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Voice Command/SMS Reader

Hi all,
I'm looking for an application that can read SMS out loud (so I can read my sms while driving). Does anyone know of a good application for that?
Also, the WM5 voice commander allows me to call people without recording voice tags, does anyone have any voice commander that can do the same?
thanks all!

microsoft voice command will do the trick, not sure if there are others. The voice kinda sucks though.

digitalfreeze said:
microsoft voice command will do the trick, not sure if there are others. The voice kinda sucks though.
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I have the pantech duo and when i first got it i made it read my texts as i recieved them. I stopped using that feature and since then I've updated from wm5 to wm6. Now i want to re-enable it reading my texts but I can't find it. I've looked for hours on my phone, online, and even through the manual. All I can find is that microsoft voice command does it but I have no clue how to enable it or how I did it when i first got the phone. How do I enable it?!?!?!
EDIT: I FOUND IT!!!! ok so i know i didn't do it this way when i had wm5 but in wm6 I went into file explorer then /windows/vconfig_sp

TheSlimHim said:
I have the pantech duo and when i first got it i made it read my texts as i recieved them. I stopped using that feature and since then I've updated from wm5 to wm6. Now i want to re-enable it reading my texts but I can't find it. I've looked for hours on my phone, online, and even through the manual. All I can find is that microsoft voice command does it but I have no clue how to enable it or how I did it when i first got the phone. How do I enable it?!?!?!
EDIT: I FOUND IT!!!! ok so i know i didn't do it this way when i had wm5 but in wm6 I went into file explorer then /windows/vconfig_sp
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could you please tell me how did u do that??
as i want this feature also but i dont know whether it's working with wm6.5 or not!!
thanks in advance

voice command prgram

what is the best voice command software program out there. with all of this upgrading i have compiled about three of them and dont know which one is better than the other. any opnions would help.

I use one I found here on XDA forums. It is for the 8525. Everything works except sometimes when it anounces incoming calls and I have a MP3 no sound happens. So I disabled announce incoming calls.
A quick search for VC 8525 should hook you up with the file. If you can't find it, I will dig it up 2morrow when I'm home.

noellenchris said:
I use one I found here on XDA forums. It is for the 8525. Everything works except sometimes when it anounces incoming calls and I have a MP3 no sound happens. So I disabled announce incoming calls.
A quick search for VC 8525 should hook you up with the file. If you can't find it, I will dig it up 2morrow when I'm home.
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thanks, let me do the search then.

Is there a program for TYTN as well?

Oops i made a mistake.

MS Voice Command

Hi,
I have the BT HTC S620 on RickyWatts 6.1 ROM
I used to be able to use ms voice command which seemed to be built in..
but then it stopped working and now when i hold down home (voice command key) it beeps at me before saying "there is no trained voice tag"
anyone have this problem or know how to fix it?
Sorry if this has already been posted...search doesnt seem to be working...
Thanks,
Matt

when you installed 6.1 you didnt pick Microsoft VC. You picked cyberon Voice Command.
"Difference between these two kinds of voice command is that Cyberon voice uses voice-tags that you record, whereas ms voice command doesn't need you to record voice tags(but spoken language only support English"
look for VCSwitch.ccs in your phones \windows folder. Run it with Resco Explorer. That will enable Microsoft Voice Command.

....stupid thing wont work...
i got this screen when i first booted my device in this ROM
It doesnt let me scroll down to select MS Voice Command

mat157 said:
i got this screen when i first booted my device in this ROM
It doesnt let me scroll down to select MS Voice Command
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Can you click right and it moves down?

Fixed!
Tanks
It tricked me by getting me to press the completely wrong button to move down
Thats Done, Problem is now it opens notes when i press voice command....but ill have a play around...i think i saw a setting that changes that
Thanks for the help!

mat157 said:
Tanks
It tricked me by getting me to press the completely wrong button to move down
Thats Done, Problem is now it opens notes when i press voice command....but ill have a play around...i think i saw a setting that changes that
Thanks for the help!
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That's cool had exactly the same problem when first flashed, i don't use voice command but sure someone else will be more than happy to help

Fixed Again
Yeh to solve the notes problem i disabled JOGGR
which i had enabled while trying to get Voice Command working.
Thanks for the help!

