Help Google Voice will NOT open apps

[surgerush]

I don't get it, no matter what command I give, Google Voice just won't open any apps, it only wants to try to bring me to a website. I'd say maybe it had something to do with something I froze, but I seem to remember having the same problem before I rooted the phone, I just didn't care then. Is everybody else having this problem? Any ideas?

Really no matter what command I give about pretty much anything, it always either wants to bring me to a web page or it just does a Google search of what I said, it doesn't do what I think it's supposed to do.

It does calls, navigation, texting all fine, but all the other cool stuff it's supposed to do, it just does not do.

 

[tomyellowblue]

What would be the command to open apps? I don't see anything here: Voice Actions for Android

I've tried it with sending emails, calling and playing music and it works fine for those (as long as you have a data connection).

 

[coyote1]

Try the Voice Control app. I have the free version loaded; it gives you six commands that you configure phonetically. The paid version gives you lots more. I've configured mine so that when I say 'phone' it opens Talkatone. When I say "to do" it opens Wunderlist.

Not quite as awesome as "call Dave" which a properly operating Google will open the phone app AND place the call, but pretty cool nonetheless.

 

[insomnatech]

Google Now, can now open apps. You must first say (Open App) then say the name of the app,it works great.