Just making sure. I definitely have voice dialing over BT, but I keep reading reviews and hearing folks complain about not having it.
It's via (I think) Nuance voice command, and not the FroYo native system, but I can definitely dial over the earpiece.
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Is there such a thing? I use the Fonix voice product, but it only works via the speaker or wired headset. Sure, it will transfer the call to the BT headset once it dials, but having to pick up the device and open the cover kind of makes voice dialing pointless.
On a similar note, a Bluetooth-aware caller ID application would sure be useful. Having it speak the name/number in the BT headset would mean hand-off answering based on caller. Or maybe even just speak it over the speaker on the device.
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Is there such a thing? I use the Fonix voice product, but it only works via the speaker or wired headset. Sure, it will transfer the call to the BT headset once it dials, but having to pick up the device and open the cover kind of makes voice dialing pointless.
On a similar note, a Bluetooth-aware caller ID application would sure be useful. Having it speak the name/number in the BT headset would mean hand-off answering based on caller. Or maybe even just speak it over the speaker on the device.
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I've been wishing for those exact same things ever since the first Pocket PC Phone came out. Hopefully someday!!
In the meantime, feel free to send such feature requests to Microsoft repeatedly...
http://register.microsoft.com/mswis...=/isapi/gomscom.asp?target=/mswish/thanks.htm
I currently have Cyberon Voice Dial installed on my JAM, but I have heard enough good things about MVC so I am tempted to give it a try.
Right now I use Cyberon to do BT voice dial with my Moto HS850 headphone, and Cyberon works fine. But it's a little lacking in terms of capability, and you have to record voice tag for every contact you try to call (or application you try to open). I think MVC goes a little further, where it 1/ recognizes voice automatically, no need to record voice tags, and 2./ it does more ... for example, other than calling a person I can open the contact, and it can also announce the upcoming schedule to me, so on and so forth.
After reading a lot of stuffs on this forum though, it seems that regardless of Cyberon or MVC, the HW limitation of the Magician will NOT allow audio to be streamed to, or from the BT headset.
When I drive, Cyberon has no problem picking up and recognizing my voice if I put the phone nearby, so I'm not as concerned about streaming of voice FROM the BT headset.
However, if I cannot stream audio TO the BT headset from the Magician, then it greatly affects the usefulness of MVC. I can no longer ask it to 'announce' next appointment, or announce a contact etc.
In fact, it gets hard to interact with MVC. For example, I say "Call so and so", and it's supposed to ask me "Home, mobile or work" ... but I won't hear that if it's not streamed to the BT headset.
OTOH, Cyberon is much cheaper (well, it's free ... MVC is not) and takes up less $$ ... I just wonder without streaming of audio to/from the BT headset, is MVC still that much more useful than a simple, free Cyberon speed dial program to justify its price tag.
Too bad MVC doesn't have a trial version, so I gotta ask you guys from your experience if it's worth it or not.
thanks in advance,
I have been using the voice dial option on my Cingular 8525 without any problem since day #1 and it is great, especially after downloading that file on XDA that allow me to reprogram the 5th pushbutton for voice dial.
I also admit that i am knew to the headset arena, having just purchased, for voice dial and incoming calls, the 'Jawbone' device, which was highly rated on CNET and PCWorld.
It doesn't work. What I mean is it rings and I can answer phone calls and it sounds OK, but when I go to voice dial out, the phone either gives me a message that it didn't understand my request or I get a wrong phone number. Failure rate on voice dial is 98%.
The manual says to rerecord the voice tag with the Jawbone on, for maximum effectiveness. so i turned it on, put it on, went to voice dial and just re-recorded the voice tags, still with 98% failure.
So, is this how it is with the 8525 and ALL headsets or do I return and try a different headset? Are there tricks to get this working? If I could just get 10 numbers to work, that would be 75% of my calls. Thanks.
Doesn't anyone use a headset with their 8525?
I hope someone posts an answer...please.....