Mikey1022 said:
when you installed 6.1 you didnt pick Microsoft VC. You picked cyberon Voice Command.
"Difference between these two kinds of voice command is that Cyberon voice uses voice-tags that you record, whereas ms voice command doesn't need you to record voice tags(but spoken language only support English"
look for VCSwitch.ccs in your phones \windows folder. Run it with Resco Explorer. That will enable Microsoft Voice Command.
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Ummmm Its not working for me.. my whole OS is a mess.. I cant even see the people that call me.. When I assign a picture to them. it comes out all distorted.

shadytree00 said:
Ummmm Its not working for me.. my whole OS is a mess.. I cant even see the people that call me.. When I assign a picture to them. it comes out all distorted.
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If I was you I'de hard reset and start over.

Voice Announcements
I have a question about Voice command and annoumcements. Before I updated to to rickywatts 6.1 I use to get announcements for everything. New text message and whom it was from would be read to me, email headers and whom they were from. Even incoming calls would be announced. Well with the new 6.1, I only get the first one announced after a reboot and nothing after that. I have to reboot again if I want to hear another one. Any ideas on why this is happening. Not just with rickywatts version. I first had kavanas and the same thing would happen. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,

rrgongora said:
I have a question about Voice command and annoumcements. Before I updated to to rickywatts 6.1 I use to get announcements for everything. New text message and whom it was from would be read to me, email headers and whom they were from. Even incoming calls would be announced. Well with the new 6.1, I only get the first one announced after a reboot and nothing after that. I have to reboot again if I want to hear another one. Any ideas on why this is happening. Not just with rickywatts version. I first had kavanas and the same thing would happen. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
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did you check your setting on voice command?, what is your announcement routing? are announcements set to always or to free time only? etc.

My Voice Command settings
Yes....I think the setting are set correctly...forgot to mention those..sorry.
Voice enabled - yes
Voice button - record
Availability - Always available
Announcment Routing - bluetooth only
Announcements - Always
Call confirmations - yes
Announce Calls - yes
Announce Messaging - yes
Calendar Reminders - yes
Media Selections - yes
I believe that's all of them unless I'm missing something.

rrgongora said:
Yes....I think the setting are set correctly...forgot to mention those..sorry.
Voice enabled - yes
Voice button - record
Availability - Always available
Announcment Routing - bluetooth only
Announcements - Always
Call confirmations - yes
Announce Calls - yes
Announce Messaging - yes
Calendar Reminders - yes
Media Selections - yes
I believe that's all of them unless I'm missing something.
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If you have announcement routing set to bluetooth only, you wont hear them unless you're wearing a bluetooth headset , and you'll hear it thru your head set. You should try bluetooth if available instead for the routing and see if that works.

I have tried the other routing choices just to see if it would make a difference, but it did not. I always have my bluetooth on at work. My hands are usually in the middle of a project when someone would call or my emails and text's arrive....so with the bluetooth on, I was able to hear who was calling or what the text or email was about without having to stop what I was doing and remove my phone from it's pouch to take a look. That was with T-Mobile's WM6.0. I don't want to return to that....I love 6.1 enough to learn to live without voice announce, but if someone knows what is conflicting with it...all the better. It might be that the whole bluetooth software(or whatever it may be called) isn't right at all. When a phone call comes in, I should only hear it ringing in my bluetooth....right? Well, sometimes, not all the time, I hear it coming from the phone too. Same with text and email alerts. When I have the bluetooth on, the alerts should only be heard through the bluetooth, but same problem. I don't know.....what's next? Anyone....?

Works without BT
Well...I tried the voice announce without the bluetooth and it works just fine everytime without fail....something new must be wrong with my bluetooth headset because this was not happening in WM6.0....don't know what to next.
thanks,

Any way to have HD read aloud new messages?

Hi,
When I'm in my car and have my bluetooth headset on connected to my Touch HD, I would love an an application to detect that I have my headset on, and to automatically read allowed any new text messages or emails after, say, a delay of 10 seconds.
Does anyone know of any software that could do this?
Thanks!
Dave

Microsoft Voice command does this perfectly. It reads sms's and calender reminders and email subject lines and sender.

seal said:
Microsoft Voice command does this perfectly. It reads sms's and calender reminders and email subject lines and sender.
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You can also set MSVC to only read messages over bluetooth/wired headset.

