Related
If you have any experiences (good/bad), please post.
I am interested in seeing if incoming announcements are working for Xperia X1.
Thanks.
everything works EXCEPT the incomming announces.
otherweise great tool but i barley use it. good while driving a car and u want to call some1. otherweise just a gizmo
same comment as above.
I use it often to start my programs without having to go through menues to find them.
yeah i have it aswell and don't use it often, its so hard to get it to call the right person but "call home" works (might be my accent and it having trouble understanding what i say), the announcement for appointments works also but other then that i haven't used it to call anyone.
Also has anyone got it to say you got a new SMS or something? or does it just not do that.
I use mine quite a bit for starting programs, and listening to my incoming text messages and checking my battery level. Like someone said above, it doesn't annouce CallerID for some reason.
Experiaenjoy said:
yeah i have it aswell and don't use it often, its so hard to get it to call the right person but "call home" works (might be my accent and it having trouble understanding what i say), the announcement for appointments works also but other then that i haven't used it to call anyone.
Also has anyone got it to say you got a new SMS or something? or does it just not do that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
if u want something like "u got a new sms" just use another wave file for that.
however, u can set VC to read the SMS as soon as it arrives. but i realy dont suggest that. had a meeting once and my GF just send me a dirty message ... my mates had a good laugh ^^
Has anyone gotten this program to read incoming email headers as well? It's only reading incoming smses for me, but not sure if that's a program limitation. I also noticed that my attached wave file for incoming emails no longer worked. I have disabled the sound playback from incoming emails all together in hope that it would announce something. However, not a thing.
The program is starting to proove to be pretty pointless. I was also hoping to find a way to modify the MS voice engine with a more nature speech engine like AT&T Natural Voices.
BigFeat said:
Has anyone gotten this program to read incoming email headers as well? It's only reading incoming smses for me, but not sure if that's a program limitation. I also noticed that my attached wave file for incoming emails no longer worked. I have disabled the sound playback from incoming emails all together in hope that it would announce something. However, not a thing.
The program is starting to proove to be pretty pointless. I was also hoping to find a way to modify the MS voice engine with a more nature speech engine like AT&T Natural Voices.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok i got mine to finally read my sms and email headers...scared the hell out of me when i was sleeping haha kinda of a bad idea to have it read the header when received at 5am.... but all i did was uncheck the "high priority messages only" and it plays both my normal alert sound when i get a new email and reads the email header, but all in all its just a funny program to have or for the very lazy that can't read their own sms or email, also it reads all the emails header that you received at that time and depending on if you get alot...haha hope that helps
fpbiii said:
If you have any experiences (good/bad), please post.
I am interested in seeing if incoming announcements are working for Xperia X1.
Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It doesn't work on incoming calls for me either.
Otherwise great app I use it all the time.
also it makes my ringtone fluctuate in volume.
Although I am beginning to use my Xperia less and less, its strength with voice commands was a high point. I used it very often and was mostly satisfied with it.
George Knighton said:
Although I am beginning to use my Xperia less and less, its strength with voice commands was a high point. I used it very often and was mostly satisfied with it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey George, I thought you sold your X1 already?
Annoying
The voice command has become somewhat annoying and I will probably remove it soon.
When out doors, if I attempt a voice command using the phone microphone it will never pick up what I say, almost 100%failure rate. IF I use the wired headset it will pick it up almost 100% of the time. Why so much better with the wired headset? It's further from my mouth and surely more suscptable to other sounds.
The Voice command causes my ring volume to go loud and quiet, loud and quiet, as if it were supposed to announce the caller name when quiet, but it doesnt.
The main thing annoying me is that when I use "play music", "artist", "name of artist here" it will only add a playlist of about 2 songs from that artist, even though I have a whole album, or collection of albums.
For Example, I say "play music", (what do you want to play), "artist", (which artist?), "pendulum". (Pendulum - starts playing).
However, it will only play one song. I have the In Silico album on there and it will just randomly play 1 song from it.
So, I try Replace "artist" with "album" and say "In Silico" and it will add 2 songs now instead of 1.
The ID3 tags are perfect, the Artist and Album is spelled and capitalised correctly in every track, so why the problem?
EDIT: I found the command "Play Album" that added 7 of the songs from In Silico to the playlist. Not quite there still but getting better.
It works great for me.
Voice command awesome especially if you have a bluetooth headset.
I press a button on my headset and voice command beeps for a command. I can call anyone from my phone book. I can call home mobile or any other number asociated with my contact. I rarely repeat the name that want to call. voice recognition is pretty good. voice call announcement works perfectly.
I very often check my calender. I just say "what is schedule" and it gives me my next appointment time, location and subject. coool!
Announces new emails. sender and subject. I use Microsoft push mail from Exchange server and i have some rss feeds on my desktop in outlook. now i get my rss feeds via push and voice command will read my feeds when they arrive. wow! rsshub is useless now!
I can play music. just say Play music.
I can start any application from my programs. i say "start audio manager" if i don't want to use windows media player.
I also get some status info like battery level. i say "what is my battery level".
If incoming call comes while i am listening to music, music fades out and it announces the caller name and from where he/she is calling for example mike from mobile or mike from office..after i finish my call the music comes back on automatically. same with email announcements.
