Does any one out there know how I can voice dial/command. This is one feature am missing from my previous phone.
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if you have the google search widget on the screen, there's a microphone shown on the right side. and when phone is open, there's another mic icon on the bottom right. that being said, implementation can be iffy. the best results i've gotten so far have been in the shopping list app i downloaded from play store! for actual calling, i think the mic that works with the search widget is better than the one shown when phone is open. don't ask me how that can be, but the one in search has actually gone right to a contact and phone number while the one in phone pops up a list of all kinds of options. so annoying.
p.s. implementation via a bluetooth headset verges on mythical.
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Hey there!
Even though i don't use it, Google voice actions is tragic on my GN. And I'm assuming it's to do with my primary mic.
If i launch Voice Actions via the search bar or within Google Maps, it doesn't hear me unless i squash the phone right up against my face.
If i launch the voice feature via the keyboard (messaging app) it will listen and interpret me in an instant! (works so well!!)
I'm aware of the two mics in the GN and I'm assuming it's 2 different microphones being used for these two functions, respectively.
Is there any solution out the to get the better microphone to listen when launching Voice Actions?
(Note: I've received my GN as a long-distance present, and i doubt i can pull a warranty claim here)
jocalderone said:
Hey there!
Even though i don't use it, Google voice actions is tragic on my GN. And I'm assuming it's to do with my primary mic.
If i launch Voice Actions via the search bar or within Google Maps, it doesn't hear me unless i squash the phone right up against my face.
If i launch the voice feature via the keyboard (messaging app) it will listen and interpret me in an instant! (works so well!!)
I'm aware of the two mics in the GN and I'm assuming it's 2 different microphones being used for these two functions, respectively.
Is there any solution out the to get the better microphone to listen when launching Voice Actions?
(Note: I've received my GN as a long-distance present, and i doubt i can pull a warranty claim here)
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I also just noticed this. I'm on AOKP ROM so I was wondering if it is a ROM issue or GN issue in general.. I use this feature a lot and have never had an issue with any of my phones in the past until now.
i highly doubt its a rom issue...coz if i remember correctly i had the same problem even when i was on the stock rom 4.0.2
I don't know if this will go anywhere, but I opened this bug report:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=29092&thanks=29092&ts=1334760990
Please star it if you are experiencing this issue. (Only add a comment on there if you actually have new info - don't say "me too".)
I ahve this issue but during a call when i switch to speakers the person i speak can't here me...in normal mode all is ok he can hear me in good conditions but switching again in speakers mode can't hear me.
I'm on AOKP B32 with Franco Kernel 135 now but i try with others rom and kernels and same issue.
This may be a stupid question but on previous Android devices with the dedicated search key, I could just press and hold the search key to access voice commands.
How do I do that with my One X?
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This may be a stupid question but on previous Android devices with the dedicated search key, I could just press and hold the search key to access voice commands.
How do I do that with my One X?
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You can't. Just need to have a search widget on your screen.
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the widget for google search has a microphone icon on the right. if you just press that, you will go to voice. by the way, on my phone this works better for having the phone call someone in my contacts list than going to the phone function itself and trying to use the embedded voice command icon there.
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You can't. Just need to have a search widget on your screen.
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Thank you for the answer. This is unfortunate because I enjoyed the convience of being able to use the dedicated search key just for the voice commands. Ugh...
Me too I found cyberon voice commander works great for me. I didn't like any others because of shoddy voice recognition, most others don't close themselves after being used and don't work with pressing a hardware button on Bluetooth headset.
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may i ask which bluetooth headset you are using? i'm very interested in a good headset that will function with voice commands/dialing.
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may i ask which bluetooth headset you are using? i'm very interested in a good headset that will function with voice commands/dialing.
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I use the Bose bt2. For a mono headset it has great clarity and sound quality for a2dp. Also really good connection, comfortable and decent bat life.
I've owned the plantronics975, all the jawbones, blueant q2, bang and olufsen Bluetooth. I like the Bose the best.
Edit: good sound quality for the ERA the only complaints I would get often is I sounded muffled/in a tunnel, I think the noise assassin is too intrusive. But, If you turn it off its worse as all background noise is heard. It worked well with caller id (I use announcify) and voice dialing.
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i hit the thank you button. i'm not ready to jump to bose yet, as i have a jawbone era coming in which i am hoping will work well with caller id and voice dialing. but i will definitely keep the bose in mind for further research. thanks again.
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Help please.
Been an android fan for years and rooted a fair few devices but still not 100% clear sometimes.
I need help with my One X - I just lost my company iphone and am really missing the voice control. I used my headset all the time to control the phone to do most things. On the 1X I can't get any of the apps to work except Cyberon voice commander and I am really sick of it.
Can anyone recommend a fix to get the other apps to work or suggest and app that does work because voice commander is falling behind and I am going to take the One X back if I can't even make a phone call using handsfree! You can stuff your quad core up your a55 if you can't even make a simple voice dial work!