Great - this looks great. However if I look at the latest version (1.6) I see a number of comments in various places about it not working properly on the HTC Touch range of phones. For example see the comments at the bottom of the Hangago page here...
http://www.handango.co.uk/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=172&platformId=2&productType=2&productId=151270#expand
Can people confirm that you have this working OK on the touch HD - v1.6?

davehodgkinson said:
Can people confirm that you have this working OK on the touch HD - v1.6?
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I have v1.6.1971 working on my Xperia (similar interface to Touch HD). I used spb pocket plus to add it to a "long button push".
You need to set it up in |START|SETTINGS|PERSONAL|VOICE COMMAND| and map a button to |START|PROGRAMS|ACCESSORIES|VOICE COMMAND|.
You'll also need to soft reset after installing and play around a little with the settings (i.e. uncheck "High Priority Messages only" in the messaging options etc.).
Can you download a trial to test it first?
The only problem I have is that it does not announce the caller for incoming calls. I assume because this does not work on the xperia that it will not work on other HTC devices too.

buzz83 said:
I have v1.6.1971 working on my Xperia (similar interface to Touch HD). I used spb pocket plus to add it to a "long button push".
You need to set it up in |START|SETTINGS|PERSONAL|VOICE COMMAND| and map a button to |START|PROGRAMS|ACCESSORIES|VOICE COMMAND|.
You'll also need to soft reset after installing and play around a little with the settings (i.e. uncheck "High Priority Messages only" in the messaging options etc.).
Can you download a trial to test it first?
The only problem I have is that it does not announce the caller for incoming calls. I assume because this does not work on the xperia that it will not work on other HTC devices too.
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Announcement of incoming calls has been fixed in several of the cooked ROMs that include MS Voicecommand.

OK great - I'll download it and give it a try.
Matterhorn... do you know whether the fix that has been included in the cooked ROMs is available separately, as I don't want to replace my ROM...

davehodgkinson said:
Great - this looks great. However if I look at the latest version (1.6) I see a number of comments in various places about it not working properly on the HTC Touch range of phones. For example see the comments at the bottom of the Hangago page here...
http://www.handango.co.uk/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=172&platformId=2&productType=2&productId=151270#expand
Can people confirm that you have this working OK on the touch HD - v1.6?
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I am using version 1.6.19209 with stock Orange rom, works great via speaker or bluetooth

Great - thank you! I'll have a go and report back.

OK so the update. I have successfully installed in (with a little help from the post over here), and have tested it with the basic functions, and it works OK. Not perfect with names, but for the basic things it works fine.
However, one of the main reasons, as you know, that I wanted this is so that it 1) works with my bluetooth hands free (a Plantronics Voyager 520) and reads out emails/texts over the bluetooth hands free when I'm wearing it. There is a setting in SETTINGS>VOICE COMMAND, where you can select "notifications" and select whether it notifies using "bluetooth hands free only", "over speaker if bluetooth is not available" or finally "only over speaker". However the notifications do not seem to be working at all - when I receive a text message, the phone makes the text message tone, it vibrates and nothing happens.
Am I doing something wrong?
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I've just worked out the settings dialogue a bit more (i.e. you can select on each of the category of item and then press options)... Email is in there, but text messages do not seem to be in the list? Am I therefore to believe that text messages cannot be read out?

davehodgkinson said:
OK so the update. I have successfully installed in (with a little help from the post over here), and have tested it with the basic functions, and it works OK. Not perfect with names, but for the basic things it works fine.
However, one of the main reasons, as you know, that I wanted this is so that it 1) works with my bluetooth hands free (a Plantronics Voyager 520) and reads out emails/texts over the bluetooth hands free when I'm wearing it. There is a setting in SETTINGS>VOICE COMMAND, where you can select "notifications" and select whether it notifies using "bluetooth hands free only", "over speaker if bluetooth is not available" or finally "only over speaker". However the notifications do not seem to be working at all - when I receive a text message, the phone makes the text message tone, it vibrates and nothing happens.
Am I doing something wrong?
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I've just worked out the settings dialogue a bit more (i.e. you can select on each of the category of item and then press options)... Email is in there, but text messages do not seem to be in the list? Am I therefore to believe that text messages cannot be read out?
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Mine reads out the header from an email and all of the text message. Both come under messaging in the tick boxes.Click on Messaging and under options tick Anounce new messages Under Notifications I have ticked "Announce notifications using bluetooth hands free if available.
Works fie for me on speaker, music headset and bluetoth

Try under Messaging>Options - delselecting 'High priority messages only'
And under Messaging>Notifications - deselecting 'Only during free time'
This worked for me.
JB

Just to let you know, im using miri 6.5 v10 and voicecomand stopped any calls and messages being heard or felt. Same happened with davidueck 6.5 v8 so im guessing some roms dont work with it

For the guys that have it working, what roms are you running?