So I can do hole lot of stuff with my phone without even touching it.
some improvements i like to see in future are
capabilities to read complete email.
support all menu options in all applications.
dictation for word.
integration into navigation.
sound more human like.
Dudes, I beg to disagree to almost all of you. Yeah, Almost all.
Firstly, the voice command IS very handy. Didn't you watch the youtube demo? so here's the thing:
1. I also had the ASUS 02 XDA Zinc which has a voice commander. A different program BUT it reads emails and sms. BUT you'll have to train your voice to get things pretty acurate - as opposed to MS voice Command which doesn't need training but also doesn't read sms/email. So No it can't.
2. Good points are: with just a press of a button you can command almost everyting like getting home from work, exhausted and before putting your Xperia on your table just say " What is my battery level " way faster than clicking start > settings > power.
3. Listening to music. You know you don't have to elaborate all the albums, artist and genre it's there for a reason:
a. just say: "play anything" and it will play a song. no more than one.
b. say " Play everything " and it will play all your songs. pretty neat IMHO
c. say "play pop rock" and it will play all songs with this genre. That's why there is the genre thing.
d. say "play Hell freezes over" and it will play all eagles song under this album. That why the albums thing is there too.
c. say "Play nirvana" and you'll start to hear Kurt Cobain all hour. That's why there is the artist thing too.
f. you can also say "next track, previous track, what song is this?, stop, pause, shuffle on and off, repeat on and off. I'm still thinking why you guys aren't liking this.
g. This won't ever work if your mp3's aren't organized (e.g. putting correct artist, albums etc.)
h. play anything or play everything is pretty much useful.
4. some less frequent commands but I feel acurate: What is my signal strength?, Flight mode on, What day is this?, What is my next appointment, I kinda don't use this much.
5. Calling. uh, for me it's pretty acurate saying call Garry, call Kristine, call Raymond, then it prompts you to call home, mobile, work, car etc. you can command this in the first place invoking: call Garry home. It also shows all Garry(s) if you have more than one garry in your phone phonebook. pretty much faster than scrolling with your thumb or taking the time too unsheathe your stylus.
6. Opening programs: Well I have to grade this at 90% acuracy. It opens files even custom installed ones.
Lastly, of course we cannot expect this to work inside a speeding train or at a construction site at a passing rate. As outdoor noises may interrupt the commands. Try to watch the youtube and re-test the MS VC. I'm sure you're gonna like it.
MrLeche said:
Dudes, I beg to disagree to almost all of you. Yeah, Almost all.
Firstly, the voice command IS very handy. Didn't you watch the youtube demo? so here's the thing:
1. I also had the ASUS 02 XDA Zinc which has a voice commander. A different program BUT it reads emails and sms. BUT you'll have to train your voice to get things pretty acurate - as opposed to MS voice Command which doesn't need training but also doesn't read sms/email. So No it can't.
2. Good points are: with just a press of a button you can command almost everyting like getting home from work, exhausted and before putting your Xperia on your table just say " What is my battery level " way faster than clicking start > settings > power.
3. Listening to music. You know you don't have to elaborate all the albums, artist and genre it's there for a reason:
a. just say: "play anything" and it will play a song. no more than one.
b. say " Play everything " and it will play all your songs. pretty neat IMHO
c. say "play pop rock" and it will play all songs with this genre. That's why there is the genre thing.
d. say "play Hell freezes over" and it will play all eagles song under this album. That why the albums thing is there too.
c. say "Play nirvana" and you'll start to hear Kurt Cobain all hour. That's why there is the artist thing too.
f. you can also say "next track, previous track, what song is this?, stop, pause, shuffle on and off, repeat on and off. I'm still thinking why you guys aren't liking this.
g. This won't ever work if your mp3's aren't organized (e.g. putting correct artist, albums etc.)
h. play anything or play everything is pretty much useful.
4. some less frequent commands but I feel acurate: What is my signal strength?, Flight mode on, What day is this?, What is my next appointment, I kinda don't use this much.
5. Calling. uh, for me it's pretty acurate saying call Garry, call Kristine, call Raymond, then it prompts you to call home, mobile, work, car etc. you can command this in the first place invoking: call Garry home. It also shows all Garry(s) if you have more than one garry in your phone phonebook. pretty much faster than scrolling with your thumb or taking the time too unsheathe your stylus.
6. Opening programs: Well I have to grade this at 90% acuracy. It opens files even custom installed ones.
Lastly, of course we cannot expect this to work inside a speeding train or at a construction site at a passing rate. As outdoor noises may interrupt the commands. Try to watch the youtube and re-test the MS VC. I'm sure you're gonna like it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well I guess you're a lucky one because as I said 2 posts up from yours, the play music commands don't work properly for me. I say "play In Silico" and it will only play the first 7 tracks. I wan't the whole Album. If I say "Play Pendulum" it will only play the first 2 tracks.
What gives?
P.S. And yes, my tags and sorting are all perfect, I am an anal perfectionist, trust me, They're as sorted as they can get. Under my music folder I have Artist Folders, under each Artist Folder I have album folders. All ID3 tags within each Album are identically labelled for Artist and Album with exact same capitalisation, no spelling mistakes or errors. Infact, they all show perfectly under the exact correct places if I browse my library manually, so why can the voice command not add the whole album properly?