Yes cyberon works but why only that one? Why not vlingo or any of the other assistants? This is the sort of things that makes people stick with apple and because I love android it pisses me off even more.
Please say there is a reason.
All I want to do is 'long press' my headset button and have it do something useful!
Thanks in advance for your help
Before this last week, I was able to connect my Galaxy Nexus (GSM model) to my XPLOD car deck, select BT Audio on the deck, press the button, and receive a voice prompt to make a call. It was very convenient for when I had to make a call while driving.
Some time during this last week, the feature stopped working. When I press the button on the deck to initiate a call, the screen flashes gray (like the background of the voice dialer prompt), then returns to the previous screen and I hear no audio prompt.
When I try to make a call using my Bluetooth headphones (LG HBS700), the phone does the same thing (flashes the Voice Dialer, returns to previous screen--like a force close), but I still hear the prompt and can respond and make a call. But when I try to make a second call, there's no response--no flash of gray, no prompt, nothing.
I installed the TeamSpeak open beta app recently, but thought I had made a call using my car audio deck after. It's worth noting that the TeamSpeak app includes permissions to pair with Bluetooth devices. Unfortunately, even after uninstalling the TeamSpeak app, I still experience the same issue.
I can't think of any other changes I've made that might affect voice dialing and all my searches (the last 45 minutes) don't turn up anything related to my issue.
Could someone here offer a fix or point me in the right direction?
Using the Voice Dialer prompt while driving is a wonderful convenience (and a major safety feature as well) and I really, really, really don't want to have to wipe and reload my phone to get it back.
Okay, so it turns out that a recent (April 3) Google Search update is at fault.
I uninstalled Google Search updates (Settings > Apps > Google Search > Uninstall Updates) and it fixed the issue (though it reverted it to the buggy but less buggy version of Google Search that came installed with my phone).
I had the same issue but nobody chimed in on my thread. At least I know I'm not the only one with Google search update issue with Bluetooth. Thanks for posting your issue. I ended up uninstalling update as you did. I actually ended up going back to stock ROM before I figured out it was search and not the ROM.
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I've got similar issues. Pressing the button on my earpiece results in the Voice dialer prompt but only through the phone's earpiece and not through the Bluetooth earpiece. Voice commands can only be spoken to through the phone's mic also and not the Bluetooth mic. If you have your phone in your pocket and you shout loud enough, the phone's mic will pick it up and the call will subsequently work through Bluetooth when it connects.
Things were fine before but something screwed it up.
I just tried uninstalling the Google Search/Now update like the OP and it works again. So definitely Google Search/Now is the culprit.
I love Android, but very often I also hate it. Recently I was interested in getting this Bluetooth receiver for my car. The ideal scenario would be to be able to make calls, play songs, and navigate to an address by only pressing the button on this device on my dash and speaking, not touching the phone at all. Sounds great, right? And isn't this what Google Now and its voice actions are all about?
Well, seeing what a sorry state Bluetooth is in on my GNex, I think a device like this would be just about worthless. I have experienced no less than FIVE separate issues in attempting to get this scenario to work with the regular Bluetooth headset I currently own.
1) Bluetooth device disconnects every time I turn screen off. So when I turn screen back on, I have to re-pair the device.
2) The basic functionality of using Google voice actions over Bluetooth at all only works once. After that, it beeps, and then reverts to the handset mic and speaker. If you force stop Google Search, it will work again, but only once.
3) Pressing the button on the Bluetooth device activates old-school voice dialing instead of Google Now voice search. What's the point of this now that Google Now exists? I believe I have fixed this with the Bluetooth Launch app, but we'll have to see if it keeps working.
4) Music quality sucks, as we all know.
5) Google Now voice actions themselves are spotty. Sometimes advertised voice actions just result in regular searches instead. Sometimes it keeps listening for more input even though I've stopped talking, a force stop is required to fix this.
About the only thing that does work over Bluetooth is just regular calls that you initiate via the phone.
Which of the above issues do you experience, and can you share any workarounds? At this point, I honestly don't know what justification Google could give me to use this junk over an iPhone. I seriously believe they do not test anything, and do not care at all about their customers' experiences.
I have my Gnexus running 4.1.2 connected directly to my car's Bluetooth. I use it mostly for music and GPS, then calls sometimes, but rarely Google Now.
1) Doesn't happen to me ever. My phone stays connected until I turn the engine off and pull the key out of the ignition. I heard Bluetooth connection issues started with 4.2, hence why I haven't updated.
2) Not sure about this one. Google Now has always been spotty in my car (takes over 30 seconds to start up) and I'm not sure if it's because of Bluetooth or T-Mobile.
3) I think that's normal. Pushing the call button on my car's steering wheel activates my car's voice recognition system, not the phone's.
