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Please Support Improved Android Voice Dialer

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1181
The voice dialer in the Android platform is so incredibly flawed yet it doesn't seem as if they notice/care. This issue needs to be starred by more people for it to become something they will look at IMO.
Why should a voice dialer require user input? Isn't the point of a voice dialer such that you can use it by simply pressing the button on your BT headset and instructing the application to choose for you?
Thanks for your time.

Bump. Please support. This issue needs to be resolved!

Isn't this function available in Donut??

What feature? Voice search? Yes, but it requires an internet connection to work. So for those of us that don't have a data plan, it's worthless. Also, the button on a BT headset will activate the voice dialer, not voice search so we still have the same issue.

BUMPED. Honestly, why is it so hard just to open the link and star the issue?

Going to keep on bumping this no matter how long it takes for people to help.

Looks like this is working a little. Got 6 more stars over the weekend! C'mon people, it's just TWO clicks!

rickytenzer said:
why is it so hard just to open the link and star the issue?
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Why is it so hard to write a decent title to a post?

brucemcl said:
Why is it so hard to write a decent title to a post?
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Because I didn't have a PR man in charge like I do now, Bruce.

Ricky i completely agree with you but I starred that defect a day or two after I got my phone and tried the flawed voice dialing system.

I have never in my life known a person who actually uses a Voice Dialer. As far as I'm concerned they can remove it from the OS entirely, I'd rather that Google devotes their resources to something useful.

chefgon said:
I have never in my life known a person who actually uses a Voice Dialer. As far as I'm concerned they can remove it from the OS entirely, I'd rather that Google devotes their resources to something useful.
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You happen to be one of the lucky ones who DOESN'T live in an area where headsets are required by law while driving. If a cop so much as sees a phone in my hand, I can get a $300 ticket.
For us, it's absolutely imperative. I can't really explain to a cop that Android requires me to input my selection when using the Voice Dialer.
So please, for us unlucky people, give us 30 seconds of your time and star the issue.
Thank you

Bump bump bump bump

This would be so much easier if a mod just made this a sticky...

Getting more and more support every day! Thanks guys

Its an app I never used, and probly never will, but ill star it cause I'm a nice guy.

i have no problems with this on donut? If i use google voice search it is perfect gets exactly what i ask for, Also the voice dial works fine? Are you shouting at the phone?

bonesy said:
i have no problems with this on donut? If i use google voice search it is perfect gets exactly what i ask for, Also the voice dial works fine? Are you shouting at the phone?
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+1 works for me ok too. No issues.

cardiak said:
+1 works for me ok too. No issues.
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So you guys do not have to click something on the phone when using the voice dialer? We are not saying that the voice recognition does work we are saying that it is not completely hands free.
Here's a Quote from the defect that accurately describes the problem.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1181 said:
Requiring the user to tap on the phone to confirm the function of the voice
dialer reduces the desired functionality. For example, if when wearing a
hands-free device while driving, one tries to access voicemail, the
following process is required:
1. Unlock handset.
2. Access the voice dialer via handset.
3. Visual prompt for using voice dialer
4. Speak "Call voicemail."
5. Visual prompt: "Call voicemail, call voicemail mobile"
6. Select voicemail option
7. Dials voicemail.
In an ideal voice dialer, the process might look something like this:
1. Unlock not required.
2. Access the voice dialer via handsfree device (e.g., long press on
headset "answer button")
3. Aural prompt: "Say a command."
4. Speak "Call Voicemail"
5. Aural prompt "Would you like to call voicemail?"
6. Speak "Yes/No"
7. Aural prompt "dialing voicemail"
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works with my ps3 bluetooth headset

HTC Desire - Working voice search.

Ok guys i got the voice search working. So when you click search button the mic comes up and you search.
This is how.
Go to settings, applications and click allow third party applications to install.
Link the phone via htc sync to your pc.
Go to this link and download the file and open the rar, click , install onto phone.
nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/04/add-voice-search-to-htc-phones
(insert http before)
Happy searching
p.s. this is not my own work, just passing on the information

This is the original thread that found the above app:
http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/60120-do-you-have-quick-search-mic.html
The original location of the app:
http://code.google.com/p/voicesearch/
So you can monitor if there is an update.
I have tested this on my HTC Desire and it works fine, no error, no quirks, no FC, just works.