I say "Play Chinese Democracy" it adds only 1 track (Different song each time, I have the whole album), I say play "Only by the Night" it plays the whole album. I say "Play The Rising Tied" it adds one track (random track each time, I have the whole album).
Sfkn2 said:
Hey George, I thought you sold your X1 already?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I sold the black X1i. I still have the silver X1a. The case is cracked, so I am not sure I could sell it.
neo3424 said:
If incoming call comes while i am listening to music, music fades out and it announces the caller name and from where he/she is calling for example mike from mobile or mike from office..after i finish my call the music comes back on automatically. same with email announcements.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't get incoming announcements. THis is a problem for some Voice Command builds. WHat version and build number are you using? You can find this in the voice command app screen.
I use MV, its good for reading out incoming sms (i turn of text message tone)
im happy with it but, it uses a lot of memory 1.9meg ! so slows phone and empties battery quicker - they should make app more streamline
*****************************
Please note: this is the OLD VERSION THAT IS ATTACHED TO THIS POST. THE NEW VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT:
www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura
******************************
***********************************************************
* Agreement:
***********************************************************
Firstly, I want to start out by saying that I have put a lot of hard work into making this app and I am trying to make it free so I would appreciate it if we can keep all criticism on this forum strictly constructive. At the moment, it is a BETA and probably has LOTS of bugs (but I am not aware of them). That is where YOU come in. Anybody who is interested may come download this app in BETA and give me feedback and test it and tell me what I can add/remove/fix. I will hopefully be releasing a final release version this month. Its all up to u how successful it is
I had a lot of free time this month so I have started building an app for android. What is Caesura exactly? Hard question to answer. Its a tool box for those who want to remotely control every aspect of their precious phone, even when out of 3G, or its a way for parents to protect unruly children from danger. So far it can be used for all of the following:
Remote Control Phone Via Text Message
Remotely Block Phone Numbers (for your kids phones)
Get Phone status (battery life, wifi, unread messages)
Remotely send text messages
Forward Texts
Find lost phones by turning volume ALL the way up and ringing, vibrating, and flashing the flash.
In the future I also plan to give it these features:
Ability to track lost phones via GPS and Cell towers
Remote Wipe data capability
Remote Lockout
Remote Password Change
Remote Play Sound (Fun for the occasional prank )
And for those with unruly children:
Sms Alerts anytime the phone leaves its current location
Sms Alerts anytime the owner of the phone exceeds a certain speed limit
What I really need are BETA testers. Anyone interested is welcome to download the APK which is attached to this post. Tell me what u think.
Instructions:
Download the APK from www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura and install. Next, the first thing that you DEFINITELY want to do is open the APP and press the menu button, and select Settings. In the settings screen, Press the Set Password button and set a password. Also, insure that the "Require password" checkbox is checked.
Then, on the main screen, check the Enable Service checkbox.
Now, to remote control the phone, either install the APP on another phone and use the "Login to Another Phone" button on the main screen, or send the following Sms to the phone WITH CAESURA that you wish to control:
!login
The phone will then prompt you for a password. At this point, you may reply with a password. If you enter a correct password, you will be granted access.
At this point you can send any of the following commands and the phone will treat them as instruction for what to do:
Please note: any texts send while logged in will be sent as commands and will not reach the remote phone's inbox. Do not forget to run the exit command every time you finish.:
!login - first command to be sent. Logs you in.
password [new password] -sets the password for logging into Caesura.
exit - logs out of the service. ALWAYS do this. you cannot log in from another phone while that phone is still logged in.
toast [text to display] - shows a tiny toast window with some text in it for about 4 seconds
sendsms [number] [message] - remote control the phone to send text message to the specified number
torch - toggle system flashlight
panic - sets volume to high and flashes light and displays custom message on screen (BUGGY, causes app to crash if done repeatedly. Work in progress!)
help [command] - gives specific help for the specified command - (Not available for most commands yet)
status - tells the number of unread msgs, remaining battery life, and whether wifi is on or off
unlock - if the lockscreen of the phone is showing, hides it and unlocks the keys
block [number] - blocks the phone from getting texts from the specified number (WORKS!!)
unblock [number] - unblocks number
blocked - sends a list of numbers that you have blocked
forwardto [number] - sets the number to which all forwarded texts will be sent to
forward [number] - forward texts from a number
unforward [number] - stop forwarding texts from this number
forwarded - sends a list of numbers that you are forwarding
Console:
To remote control the device from within another copy of the APP itself, press the "Login to Another Phone" button on the main screen. This open a window that will ask you for a phone number. Type in the number and the phone will attempt to send a login text message to the phone in question. If successful, you will receive a message in return. To select a command, choose it from the drop down list. Click send. Wait a few, (it can be up to a few minutes if your carrier is slow but took only about 3-10 sec. on AT&T) and you will get a response.
ALWAYS SEND EXIT WHEN YOU ARE DONE OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEND TEXTS TO THAT PHONE THAT IS BEING CONTROLLED!!
License:
In the process of compiling a license...at the moment, just think to yourself, if it seems dishonest or sneaky, its probably going to be against the EULA
No reverse engineering
No reposting on other forums or threads. You are welcome to post a link here, but I wish to insure that all users get the NEWEST possible copy since Im constantly updating it
I release myself from all liability involving this software since it is provided as a free software and I do not offer any guarantees of any sort regarding its soundness, or even that it is fit for a particular purpose.
