command = win. Android voice search = FAIL.

+1

I think that's the ONLY thing I miss about WinMo.

 

[gallandof]

im having some issues installing this over my stock voice search on kangerade 5.0.9. does this only work on stock roms?

 

[drexappeal]

So apparently the 2.2 ROM I installed a few months ago has Voice Search version 1.6 built into it so I can't install the latest version from the Market. Anyone have any thoughts on how to remove it?

Really? I just was able to install it and I have the Froyo 2.2 update.

 

[ari-free]

Oh well, at least Google's mobile OS isn't a fail unlike MS.

Microsoft hopes WP 7 speech features surpass Android, iPhone - Computerworld

Of course they actually need a shipping product and android may have all those issues resolved before it does.

 

[Cobravision]

Oh well, at least Google's mobile OS isn't a fail unlike MS.

I just want to make it clear -- voice command is the only thing WinMo did better than Android. I'm only a little bitchy about it because I thought the update would fix some things but it's still basically broken.

But I would never, ever go back to Windows for mobile. This is a minor inconvenience really, I'm just venting.