4) I use BT most often for music via Pandora and it sounds sounds fine to me. Occasionally there is a subtle skip, which I attribute to the wireless nature of Bluetooth. I would say the quality is 90% compared to wired.
5) Agreed. That seems unrelated to Bluetooth though.
I don't think there is a Bluetooth command for starting Google Now. Don't forget Bluetooth is a generic technology that is supposed to work with all phones, not just Android ones. I used to connect a Sony Ericsson phone for calls.
Except for accepting incoming calls and changing tracks/volume, I still have to initiate most actions by touching my phone. It sucks. Let me know if you find a good solution.
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Yeah, it seems at least some of these issues (the disconnecting, music quality) started in 4.2. #3 might be "normal", but is definitely not how it should be. You mention Bluetooth is a generic technology - this is true, but there doesn't need to be a special command for Google Now, the phone can just choose to respond however it wants to the standard "call" button/command. For example, with an iPhone, pressing the button on the Bluetooth device will activate Siri. Then you can speak any command or query you wish. There's no reason Android couldn't activate Google Now voice search in the same way, instead of the voice dialer.
I've been doing things same as you, doing everything via the phone except for answering calls or redialing the last number. I finally realized how useful voice commands could be when able to be summoned via Bluetooth. A couple simple updates to the Google Search app, and an improved Bluetooth situation in 4.3 could easily clear all this up. But after the many mistakes they've made, I'm not exactly holding out hope.
The newest Google search has an option to listen over Bluetooth in settings not sure what it does.
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tshelby73 said:
The newest Google search has an option to listen over Bluetooth in settings not sure what it does.
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Yeah....all the issues I stated above are with that option checked.
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Yeah, it seems at least some of these issues (the disconnecting, music quality) started in 4.2. #3 might be "normal", but is definitely not how it should be. You mention Bluetooth is a generic technology - this is true, but there doesn't need to be a special command for Google Now, the phone can just choose to respond however it wants to the standard "call" button/command. For example, with an iPhone, pressing the button on the Bluetooth device will activate Siri. Then you can speak any command or query you wish. There's no reason Android couldn't activate Google Now voice search in the same way, instead of the voice dialer.
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Ah yeah, that's different then. None of the buttons on my car will activate any sort of voice recognition on my phone, because of the voice system in the car itself. Which sucks, because although it may have been advanced in 2009, smartphone voice tech has surpassed it by leaps and bounds, whereas my car software will never get updated.
So I think there's a better chance for an update to make this work for your setup than mine.
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The newest Google search has an option to listen over Bluetooth in settings not sure what it does.
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Thanks for the tip!
I also added a Google now voice command short cut to my lock screen and launcher, so when I'm in the car I can quickly (hopefully) say a command.
Kind of sucks still that the call button doesn't do this, even my old school slider Nokia launched voice commands over Bluetooth.
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I use mine and will do voice commands by pressing button. It will not search though just make calls. On CM based ROM'si have to freeze the voice dialer the ROM comes with or the cm dialer is default. I don't have the listen over Bluetooth checked. Maybe that checked would give me search feature using button.
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I have a Plantronics BT headset that I've been using for years.
It has a "main button" that, when long-pressed, starts a voice dialing dialog with the phone, even when the phone is locked.
Or it did, from the original Captivate running Froyo all the way to my Kit-Kat GS3.
This no longer works on the G4. I get the beep indicating that the long press was registered by the headset, but nothing happens on the phone.
I know I can use "OK Google" to call Google's Voice Search and then tell it to dial, but that only works when the phone is unlocked and the screen is on, which defeats the whole point of hands-free operation.
LG's Voice Mate simply sucks, at least through my Plantronics. It doesn't capture voice input, it interrupts it half a second after it starts listening... It is unusable.
Does anyone have an idea how to enable the good old voice dialing through a BT headset? OK, it was ugly and idiotic with its stupid "Select 1 for mobile..." prompts, but it worked.
It doesn't have to be that. As long as I can voice-initiate a call without fiddling with the phone, I'll be happy.
The G4 turned out to be a great phone, but this particular issue is irritating to me.
I have the same problem with my company-issued Rugby Pro running Jelly Bean. Samsung's S Voice is hit-and mainly miss. My old Rugby II flip was always ready to dial or answer if Bluetooth was on. I use it on a motorcycle, so no button pressing on the phone is possible. I have been trying utter! (still in Beta) the last few days, and it is the most promising that I've found, although it has way too many other things it tries to do. Otherwise, I'll have to try and swap this phone with someone for a i(don't even want to start using these)phone, or go back to the flip and just carry the Pro for use via wifi to get company email.
Voicemate is garbage.
Go into apps under settings and disable as many Voicemate related items as possible.
This will cripple Voicemate and Google voice search will launch on Bluetooth press. It works beautifully.
All the commands I've tried work. One of my favorites is "play <song name>" if you have Google music all access.
http://www.greenbot.com/article/2359684/a-list-of-all-the-ok-google-voice-commands.html
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