All abuses of this software are the sole responsibility of the End User.
And with no further ado... good luck and tell me what you think
*****************************
Please note: this is the OLD VERSION THAT IS ATTACHED TO THIS POST. THE NEW VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT:
www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura
******************************
**Also, this list does NOT contain all of the commands added since the update.
Reserved
always good to save space for expansion
Looks interesting. I'll try it out.
Edit: Kind of forgot my service is turned off.
Sent from my LG Optimus V using Tapatalk
Sounds good so far, I'd suggest to produce a version that can be installed to system partition (for rooted devices) and stores its settings somewhere in a safe place (possibly system partition as well) so it gets factory reset proof. Also it should have a simchecker option so the owner of the device gets a notification if a new sim is inserted. This way it would always be possible to find and remote your device, even if a thief performs a fr and formats the sdcard.
Hope this is not too much to request, but i think this would make it the ultimate anti theft tool.
--------------------------
tapatalked from vizio vtab1008
Will be trying this as soon as I have time(which might be long,but just sayin').Sounds reaaaaally good.
And because I see potential in this,lemme give you an idea.
There are far too many tools with which you can control (Parts of or the whole of) your PC from your phone,but for the opposite there is nearly nothing.The only app I found that allows for remote control of the phone from a PC is Webkey which,while good in its essence,isn't exactly useful.And it does everything over wi-fi only(Not bad for most but anyway).
So,an app that allows remote control of the phone from a PC in a proper manner is more than welcome and I'm willing to pay for it.
*I know Caesura allows for texting remotely etc,but I'm referring to real remote control,where you can use the phone as if you held it with your hand or something*
No matter if you do it or not in the end,I want to congratulate you for the effort.
tolis626 said:
Will be trying this as soon as I have time(which might be long,but just sayin').Sounds reaaaaally good.
And because I see potential in this,lemme give you an idea.
There are far too many tools with which you can control (Parts of or the whole of) your PC from your phone,but for the opposite there is nearly nothing.The only app I found that allows for remote control of the phone from a PC is Webkey which,while good in its essence,isn't exactly useful.And it does everything over wi-fi only(Not bad for most but anyway).
So,an app that allows remote control of the phone from a PC in a proper manner is more than welcome and I'm willing to pay for it.
*I know Caesura allows for texting remotely etc,but I'm referring to real remote control,where you can use the phone as if you held it with your hand or something*
No matter if you do it or not in the end,I want to congratulate you for the effort.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is Droid Explorer, it has a screencast option to do this, but you need to be connected to USB.
--------------------------
tapatalked from vizio vtab1008
I came across this by using the search for a remote app on lost devices. Will get myself a copy of the apk, you still need testers? ^^
I think this was abandoned... j use 'android lost' instead, has the same functionality...
----------------------------------------
tapatalked from GalaxyS
This has not been abandoned. You can download it from www.gundersoft.com/pages/downloads/caesura
I still need testers. It's not the same as the other app...it has quite a few more features.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
if i undersand it right caesuara will send you my numbers and give you the capability to connect to my phone is that right?
If yes why should i use it?
If i missunderstand i am sorry for asking stupid questions *grin
Sent from my HTC Desire HD using XDA App
It sends phone number only (for usage tracking by area code...this is a beta thing only). Also, if you set a login password, no one but you can connect.
The only command that can be run without password is factory lockout. Let's say user abuses software and I am contacted by law enforcement: I can disable caesura remotely. That is all.
I've never released this app publicly and I was scared to death it would be misused and I'd be liable. See, all of my beta testers locally have been teens, and they have a way of using this stuff immaturely. This my way to cover my butt just in case
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
And no worries, if I really had any malicious intentions, I wouldn't have told you about the phone number thing would I?
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
Gaining remote access to a phone isn't only for super hackers and spies. There are plenty of times when the average smartphone user would want to have remote access to their device.
Maybe you left your Android phone at home and coincidentally forgot to stop farming coins in your Plants vs. Zombies zen garden. By the time you get home, your phone will be dead. Maybe you forgot to enable Wi-Fi on your phone and let your friend borrow it to watch Netflix or something. Data charges through the roof!
What's the fastest way to fix this problem when you don't have hands-on? Remotely shut the damn thing off, and if you've got a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or other popular Android device, it's as easy as sending yourself a text message.
The app is called Remote Turn Off and was created by developer RavinduSha. It works by executing the power down command via an SMS message—you send an SMS containing the phrase power#off to your device from any number and it will automatically shut down.
In order to install this app, the device must be rooted so you can access some system files. You will need to flash this .zip file or just place the APK into the /system/app folder manually and set the correct permissions. After the initial install, send the SMS phrase power#off to your device and it should ask for root permission.
And that's it.
Unfortunately, you can't change the text command, but that's no biggie. And if you can install this on your friend's Android device, imagine the prank possibilities! Your friend is sitting on the couch shooting for 3 stars on the final stage of Angry Birds Space and you remotely shut down his device. Awesome.
There is no folder or program file, so they will never know it's there, unless they know their stuff.