Why on Earth was this removed? Works (so far) flawlessly on my unbranded / unlocked Desire. Cheers.

Fantastic app, of course I searched for various 'rude' words (not the obvious ones that are no doubt blocked) and the first links in each case went to Urban Dictionary
Tried some sensible searches and EVERY single one worked as expected - very impressed, well done Google!
Now why on earth is this not a standard app.....

Am I missing something lol? its been on mine from the start lol
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Brilliant, thank you.

Does this change the htc keyboard?

I wasn't aware it was missing? It appears to have been there from the start for me, using the Orange ROM, haven't bothered debranding it yet.

No.
This will not add that mic button in the keyboard.
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Does this change the htc keyboard?
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moshbeard said:
I wasn't aware it was missing? It appears to have been there from the start for me, using the Orange ROM, haven't bothered debranding it yet.
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Mine was there on the Orange branded ROM, but since disappeared after flashing to generic. They must've done this themselves as part of their 'branding' process - something actually worth doing for once! Well done Orange!

oddness: *only* google search
I got a Desire on T-mob today, and I've been playing to add this.
I've got the voice search enabled, and I've added the new keyboard with a mic button on it - all well so far. However, if I do a search, and press the mic I get the "Speak Now" dialogue, and it says "Google Search". So I can do a Google search fine, but I can't for example ring someone in my phone book. I can google them, but that's not quite the same!
Can anyone help?

landwomble said:
I got a Desire on T-mob today, and I've been playing to add this.
I've added the new keyboard with a mic button on it
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Which keyboard is this? How can I add it to my T-Mobile Desire?

Try vlingo or Choice Dialler.
I got a Desire on T-mob today, and I've been playing to add this.
I've got the voice search enabled, and I've added the new keyboard with a mic button on it - all well so far. However, if I do a search, and press the mic I get the "Speak Now" dialogue, and it says "Google Search". So I can do a Google search fine, but I can't for example ring someone in my phone book. I can google them, but that's not quite the same!
Can anyone help?
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you tried saying call then the persons name? it works for me
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Not got mine yet but surely you have to put a voice tag on the persons name ??? My Touch HD ...... every person has to have a tag ???

don't think so
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Not got mine yet but surely you have to put a voice tag on the persons name ??? My Touch HD ...... every person has to have a tag ???
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my phone's recognising my contacts names when I speak, it's just defaulting to google search for them rather than local search..

phil, could you post what you did to enable voice search, just in case I've done something differently? "call joe bloggs" doesn't do it for me, it just does a google search for the term...!

Sorry i took a while to reply, This is what i did to install the voice search.
1) Go to settings > applications > click allow third party applications to install.
2) Go to >
http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/04/add-voice-search-to-htc-phones/
3) Download for the htc desire.
4) Plug your desire into a usb port on your pc.
5) Click htc sync ( Make sure it up and running on your pc too)
6) Open the file you downloaded in step 3.
7) Follow the instructions. Click next once (i think) then it will promt on your phone, press install.
8) Click the search button on your desire (bottom left hard button, little magnifieing glass)
9) A little microphone should appear, click that to voice search.
All done,
Few hints >
Long press the button to go straight to voice search.
To call someone, you have to say > call "persons name"
Saying something normally will google search that.
PM me if you need more help.
As i said, i wasn't the one who made this file or anything, just happened to be
one of the first to get the device and get this working.

HTC IME Mod Keyboard with Voice Input working with HTC Legend

Hi,
I tested in my Legend and works fine. Everything is explained in this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416
I installed the low resolution version. You will need to install this (taken from post #1307 of previous thread):
http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/04/add-voice-search-to-htc-phones/
Not so useful, but nice to have.

Mine can't access the Google server. It records my voice, starts searching. I'm using WiFi, any ideas?

Chapell said:
Mine can't access the Google server. It records my voice, starts searching. I'm using WiFi, any ideas?
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mmm ... I am even using GPRS and works fine. Did you install the "htc_ime_jonasl_lowres_23.zip" (not "htc_ime_jonasl_hires_23.zip") and "VoiceSearch_2.1.zip" (not "voice_search.zip")?

installed, working but not the voice part, it does nothing when i press the mic key.

