Does anyone really use voice activation?

Evan1 · Dec 13, 2011

My Galaxy S2 phone came preloaded with 3 voice activation apps Voice Command, Voice Search, and Voice Talk. Just for fun I also downloaded Vlingo.

First if anyone can tell me what the difference between all these apps and which one works better that would be great.
Also between all the mistakes that the voice recognition has does anyone really use it, I find myself constantly having to cancel and re-record which can end up taking longer then just writing it out.

Thanks.

WaSTeLaNd · Dec 13, 2011

To me there all useless, faster for me to use swype, or write it out

happy fun time · Dec 13, 2011

I always use it for getting directions places while driving

Ryno79 · Dec 14, 2011

I use it thru my sony bluetooth headunit in my car to dial people or select music. Sometimes fails.

jmejiaa · Dec 16, 2011

I use Google voice search sometimes, when it works it's quicker than going in to do my search.

Anything that comes on the phone and is in my face I honestly give it one chance. Usually they are the result of trying to hard to be an iphone, which I don't want.

s_special · Dec 19, 2011

I absolutely hate it when I try to voice dial and it gets my contact wrong and starts placing the call to the wrong person. I wish it confirmed before just dialing

dougleppard · Dec 19, 2011

I use voice talk when I am driving, works well. BTW it is powered by vlingo so it is somewhat the same.

I say go for it, not perfect neither is my swipping but good, in fact it is better than my swipping and typing.

happy fun time · Dec 19, 2011

There is a setting somewhere in the phone for voice control called dial when confident I believe. Should help

Cobravision · Dec 19, 2011

I gotta say, i just used Google Voice to search for three different pieces of info on tonight's MNF game, and it worked every time. Kind of impressed and willing to use it more for Google searches now. It even recognized Roethlisberger's name.

nchargreed · Dec 19, 2011

Vlingo, VOice to text, while driving, is PRICELESS!!

Munnarg · Dec 20, 2011

I deleted the Samsung stuff and installed Vlingo. I also installed Ivona voices for better text to speech and it works awesome.

FNewman · Dec 21, 2011

nchargreed said:
Vlingo, VOice to text, while driving, is PRICELESS!!

+1. i use to dictate emails as well although you have to go back and edit for caps and puntuation. it syncs with the bluetooth in my chevy equinox as well so no need to hold the phone once activated.

Evan1 · Dec 21, 2011

Munnarg said:
I deleted the Samsung stuff and installed Vlingo. I also installed Ivona voices for better text to speech and it works awesome.

How were you able to delete the Samsung stuff?

Does anyone really use voice activation?

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