If you want to do more than just shut down your device remotely, look into aeGis, which lets you remote wipe your device, lock the screen, sound the alarm, and more (though, shutting down the device is not an option).
Hi looks good do you have a link for it as can't find it
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
Check on play store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.decad3nce.aegis
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda premium
Don't want to burst your bubble but most anti-theft apps can do that and much more like retrieving your contacts, sms, locking the phone, making ring with an alarm etc.. They even can send you a sms with the new phone number inserted in the phone. This is old news.
There is another app called "agasthya" on play store. .. similar and can do a lot more. ..like you have left your phone in silent mode and you don't know where you left the phone. . You can send sms code to make it turn into sound mode and ring. ..many more options. ... give it a try
scribbled from my note 2 (N7100)
Give theftspy a try... available in play store. Can pull whatsapp, FB, sms, call log other that the usual reboot shutdown gps alarm...
sent via Hondata FP + NOS
I have avoided Google now for the previous two iterations of phone... but I'm giving it a shot on the S4!
There are two outstanding Google Now questions that I can't seem to find a clear answer to by Googling (there's a joke in there somewhere).
1) How do I actually trigger Google now? I've tried saying Google, that doesn't work. The best I've been able to do is map the double home button to launch voice input, but that's s poor solution. If I have to use button presses to trigger it, then I may as well just do whatever I was trying to do in the first place with my fingers. IE, it's no time time savings to double press the home button and then say a command, vs just clicking on the app icon I'm trying to launch (probably a time penalty in fact).
What am I missing? Why isn't my Google Now listening to me in the background? Am I just using the wrong trigger word?
2) The beep that follows voice recognition is incredibly loud, substantially louder than the speech response that Google feeds back. How do I disable the beep entirely? It's redundant and disruptive. The best solution online seems to be to mute notifications in general. That's a non starter.
You trigger it by starting the Google app and following the instructions. It's the google app, not the google+ app or the google settings app.
After that it just kind of runs. starts out slow at first but more cards appear over time, but you can pull it up anytime by running the google app.
acruxksa said:
You trigger it by starting the Google app and following the instructions. It's the google app, not the google+ app or the google settings app.
After that it just kind of runs. starts out slow at first but more cards appear over time, but you can pull it up anytime by running the google app.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes.... I realize how to run the app.... and how to follow its instructions
How do I trigger it, that's my question/query/frustration. As mentioned, it works fine if I double-tap the home button to launch the Google Now app manually. It also works fine if I go into my apps and find the Google Now icon, and then launch it that way, or if I use a shortcut, widget, etc to open up the app.
What I can't figure out, is how to actually trigger it during regular use. Short of going in and manually launching Google Now, I can't get it to trigger - I can't get it to listen to me. I've tried saying "Google", "Android, "Ok Android", "Ok Google", etc, and almost every other ridiculous phrase I can think of. Nothing triggers it short of manually launching the app by hand.
Once I set it up, it comes up every time I tap on the google search bar. However, normally I don't mess with it, it just automatically sends me notification cards when it thinks I need them.
For instance right now it's showing me a notification card for the last Sharks Kings game, my upcoming flight and several cards for things I've researched a lot lately like the S4, Voodoo Sound, Vsonic GR02 headphones, Fiio E07K etc. Also has my stocks and the local weather. I didn't "do" anything to get the cards, they just appear in my notification bar or whenever I tap the search bar.
acruxksa said:
Once I set it up, it comes up every time I tap on the google search bar. However, normally I don't mess with it, it just automatically sends me notification cards when it thinks I need them.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's fine - once setup, it comes up every time I tap the Google search bar too. That's not my issue.
My problem is that I cannot get it to trigger by my voice. Unless I manually launch the app first each and every time I want it to do something, it does not respond to my voice. It responds to my voice just fine if I manually I launch the app first, but that's the only time I can get it to work. At all other times, I may as well be speaking to my shoe
Hold menu button for couple seconds.
Easy answer. You can't you have to launch it first.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2
ripper4209 said:
Easy answer. You can't you have to launch it first.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That can't be...? What use would a hands-free system be if you have to use your hands and navigate into an app before it will take hands-free voice commands?
Isn't the whole deal with this voice stuff that you can just talk to it?
In my experience, the hotword detection only works after you've manually triggered the app. It only relieves you from physically tapping the microphone icon.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda premium
get a bt headset and activate it that way..It can't be 100% hands free; it would have to be on all the time, and then you would complain about how much battery it was eating...
On my Google Now, saying "Google" does work. As long as the actual App has already been activated and is standing by that is.
On my "S Voice", saying, "Hi Galaxy" works, but it is customizable for other triggering phrases.
You are correct about Google Now only responding the first time though. If you want it to voice activate again you have to use the back key to get back to the original screen or completely re-launch it. It just seems that is the way it is.
Wow - this is significantly less impressive than I had envisioned. I was under the mistaken impression that Google Now (and Siri on the iPhone) just responded to their trigger words whenever uttered.
This strikes me as somewhat limited in usefulness until they get these apps to listen constantly. If I need to know the weather, why use my hands to launch Google Now, then ask for the weather, and then wait for it, if I could instead just use my hands to launch my weather app directly?
I must be missing all the excitement - or maybe Siri / Google Now are meant for people who can't figure out their phones?
