Is everybody else's bluetooth voice dialing just god awful?
S voice is crap, so it's frozen. Google's Bluetooth dialer is just the worst thing I've ever seen. Has anybody found out how to get Bluetooth dialing working properly?
Why in the world can't they just make Bluetooth launch voice search?
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switters1 said:
Is everybody else's bluetooth voice dialing just god awful?
S voice is crap, so it's frozen. Google's Bluetooth dialer is just the worst thing I've ever seen. Has anybody found out how to get Bluetooth dialing working properly?
Why in the world can't they just make Bluetooth launch voice search?
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Old thread, but I'll revive it because I want to talk about the same subject. I agree with the OP, and I'm surprised how badly Android/Samsung handles blutetooth voice dialing. (My last phone was an iPhone 3GS, and voice dialing worked great from day 1 back with iOS 3 or 4, whatever it originally came with.)
I frequently use bluetooth voice dialing in my car, either from a headset or speaker phone. This is a must-have feature for me.
Svoice is completely unacceptable because it requires the phone to be unlocked. If you have to mess with the phone to unlock it, then that defeats the purpose of voice dialing. I do understand that Svoice can do other things besides voice dialing, things which should be restricted by the lock screen. What I don't understand is why they don't give the users the options to enable selected features such as voice dialing while the phone is locked. But they don't, so Svoice had to go.
With Svoice uninstalled or disabled, Google Search takes over the voice dialing duties. It works ok, or at least it used to with Google Search v2.x. One thing about it that I don't like is that it wakes the phone (activates the screen) when you initiate voice dialing, so you can end up with accidental screen touches while voice dialing (if you don't have a pass code, or if it hasn't timed out yet). The screen should remain locked.
In recent versions of Google Search (starting in v3.x?), they decided to make voice dialing worse! If a person has multiple numbers, you can not directly select one, you have to wade through a stupid menu every time.
Say for example I have a contact named Tim Brown who has 3 numbers: home, work, mobile
With Google Search 2.x, you can do this:
Me: Call Jim Brown Home (or I can even just say "Call Jim Home" if I only have one Jim in my contacts)
Phone: Do you want to call Jim Brown at home? Say OK or Cancel.
Me: Ok
Phone: dials
With Google Search 3.x it ignores the location and always presents a menu:
Me: Call Jim Brown Home (the word "Home" is ignored)
Phone: Say Select 1 for Jim Brown Home, Say Select 2 for Jim Brown Work, Say Select 3 for Jim Brown Mobile, or say Cancel
Me: (If I can remember which freaking number was Home) Select 1
Phone: Do you want to call Jim Brown at home? Say OK or cancel
Me: (Yes I do, you stupid phone, I just told you so!) OK
Phone: dials
What a pain in the butt that is. Ironically, if you open Google Search by launching the app (i.e. by interacting with the screen), then it will listen to the "Home" part. It just ignores it if you are voice dialing, which is where you really need it. Does anybody from Google actually use this stuff?
My solution is this. Since my phone is rooted, I have the option of uninstalling Google Search v3.x, find v2.8 on the Internet, and install it on my phone. Then be sure to ignore any updates in the Play store. This works good enough. I can select a specific number when voice dialing, and I can voice dial while the phone is locked. It still turns on the phone screen when I voice dial, but I can live with that.
Note that I don't use Google Now, so I don't care about any new features that are included in the newer versions of Google Search. If you do use Google Now, this solution may not be acceptable to you.
If anyone else has a better solution, please share it.
Thanks
I tried using the Bluetooth Launch app to activate google voice search instead of the voice dialer, but that didn't work while the screen was locked. So for now, I'm sticking with the solution mentioned above (i.e. using google search v2.8).
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I love google voice so far, the concept is fantastic. However, i am having issues trying to get everything integrated with my touch pro 2. Has anyone found a way to integrate google voice into the phone so it is seamless, as if google wasnt even there? Is there a way to integrate the SMS into the phone as well instead of going to the website to SMS from the phone? Just wondering what everyone else's experience has been so far, it is great but so very clunky for me.
Thanks!
Great topic!
I would like to know also about it, I´m already suscribed but as I live outside of USA, service is not available yet...
Best program I've used to date is onedialer. Its not free but you may want to try out the free trial and see how it works for you.
Have to say the developer runs a pretty nice forum asking for input and looking to the user community to offer suggestions on ways to improve. I generally don't pay for much software but believe this one is worth it...
I dont know why someone would dial the google voice number from there phone to make a call (long distance maybe?). I was able to change my TMobile voicemail to the Google voice number so my voicemail messages get transcribed for me [although the accuracy is somewhat hit and miss ].
I found that iDailer and iContact work best. You can go to the iDialer website and you'll be walked through creating a config file. You'll have the option to add your current phone number, your google voice number, and google voice as a callback number. You can use the Rhodium keyboard controller to assign the Talk button to run iDialer when pressed. iContact will open it automatically when you select a contact from it.
As for SMS, I know it's annoying, but the best I have found is to just text the person through the web service once and save the number you get back for them.
Hope this helps!
jmmmmm said:
I dont know why someone would dial the google voice number from there phone to make a call (long distance maybe?)