No idea, sorry. It seems we did the same in our Legends.
Please, review the original post to see if someone had the same issue.
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installed, working but not the voice part, it does nothing when i press the mic key.
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Got the same problem, but i have solved it... Search for the google voice search.apk in the web and install it. Then the keyboard voice to text button is working...

installed, working but not the voice part, it does nothing when i press the mic key.
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Got the same problem, but i have solved it... Search for the google voice search.apk in the web and install it. Then the keyboard voice to text button is working...
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mind to show us the link?

helpme said:
mind to show us the link?
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Try this one:
http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/04/add-voice-search-to-htc-phones/
I took the link from the post #1307 in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6162501&highlight=legend#post6162501

Force closes for me. Any ideas?
* Edit: Fixed. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868131 works fine.

Hi guys,
did you try it on the CM7 / Gingerbread build ? because here every verisions (high-res, low-res) will fail

Voice Dialer HF

Hi
Has anyone tried this app on the Desire.
Voice Dialer HF
It works on the Nexus One (although you still need to touch the screen as there is no camera button).
My Nexus One has no camera button. How do I start VDHF?
Today, VDHF on the Nexus One may only be started via the icon, since the Nexus One has neither a camera nor a send button. As soon as Google releases an OTA update that activates the Bluetooth "voice activation" feature, we will add support.
It's the closest thing to proper bluetooth voice dialing available at the moment, and since my phone is due to arrive early next week I would be interested if anyone has used this app or will now try it if they didn't know it existed.
Looking foward to receiving feedback.

i can´t DW

miguelromerom said:
i can´t DW
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I can't download it either

aenis said:
I can't download it either
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Is the inibility to download beacuse of the restrictions that are seemingly on the Desire at the moment or is there another reason?

Lyrrad said:
(although you still need to touch the screen as there is no camera button).
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For this issue, you can try button shortcut in the market! you will love that I think ;-)

Anyone on this app.
Is it a copy protected app or is it just not downloadable because it's not compatable. I haven't received my phone yet, and to be honest I am beginning to think I was too hasty in ordering it.
EDIT: INFO from Voice Dialer HF
# I can't buy any paid app from Android Market. I use a Google Hosted Domain.
* We have had reports that users signing up for Google Checkout with a Google Hosted Domain email address (Gmail using your own domain name) may not be able to download paid apps from Android Market. A workaround is to sign up using an email address with a standard Gmail [email protected] account. Discussions here and here.

UPDATE
Okay
I've spoken with the developer and the UK sales of his prodcut is suspended because initial voice recognition results with the product were not good. However when I get my phone he isprepared to let me try. I get the impression that it is tweakable. For me, a product like this is the difference between keeping the phone when it arrives, or returning it.

You should try Choice Dialer. I got it from the market on my Desire. There's a free version which will voice dial. There is also a paid version which lets you play an album or playlist by voice. Works well but still no bluetooth control as no voice activation seems to work by bluetooth. Other problem I had was that I could not choose a single song track by voice as I seem to have too many. Tony, the developer, has not yet yet been able to resolve this for me. Voice dialling isn't perfect but pretty good for me. You must speak clearly though.
Try it.

Choice dialer works fine as long as you set it up to work only as a phone voice dialer.
If you enable also the voice apps it often gets confused.
I have used it only one day but it seems like it can deliver also via BT headset.
fingers are still crossed but so far so good...

Well my experience after 1 hour is quite different.
I have 600 contacts, most with just a mobile number, but some with mob/Home and some with mob/home/work. I would say sucess rate is about 5% at the moment.
I'm also getting
Sorry!
'The application choice dialer free (process com.resounding.choicedialer.free) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.' more often than I get a correct call made. Okay Android OS is new for me, so it's unfair to judge, but this is awful compared to MS Voice Command.

norm2002 said:
You should try Choice Dialer. I got it from the market on my Desire. There's a free version which will voice dial. There is also a paid version which lets you play an album or playlist by voice. Works well but still no bluetooth control as no voice activation seems to work by bluetooth. Other problem I had was that I could not choose a single song track by voice as I seem to have too many. Tony, the developer, has not yet yet been able to resolve this for me. Voice dialling isn't perfect but pretty good for me. You must speak clearly though.
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I tried it.
It wouldn't undertand me at all!
Also after dialling it went off and I had to press the phone button to select it again for it to start listening again.
If I have to do that I might as weel just use speed dial..
Maybe I am using it wrong??

Try vlingo.
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Choice Dialler Works fine for me even with a slight Welsh accent. Speak slow and it also picks up on contacts mobile, home or work number.