On the issue of that annoying confirmation sound, I'm halfway there. The APK is in data/apps, and it's called "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-1.apk". Inside that apk there is a folder called "res", and inside that there's another folder called "raw". In that folder you'll find the WAV files for each sound.
Unfortunately, that's where my efforts die. I can't seem to open the wav files on a PC (even in audio editing software). I can't just delete them either, or Google Now crashes. I similarly can't just replace them with less annoying wav files from my PC - that crashes Google Now also. I'll see what I can do about finding a way to just upon them for the purpose of lowering their volume (or blanking them) and report back with my results (if any).
rhd-android said:
Wow - this is significantly less impressive than I had envisioned. I was under the mistaken impression that Google Now (and Siri on the iPhone) just responded to their trigger words whenever uttered.
This strikes me as somewhat limited in usefulness until they get these apps to listen constantly. If I need to know the weather, why use my hands to launch Google Now, then ask for the weather, and then wait for it, if I could instead just use my hands to launch my weather app directly?
I must be missing all the excitement - or maybe Siri / Google Now are meant for people who can't figure out their phones?
On the issue of that annoying confirmation sound, I'm halfway there. The APK is in data/apps, and it's called "com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox-1.apk". Inside that apk there is a folder called "res", and inside that there's another folder called "raw". In that folder you'll find the WAV files for each sound.
Unfortunately, that's where my efforts die. I can't seem to open the wav files on a PC (even in audio editing software). I can't just delete them either, or Google Now crashes. I similarly can't just replace them with less annoying wav files from my PC - that crashes Google Now also. I'll see what I can do about finding a way to just upon them for the purpose of lowering their volume (or blanking them) and report back with my results (if any).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Don't you think some people DON'T want it on all the time? It could mistakenly trigger it and possibly do an unwanted action. It is fine in it's current implementation. I would think in the future as voice recognition and battery technology improves we might see an always on Google now or siri but right now it would/could cause more problems than create convenience.
Sent from my GT-N7100
A new version of Chrome (for desktop) is coming out that supposedly will do this, but it's just not feasible on a mobile device. At least not yet. Do you really want your phone's mic on 24/7 feeding audio to the processor, constantly running voice recognition on every sound it hears? Imagine how horrible the battery life would be. Not to mention the privacy concerns of that (and legal issues, I can see something like this breaking wiretap laws in several states).
Even Google Glass requires you to either touch it or activate it through a head motion so it starts listening. The same with Siri on iOS. The point is you only have to do one thing to start issuing a variety of commands. You can do it without looking at the phone.
rhd-android said:
Wow - this is significantly less impressive than I had envisioned. I was under the mistaken impression that Google Now (and Siri on the iPhone) just responded to their trigger words whenever uttered.
This strikes me as somewhat limited in usefulness until they get these apps to listen constantly. If I need to know the weather, why use my hands to launch Google Now, then ask for the weather, and then wait for it, if I could instead just use my hands to launch my weather app directly?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As mentioned, think logically about what you are asking for. If your phone's microphone was always on, listening to and parsing every single noise it hears 24/7 to detect the word Google, think about what the battery implications. Every sound it hears it must analyze, all day long. Then, consider any time it thinks it hears Google, it will immediately turn on and listen for more input and then try to respond to that. It's just not feasible to expect this without killing your battery and also dealing with the many false positives that might constantly be making your phone do stuff you didn't intend.
Having said that, you are missing the key part of Google Now which sort of addresses your issues with it. Google Now doesn't listen 24/7 for you to speak to it, it analyzes data such as your search history, location, Google now settings, gmail, calendar, and so on, to proactively give you information before you even ask for it. That's the appeal and the main idea of Now. You still get the searching, the voice commands, etc, but you also get an "assistant" that doesn't need you to constantly tell it what you want. (In theory of course)
jsmith8858 said:
As mentioned, think logically about what you are asking for. If your phone's microphone was always on, listening to and parsing every single noise it hears 24/7 to detect the word Google, think about what the battery implications. Every sound it hears it must analyze, all day long. Then, consider any time it thinks it hears Google, it will immediately turn on and listen for more input and then try to respond to that. It's just not feasible to expect this without killing your battery and also dealing with the many false positives that might constantly be making your phone do stuff you didn't intend.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep - and that's where I thought the tech was at. I thought we had overcome these problems. I thought we were able to accomplish the above.
I played with it a bunch yesterday, and there was nothing that I could do faster with voice (given that I had to use hands to trigger the app first) than I could do with just hands alone. I tested a lot of common tasks, and launching the app + giving a voice command and waiting for the response action was always slower (not even factoring in voice errors - that's assuming 100% accuracy).
The ability to constantly listen is fundamental to voice commands being useful on a smartphone (in my mind). I just jumped the gun and thought we were there already (adverts certainly make it seem like we are). Until we hit that point, until we have a system that is responsive like KIT, or HAL, or LCARS, I think voice commands are impractical. It needs constant listening. Interestingly, it looks like the industry agrees:
http://www.technologyreview.com/new...d-respond-to-your-voice-even-when-its-asleep/
http://www.techradar.com/news/compu...mm-processor-will-always-be-listening-1132647
^ that tech largely addresses jsmith8858's concerns.
rhd-android said:
Yep - and that's where I thought the tech was at. I thought we had overcome these problems. I thought we were able to accomplish the above.
