Check the FAQ page for common Voice Control problems and troubleshooting.
Check the page: Guide for custom commands integrated with Tasker.
Voice Control can be started:
Once launced, the action can be spoken after earing the alert «BEEP».
All commands, additional informations and confirmations must be said after earing the alert «BEEP». At the end of speaking, Voice Control will continuously play two «BEEP» while recognizing the spoken text.
When Voice Control is unable to correctly recognize what has been said, it will request to confirm what has been recognized. After earing the alert «BEEP», you could say Yes to confirm, No to say another command or Cancel to cancel the command and close Voice Control.
If an additional information has been requested, it can be sayd after earing the alert «BEEP».
Voice Control can be stopped:
This action says the list of actions that can be used in current location. Is activated saying “Help”.
This action lets you know the current time and date. Is activated saying “What time is it”.
This action initiates a call to a contact. Is activated saying “Call [contact]” or “Call [contact] [number]” (ex: “Call Paul” or “Call Paul Mobile”).
The [contact] can be:
The [number] is the displayed label of a phone number as shown in a contact detail.
If Voice Control found more than one phone number, you must say which number to call after earing the list of results, saying “Result [result numer]” or directly “[result value]” without the initial number (ex: “Result 1”, “Paul mobile” or “Home”).
This action sends a message to a contact. Is activated saying “Send message to [contact]” o “Invia messaggio a [contact] [number]” (ex: “Send message to Paul” o “Send message to Paul Mobile”).
[contact], [number] and multiple results are handled like in the “Call” action.
After a contact and a number has been selected, Voice Control will requests the message text as an additional information.
This action allows to listent to a song, a playlist, an album or all songs of an artist. Is started saying “Listen to [song]”, “Listen to [playlist]”, “Listen to [album]” or “Listen to [artist]” (ex: “Listen to Digital Love”, “Listen to my playlist”, “Listen to Discovery” or “Listen to Daft Punk”).
If Voice Control found more than one result, you must specify which to use after earing the list of results, saying “Result [result number]” or directly “[result value]” as said by Voice Control witout the initial number (ex: “Result 1”, “Artist Daft Punk”).
NOTE: Playing a playlist, an album or all songs of an artist work only with Google Music Player, PowerAMP and Winamp.
This action starts the navigator set to a destination. Is activated saying “Navigate to [destination]”.
If Voice Control found more than one destination, you must specify which one to use after earing the list of results, saying “Result [result number]” (ex: “Result 1”).
This action stops the navigation with Google Navigator. Is activated saying “Close navigator”.
NOTE: This action uses an “hack” that may not work on all phone and Google Navigator versions.
This action allows to manage lost calls. Is activated saying “Lost calls”.
After listening the number of lost calls, is possible to listen a lost call details saying “Call [lost call number]” (ex: “Call 1” or “Call 2”).
After listening lost call details, you can say:
After details of a lost call has been read, this is set as read and will not be considered if “Lost calls” action is reactivated.
This action allows to manage unread messages. Is activated saying “Unread messages”.
After listening the number of unread messages, is possible to read a message saying “Read message [unread message number]” (ex: “Read message 1” or “Read message 2”).
After listening unread message details, you can say:
After a message has been read, this is set as checked and will not be considered if “Unread messages” action is reactivated.
This action adds an event to phone calendar. Is activated saying “Add event [event name]”.
After, Voice Control will request the event date, that must be said in the following form:
The [day] can be specified as:
The [time] can be specified as:
The time must be specified in 24 hours format.
If more than one calendar is found, Voice Control will ask what to use to add the event (you can specify the default calendar in Voice Control preference).
This action allows to go back at previous position to say another command. Is activated saying “Back”.
For example, if the “Unread messages” is activated and there are unread messages, saying “Back” you go back in main menu in order to say another action.