I've been using a Southwing SH310 Bluetooth headset with my Cingular 8525 and Custel's WM 6 for several months now without probs; position can sometimes be tricky for VoiceDial and/or Voice Commander to work well, but once in the correct position it's good. I have found, however, that Bluetooth devices, especially the high end ones that are particularly sensitive, can have problems with external noise, i.e. wind and car noise when driving, etc.
I got the Epic 4G on the 31st, but out of the box I can't seem to get voice dial or voice search working. I'll click on voice dial and it will say "listening" but it doesn't really hear anything. Eventually, it just times out and says "try again". The same goes for voice search. It prompts me with "Speak now" but eventually times out and says "No Speech Heard". It's as if the mic isn't working. But I don't think there's anything wrong with the mic because I can have phone conversations without any problems. So, I don't think it's a hardware problem. It seems like this is some kind of bug in the software. I don't see any settings for these apps that I can modify. Anyone else having the same problem? Any suggestions for fixing?
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I seem to have figured out the problem. If I turn off my bluetooth headset, the voice search and voice dial work. Apparently, it cuts off the mic on the phone when a headset is paired. I'm a little disappointed because Voice Command on my windows mobile devices didn't have this problem. If I initiated voice command on the phone, the mic on the phone would still work. If I initiated voice command from my headset, it enabled the mic on the headset.
I see no options in Android to initiate voice search or voice dial from the headset. Since I normally have a headset paired at all times, I guess I can't use these apps. Bummer.
Coming from winmo, I have to say that the only thing I miss and the only thing that winmo did better than android is voice dial. Android voice dial, even in froyo and even with Vlingo does not give you a true hands free experience because you cannot initiate it without launching the program from the screen, and it will not confirm by voice -- you have to confirm with a screen press or cross your fingers and let it autodial. Very disappointing.
Disoppointed with voice recording/dialing.
I sure was hoping that 2.2 would fix the voice dialing also. This may make me take the phone back before the 30 days are up. The voice MEMO is also a problem. Go to notes and try to do a voice memo...it's hit or miss and when you do see the mic recording, it will only record for a few seconds and then a screen comes up that says it cannot connect to the server. What's up with that. Very disappointed with the voice recording/dialing features of this phone.
I have had a read of everything I can find in relation to this, but have come away more confused than ever.
I have to P6800 3G model, and a Blueant Q2. No dramas with pairing, connecting, receiving calls etc etc, but when I try to activate voice commands..."this feature is not supported on your phone".
From everything I have read this is not a new problem with Samsung devices.
This is my first experience with Honeycomb.
Have tried installing Vlingo and setting it to 'in car', but that didn't work.
My next step might be something like Cyberon Voice Commander, but I am loathe to try that before I can be sure I am not missing something obvious and simple.
Maybe the only "simple" thing here is me
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I have had a read of everything I can find in relation to this, but have come away more confused than ever.
I have to P6800 3G model, and a Blueant Q2. No dramas with pairing, connecting, receiving calls etc etc, but when I try to activate voice commands..."this feature is not supported on your phone".
From everything I have read this is not a new problem with Samsung devices.
This is my first experience with Honeycomb.
Have tried installing Vlingo and setting it to 'in car', but that didn't work.
My next step might be something like Cyberon Voice Commander, but I am loathe to try that before I can be sure I am not missing something obvious and simple.
Maybe the only "simple" thing here is me
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Where are you trying to use voice commands? I do know that voice commands from the Google Search bar at the top of your homescreen works just fine for me, even for voice dialing.
However, it should be noted that voice commands are not being picked up via your bluetooth mic, rather they will be picked up by the mic on the 7.7 itself.
Thanks,
Correct the voice commands for voice dialing are not being sent via BT. All other pre determineed voice commands, like "call back", "answer", "ignore" all work fine.
When I request the BT headset to set up the voice dialing it just comes back as "device not compatible".
All other voice commands via the 7.7 mic work fine, just can't get those voice commands working via BT.
It seems to be a common problem, and was hoping that someone had a work around.
Seems to me to be a really silly omission not to be able to use the device in a totally "hands free" manner.