OK so the advice I've followed on this forum means I can now hear it announce text messages and emails and read them out! Great! And what is even more impressive is that it now works over my bluetooth headset too!
The ONLY thing that therefore doesn't work is the bluetooth headset being able to be used to speak commands to the phone. I was hoping that the button on my bluetooth headset that is usually used to answer or end calls would initiate MVC and allow me to control my phone from my headset. Any ideas why this wouldn't work?
Thanks
EDIT - ITS FIXED! Weird's I soft reset the phone and then held down the button my headset for a little bit longer and no its working fine! Brilliant.

Trixster101 said:
For the guys that have it working, what roms are you running?
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Personally I am using a stock ROM on an Orange phone.

davehodgkinson said:
OK so the advice I've followed on this forum means I can now hear it announce text messages and emails and read them out! Great! And what is even more impressive is that it now works over my bluetooth headset too!
The ONLY thing that therefore doesn't work is the bluetooth headset being able to be used to speak commands to the phone. I was hoping that the button on my bluetooth headset that is usually used to answer or end calls would initiate MVC and allow me to control my phone from my headset. Any ideas why this wouldn't work?
Thanks
EDIT - ITS FIXED! Weird's I soft reset the phone and then held down the button my headset for a little bit longer and no its working fine! Brilliant.
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Edit: OK glad it's working.
About incoming call announce question from a previous poster:
I've heard reports that with some newer roms the announce for incoming call doesn't work properly when MSVC is installed with a cab. The ROM cook has to hack in a fix...I don't think there is a cab to fix this problem.

ms voice command

hi for oll how we can fix microsoft voice command to announce caller name in tp2 and whish version work well iam using 1.621725

someone please answer his question, i am using msvc 1.6.19209 on my tp2 and announce calls will not work! please save me from slitting my wrists...

very helpful stuff, glad u had time to waste.

lclopton said:
someone please answer his question, i am using msvc 1.6.19209 on my tp2 and announce calls will not work! please save me from slitting my wrists...
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Yes, I can confirm build 19209 does NOT announce incoming calls. Has anyone tried a diff build that works?

Hi, did you check the relevant boxes (i.e. "phone" in the voice command settings to voice enable them?
On another note, does version 1.621725 support voice dialing and voice activation of apps? Somehow I'm not able to map a button to activate voice command's listening function. Any ideas?

gpod said:
Hi, did you check the relevant boxes (i.e. "phone" in the voice command settings to voice enable them?
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everyone here knows what he/she is doing, so yes.
gpod said:
On another note, does version 1.621725 support voice dialing and voice activation of apps? Somehow I'm not able to map a button to activate voice command's listening function. Any ideas?
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yes and yes.
settings->buttons Button 1 (Hold) -> Voice Command.
has anyone ever tried 1.6.21728 or 1.6.21812?

With my TyTn2, I remember certain ROMs would not work with certain builds of VC. So maybe we can list here the TP2 ROMs and VC builds that we've tried and failed so others can pick up until finally someone gets a combination that's 100% working.
I'll start:
ROM: 1.19.707.2 (51489) WWE, VC 1.6.19209 = no incoming call announcement

I'll continue
ROM 1.19.401.0
MSVC 1.6.19209

I installed a newer version of Voice Command (1.6.21725) and did this little reg change:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3735744&postcount=14
I think it should work with 1.6.19209
Now I have incoming call anouncement (quite loud). BUT the ringer is very soft and the announcement stops after 3 times WITH the ringer very soft. So, you may miss a call.
Anyone knows how to shut off the incoming call announce DURING a call? It is very annoying if you have call waiting and talking to someone and someone else calls you. VC would announce the caller and you can't hear the person you're talking with.

Ok. Here is one for you all. I have gone in and checked everything that applies under msvc properly. My incoming calls are announced, as well as e-mails. It will not, however, announce sms!? Anyone else have this problem? I am running Valkyrie Firestorm 4.8.23506 ROM...also msvc 1.6.19214
Any help would be appreciated.

This is all due to the new Broadcom BT drivers in recent WM6.5 builds. They are much better drivers than the old ones. There is nothing you can do to fix this. MS will need to update VC for a resolution, but since they are planning on replacing it I wouldn't hold my breath.

This is really bugging me, I am used to having VC announce calls on my Diamond. Check out post 82 at this thread:
forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=41645&page=9[/url]
It seems as though the original Pro was having the same problem in the beginning. The fix kind of worked for me. This is the last thing I need to make my phone perfect

Hi,
So I compiled all the MS voice command fixes into a thread.
And out came the MS Voice command config app. The mortscript app will back up your current settings and allow you to update them.
If you want to test any of the features posted there that are not in the release version, let me know and i will send you an update to test.
The MS Voice Command Config app.