I played with it a bunch yesterday, and there was nothing that I could do faster with voice (given that I had to use hands to trigger the app first) than I could do with just hands alone. I tested a lot of common tasks, and launching the app + giving a voice command and waiting for the response action was always slower (not even factoring in voice errors - that's assuming 100% accuracy).
The ability to constantly listen is fundamental to voice commands being useful on a smartphone (in my mind). I just jumped the gun and thought we were there already (adverts certainly make it seem like we are). Until we hit that point, until we have a system that is responsive like KIT, or HAL, or LCARS, I think voice commands are impractical. It needs constant listening. Interestingly, it looks like the industry agrees:
http://www.technologyreview.com/new...d-respond-to-your-voice-even-when-its-asleep/
http://www.techradar.com/news/compu...mm-processor-will-always-be-listening-1132647
^ that tech largely addresses jsmith8858's concerns.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's not there yet. It is still very handy when you're multitasking and the best example is driving. Sure I would love to not have to tap my phone a couple if times, but it is still worlds better than losing focus taking my phone out if dock, making those couple taps and typing out my message or commands. Not to mention keeping a CPU and microphone running at all times keeping your phone awake at the same time and it is just not viable. I don't think apple could pull it off either as it would just keep iOS running and running when the phone is not in use. Then there's the privacy factor. I don't think this will be viable for at least another couple of years.
Sent from my GT-N7100
Siri also doesn't respond by keyword launch. S-voice seems like the only one that does and it's definitely less than stellar. As jsmith8858 said above, it's a proactive assistant. Google Now is there for you to give you information it believes you might need before you ask for it. I.e. If i google a place on google maps on my desktop, When i look at google now on my phone a moment later, it has the pop up of directions and estimated time (that i can bring up in maps or navigation by tapping) of where it was when I just searched.
There are third party apps you can use with custom roms that you can bind double-tap home button to initiate voice search, or you can add voice search as a shortcut on your lock screen as well.
I was watching TV and someone on TV said Google, and it triggered the app so I'm pretty sure that there is a way to do it without using your hands, especially because of how many times they said there was a way during one of those recent Key notes regarding it
KILLplay said:
I was watching TV and someone on TV said Google, and it triggered the app so I'm pretty sure that there is a way to do it without using your hands, especially because of how many times they said there was a way during one of those recent Key notes regarding it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As far as I know, the only phone that triggers Google now by saying "Ok Google now" is the new moto X, but it has a processor dedicated to ear what you are saying.
I don't know if this ability cam be ported to our s4 and what will be the price to pay about battery consumption.
Enviado desde mi SGH-I337 usando Tapatalk 2
With the Note3, and all that I have been reading, I was thinking the new phones have finally caught up. I hate to say it after spending the money, but the technology seems crude compared to the Touch Pro2. So far I've been quite disappointed.
1. With the Touch Pro2, I can hold down the button on the ear piece and say:
"Call Nicole at mobile"
it will come back with "Call Nicole at mobile?" and it will not be a robot voice. It will be as natural as a normal speech.
Then I answer either "Correct" or "Yes" and it makes the call.
I can also do this with the screen on, and pressing and holding the call button.
With the Galaxy, the screen must be off for it to work. I also have to turn it off or it keeps listening and getting confused. On my TP2 it's always on, but I need to push a button before sending it a command, not activate and deactivate it each time. This is a usability killer.
2. The S-Pen does no better job interpreting text than the TP2 does. Where the TP2 beats the stars out of the Note 3 is that with the TP2, it is simply another keyboard, just like Voice is, and it has little edit icons to fix things, again like voice. The writing area is where the keyboard would normally be, and it translates after the end of each sentence. Thus, any app you install that you can type in, can use it, such as in a Word document, with word wrap.
3. the Touch Pro2 can automatically record all of your conversations, and then ask you at the end if you want to save it. That saved me in a legal suite already where I could prove a $1300 error on a vendor's part. I've also used it countless time to forward conversations, which is far more effective and efficient than taking notes. I hope I can find an app for this that works as well.
4. I also use the TP2's voice recorder in meetings a lot in meetings. While I haven't tried one of them out yet, perhaps there is a Note 3 app that is just as good.
5. Full backups and restores were easy with the TP2, and it backed up via USB to your PC. You can clean it down to the nothing, and restore it completely, no rooting required because you always did have root.
6. With the TP2, you always have root, and you can custom flash to anything you want, and right back to factory if you want to. With the Note 3, everybody sweats warranty, no OTA updates, etc.
The problems with the TP2 is the hardware. Even overclocked it can be pretty slow at times, Microsoft turned of Bing turn-by-turn navigation for it, new apps are no longer written for it, no 4GL, and the list goes on. I like the flexibility that I'm used to from the TP2, but the iPhone app interfaces seem to be more natural and better thought out. I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet, but I didn't expect to be at this point after all of these years.
Any thoughts of what I may be missing would be appreciated.
1. If you havent, download and install google now and under settings check the box that allows you to use google now on any screen. Then you dont have to touch the phone just say "OK, Google" then your commamd such as call someone, I use it all the time especially when im driving.