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Whats "Long Distance"? I thought that term died in the 90's.
jmmmmm said:
I dont know why someone would dial the google voice number from there phone to make a call (long distance maybe?). I was able to change my TMobile voicemail to the Google voice number so my voicemail messages get transcribed for me [although the accuracy is somewhat hit and miss ].
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so people store your google voice number in their contacts and call you back there, giving you the freedom to switch number/phones whenever you want
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=google+voice
willthomason said:
I love google voice so far, the concept is fantastic. However, i am having issues trying to get everything integrated with my touch pro 2. Has anyone found a way to integrate google voice into the phone so it is seamless, as if google wasnt even there? Is there a way to integrate the SMS into the phone as well instead of going to the website to SMS from the phone? Just wondering what everyone else's experience has been so far, it is great but so very clunky for me.
Thanks!
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For SMS (and calling) cell phones, the best way is to get the other person to send a text (to your Googlevoice number), then add their '406' number to your address book as their mobile number. Then there's no need to go to the web site in the future. Obviously that only works with folks you communicate with regularly. I'm about to try 'onedialer' for the others...
Have a look at an app I've just released, it does Google Voice SMS, and is free:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=604699
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so people store your google voice number in their contacts and call you back there, giving you the freedom to switch number/phones whenever you want
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Touché teacher, Touché
I'm looking for application which will initiate Google Voice callback. But there are few requirements:
1. Callback has to be through internet connection
2. I should be able to select 2 phone numbers from the list stored by Google, just like I do in browser
Basically I want to do this:
1. Start application and it will login into my Google voice using 3G/WiFi/Edge
2. Select 2 numbers to call. They are stored in Google Contacts. Having "Smart dial" would be nice.
3. Press "Connect" button
Is there anything like it ? Application, not browser version of Google Voice ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=-1&f=535
This is where you should post your request.
And yes as far as i remember there was a GoogleVoice Application,but doesnt work outside USA and Canada.
Thanks. I wish I could move it somehow.
It seems that most apps, like GVDialer dial my Google Voice, enter password and then - initiate a call
This is NOT what I want. I want Google Voice to call both numbers and join them. That is it. Just like you can do it on www.google.com/voice
Sorry Easy SMS is the only one I remember.
http://www.mattslifebytes.com/?cat=7
hagba said:
Sorry Easy SMS is the only one I remember.
http://www.mattslifebytes.com/?cat=7
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Thats for SMS. not calls
So what you want is a conference call initiated with Google Voice.
Hmm. Can't help you with that, but thought I'd clarify your request.
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So what you want is a conference call initiated with Google Voice.
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Exactly. Initiated via internet connection
That buggy pos called Voice Talk from gs2, now called S-Voice, is back to being a buggy pos on gs3.
It has a hard time doing the actual voice recognition. I actually had to rename a contact because it just can't match simple phonetic words with contact names.
Sometimes it fails to recognize and dial a bluetooth call, and then you have to reboot the phone. Sometimes it will stop listening half a seconds after starting to listen (with a bt car kit).
Your standard google Voice Dialer is much better. It doesn't require an internet connection either.
Could someone please make a flashable zip to replace s-voice with voice dialer.
EDIT: BTW, if you disable "double click home button to start s-voice" in s-voice settings, the home button lag magically disappears.
Anyone having this issue where s voice is randomly turning itself on when you are having a conversation with someone? It doesn't matter if it's in my pocket or not, it just happens. Even more annoying is you can't change the activation command to something less nerdy and obvious. Do you guys turn off the activate when screen is on option?
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another issue i have is if i tell s voice to "call marcos pizza" it only looks in my contacts. If I use google voice search, it looks it up and calls. Lame!
So, is that just how it is, s voice not as powerful? I'd really like to use the screen off wake up feature that s voice provides, but not if it sucks like this.
another issue i have is if i tell s voice to "call marcos pizza" it only looks in my contacts. If I use google voice search, it looks it up and calls. Lame!
So, is that just how it is, s voice not as powerful? I'd really like to use the screen off wake up feature that s voice provides, but not if it sucks like this.
I guess another solution is to keep the "hi galaxy" screen off wake up for when I need it and just use the double tap for regular google voice for most functions
Hi galaxy
open google search
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Hi,
I'm wondering if it's possible to make an app that will catch a specific number if called and route the audio to other apps like googe voice search or s-voice. My one pet peeve is when I'm driving I can't start google voice search without interacting physically with my phone as the majority of autos I've seen like ford sync and subaru's off label BT systems have no way for you to do this built in. My idea is to design an app that puts a contact in your phone so you can just say "Call Google" or something similar and your car will initiate a call with the phone, but to have the phone not actually connect to the cell network but after call has been placed you hear the familiar "beep" of voice search. You know, like on windows phone you can say "Call Cortana" and she'll pick up. Or is that a special API only in windows phone?
There is Google Now Launcher,developed by Google.You just need to install it,and use it as your launcher.When on the launcher screen just say "OK Google" and it will open the voice search.You can also set it to detect "OK Google" from any app,if your device supports that.
The problem is that your device's screen needs to be on,not for all devices,but there are not many that support detecting the "OK Google" phrase with the screen locked.For more commands you can simply install Commandr , also a free app.
Hope I helped.