Bluetooth Voice Dialer ?

Hi,
anyone have any idea if its possible to get voice dialing via bluetooth on the SGT ?
ty

xIllu said:
Hi,
anyone have any idea if its possible to get voice dialing via bluetooth on the SGT ?
ty
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Down in the Google Voice and Skype thread below, from monkeyboywa:
monkeyboywa said:
Don't think i'm unique...but I've now got GV + Skype working decently WITH BLUETOOTH.
I initiate the call from the gtab and it plays fine. As with all VOIP systems...there is a bit of a lag...but everyone said I sound clear enough.
I am using the hacked skype.apk...paired my BT (Motorola bt820 - a real piece of ****..but that's another subject) and it works great.
I've tried to use GV + sipdoid but the lag was horrible...and almost everyone said i sounded either too much static or it picked up every fricken sound and multiplied it x10 (this was using the included headphones)
So i'm going to keep trying this setup...other BT headsets I have...and if in 27 days still works great....bye bye voice/data plan (which isnt usable by the tablet atm..grrrr...)
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the problem is that i can't use gv from my country. . . and by the look of it its rather a complicated setup just to use voice dial

You tried Vlingo over Bluetooth?

i tried it.. all of these apps dont do what i think a voice dialer should do.. run in a background and when u press the button on your bluetooth headset it should let to call someone by saying their name without you opening the tab and chosing the Tap To Talk..
no point in voice dial if u have to access the tab for it to work
anyone know if this is even possible?
tyvm

There is ONE firmware where this feature worked: XXJI5.
Voice dialing over BT actually worked.
Since that firmware, it it no longer working and i tried every firmware out there.
I even reverted back to XXJI5 and confirmed it started working again.

if i flash that firmware will i still be able to use voice and 3g/hsdpa in europe? don't wanna lose that since that works.fine here in the.eu
ty

Try Cyberon Voice Commander
xIllu said:
i tried it.. all of these apps dont do what i think a voice dialer should do.. run in a background and when u press the button on your bluetooth headset it should let to call someone by saying their name without you opening the tab and chosing the Tap To Talk..
no point in voice dial if u have to access the tab for it to work
anyone know if this is even possible?
tyvm
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Cyberon Voice Commander just works as what you describe. You can download the application from Android Market.

xIllu said:
if i flash that firmware will i still be able to use voice and 3g/hsdpa in europe? don't wanna lose that since that works.fine here in the.eu
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Yes u will still be Abel to do voice on XXJI5
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I'm running JMC and sadly there's no update to the voice dialer app, in fact there isn't even one -on- the tab.
Only real thing I missed from my N1. Would there be a way to extract the voice dialer Apk and push it to system/app for an artificial install?
Edit: After trying a multitude of apps, I believe it might have something to do with the bluetooth connection (in addition) to the lack of a proper voice dialer app. Several after-market apps won't recognize the long-press call action from a BT headset.

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Cyberon Voice Commander just works as what you describe. You can download the application from Android Market.
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There's no trial... at $6 and only 3 stars, I'm a bit reluctant!
Have many people tried it?
I can't believe such an advanced device lacks such a basic feature.

Samsung Vibrant on Froyo has this feature and it helps a lot when driving. Considering that Vibrant and Tab are very similar it should be possible to make it working without any additional software.
I know that Vibrant has separate VoiceDialer.apk

VoiceDialer.apk (rapidshare /files/ 301866434/ VoiceDialer.apk) works perfectly and triggers standard Google Voice Dialer via long press and via Bluetooth. My HD2 running on DFT_LEO_NAND_Android did not support this out of the box so I am glad to have found a solution to en my Car Kit frustration.

Attached to post for those that would rather not deal with RS.

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Attached to post for those that would rather not deal with RS.
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And thank you kind sir.

i did just fine using vlingo and choice dialer free
even tried it
for vlingo, u can wake up the tab 1st, then do the call, but somehow it lacks of understanding what i said, and ended up calling another people
i prefer choice dialer, as it understands me quite nicely, but from a screen off tab, long press doesnt work >.<
when its on, it works nicely
havent used it again for a long time, and today i found out that some app is using the mic so i cant use choice dialer
how to find out who's the culprit? anybody knows?

Using Choice Dialer Plus Free (AKA Hands-Free Voice Dialer (free)) from Android Market with my Infuse. Works great and doesn't need a data connection.