2. Dont use this feature enough.
3. You can thank Verizon for this. The international variant has this feature, Verizon liking to have total control took this option away. There are 2 options though; most custom roms have that feature baked in call recording. And also there are apks out there that have been said to work really well such as AndroRec, automatically runs in the background (if you use this use mode 2 btw for best recording volume) and I believe tbis is a free apk.
4. Theres a stock android apk called voice recorder already installed on your phone. Look under your tools folder if you still have it completely stock, ive rearranged my apk draw so not sure where its at exactly but its there thats a basic apk thats preinstalled, and its simply called voice recorder.
5. You can do this to an extent using Titanium Backup, your Google account to back up apks and data, and even Verizon assistant. I just had to get a new phone 2 weeks ago and it took about 20 minutes on wifi for mt phone to auto download 95% of my old apks and sync all my contacts, email, photos, etc etc. No root required just signed into google services.
6. Dont blame the phone for lack of root. Thus is strictly an OEM/Carrier thing. As I said earlier Verizon goes in and changes things and request manufacturers to lock and block features out all the time. Every carrier does this, except for Apple every OEM listens. Including Google a la Galaxy Nexus. Its just carriers wanting the final say in a product just to hold it over the consumer as to say "It may be your phone, but we're still the boss". You cant hold this to the phone lacking.
The Note 3 and most android phones are great devices from the manufacturers. Sadly most phones are hampered by carrier needs and demands. Apple does make a great phone my wife switched from the GS3 to a 5s, and currently has a 6 plus, and I just ordered one myself for my business line. If you want a stock OS that isnt carrier modified with great support and updates thwn Apple is a great phone, you just cant modify/customize and even do as much with it as most Android phones. On ther flip side except for really Nexus devices, if you want a customizable phone with alot of tweaks and mods but for the most part be carrier locked down then go with Android. Its a rock and a hard plave thats for sure.
amebiasis said:
1. If you havent, download and install google now and under settings check the box that allows you to use google now on any screen. Then you dont have to touch the phone just say "OK, Google" then your commamd such as call someone, I use it all the time especially when im driving.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It came on my phone. It's in the Google folder. However, I don't see a check box to allow using Google on any screen. When I turned S-Voice off, it takes over when I'm connected Bluetooth. It does not respond to "OK, Google" with the screen on or off. Perhaps there is a different one on play?
amebiasis said:
3. ...there are apks out there that have been said to work really well such as AndroRec
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is clearer than Automatic Call Recorder it seems, but it suffers from the same problem in that it doesn't record any calls that are made from a Bluetooth headset. (No doubt easily cured by root access)
amebiasis said:
4. Theres a stock android apk called voice recorder already installed on your phone. Look under your tools folder...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And it works better than anything I've installed. Thank you.
amebiasis said:
5. You can do this to an extent using Titanium Backup.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That requires root
amebiasis said:
...your Google account to back up apks and data, and even Verizon assistant.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That wouldn't be legal for me. It must be local.
amebiasis said:
6. Dont blame the phone for lack of root. Thus is strictly an OEM/Carrier thing. As I said earlier Verizon goes in and changes things and request manufacturers to lock and block features out all the time. Every carrier does this, except for Apple every OEM listens.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you get root with Apple? That would be interesting. Android is a Linux fork. IOS is a UNIX FreeBSD fork, and FreeBSD and Apple work together all the time. I moved all of our servers off Linux to FreeBSD, so the environment would probably be somewhat familiar.
amebiasis said:
...Apple does make a great phone my wife switched from the GS3 to a 5s, and currently has a 6 plus, and I just ordered one myself for my business line. If you want a stock OS that isnt carrier modified with great support and updates thwn Apple is a great phone, you just cant modify/customize and even do as much with it as most Android phones.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Being able to modify the looks is nice to have, but for me, Android+carriers doesn't give me the functionality I need and can get on a 2006 Touch Pro2. If I can get that functionality from an iPhone out of the box by adding a few apps, that makes sense. One other drawback that I heard though is the iPhones cannot walk and chew gum unless it is on a GSM carrier.
My needs are business needs:
1. A good local backup that I can restore the whole phone back to a previous point in time.
2. Local synchronization with Outlook desktop or exchange.
3. Automatically record both sides of telephone conversations, including when on Bluetooth.
4. Be able to initiate calls using my Bluetooth headset
5. Be able to use voice commands to initiate calls from the phone without the headset
6. Decent navigation
7. RDP so I can work on customer's and our servers.
8. VPN so I can work on customer's and our servers.
9. A good file manager like ES that can work over an SSH connection.
10. A good SSH terminal program like PuTTY.
My wants are:
1. Good speech to text. (I could care less about text to speech)
2. Good handwriting recognition in useful apps, like my TP2 has.
Thanks!
I installed "Google Now" from play, and it said it updated what was already on the phone. I haven't gotten the "OK, Google" to work, but when I press the microphone on the home screen and say "Call <somebody>", I get a popup that it wants all of my contacts. It even does that when I tell it the number to dial a number. Thus, needing them for voice purposes as indicated in the message is a deliberate lie. If I skip it, it does a web search on the phone number. I don't need to give them my contacts when I call via Bluetooth, and it works just fine. That indicates to me that Google doesn't need your contacts for voice purposes, it is selling your contacts to anyone who will pay. Those who would pay would only be unsavory characters.