I just received a Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Bean on it. Since it has the same awful voice dialer that I'm used to on previous versions of Android, I've attempted to replace it with a few different alternatives.
The problem I'm running into is that even with these alternatives installed, I don't get a choice of what app I want to handle the bluetooth headset button being pressed to dial a call. It always launches the stock voice dialer.
I've never had a phone with ICS on it, so I don't know if that was the behaviour there, but on my old G2 with Gingerbread (and Froyo before that), I could choose what handler I wanted for the bluetooth button press.
Does anyone have any idea if there's some way around this?
ICS was using the voice dialer which was far superior dialer than the Jelly beans Google voice search..I tried jelly beans dialer with my blue and s4 speaker phone..It is terrible. I reverted back to ICS.
Same problem here, I've been searching for a solution. The best yet is to use Cyberon Voice Commander, an old program (used in WM 6.5) but does the work great.
However it doesn't support bluetooth headset button...
I really dumb, a software so new with a bug so old.
Maybe tasker can intercept the Bluetooth command and start the app you want?
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus
Great idea. How ever I cannot find an BT headset button action in tasker, I have to get more familiar with it.
I was trying to see if the BT could be mapped on android or if google dialer can be overridden. I used to change the program name in WM 6.5 so it would open the right one.
An old thread, but you are looking for the app 'bluetooth launch'.
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Hi,
I'm running the newest version of the InsertCoin ROM with Sense 2.1 on my Desire and just bought a bluetooth headphone from Sennheiser (MM100), which works pretty well except for one problem: pushing the button for "voice dialing" on the headphone does not start the voice search on my phone. I have to start voice search by pushing the search-button on the phone, which is only possible when it's unlocked and therefore not very useful. However, the button for re-dialing the last dialed number works just fine, therefore the problem seems to be that there is no action associated on the phone with the other button.
I know that some ROMs do this just fine, for example LeeDroid. The question is: do I have a chance of implementing this behavior on my IC-ROM, for example by installing some VoiceDialer.apk from the Nexus One?
Thanks and best regards!
I just got a galaxy nexus a week ago, this is my first android phone coming from an iPhone so please excuse my ignorance if this a basic question.
I quite like the voice actions when you hit the microphone icon, however when I connect to Bluetooth and initiate the voice calling through my Bluetooth device, the voice action doesn't activate, but some other voice dialer that is nowhere near as accurate as the voice action starts up.
Is there a way to get the voice actions to work with Bluetooth. This is rather frustrating as I really needed the usability of this to work while I'm driving. I don't need the voice actions when I can type.
Please help....
Many thanks
This is the same as in Gingerbread, I wish they'd use the same voice search for both, the non-BT one is much more capable.
Thanks that really disappointing, seems like a rather obvious function to have. All the capabilities are there , yet now the hands free system is not usable. Still don't understand why google didn't put this in place.
Seems like bluetooth fixes and modifications are coming with 4.0.3 update (which seems to be coming soon). Hopefully these issues will be addressed.
Still nothing...
I'm on GNexus 4.0.4
Nothing!
I CANNOT believe that something I could do on Windows phone 5, before the G1 was released, is still not available in Android.
Love Android, love my GNexus, HATE the fact that they still can't get voice command/dial to work over the bluetooth mic.
I've been fighting with this for quite some time. If you're willing to spend some for a solution, try checking on AVX on the market. It's paid, and kinda high, but it has a longish, fully functional trial, and it works flawlessly with Bluetooth. It also uses Google's voice recognition engine.
I haven't fully tested out how it voices dials, as I got it to interface with Tasker, but it might do what you need, and a fair bit more. After installation, the first time you hit the voice recognition button on you Bluetooth, you get the "open with" prompt on your phone which will let you choose to always launch AVX with your button.
Kinda stinks to not have a free solution out there, much less built in to android, but for now, this works for me. (It was completely worth it to start my car from the middle of a store by touching my ear and talking to my android. )
Hi guys, I've searched everywhere I know and found apps like JAYS headset control which has given me volume control and the like on this one button headset but coming from the iphone world back to android I find it extremely frustrating that I can't configure a long press on the wired headset to open up voice dialer or even better Vlingo. I'm on 4.02 stock. I live in China and ride a scooter most places and constantly have the headset on. Bluetooth is not an option here because of the noise. So, is there an app I am not seeing that gives me full headset control and configuration?
Thanks!
OK, have progress, after posting this question I found an app that works! It's called Headset Button Controller, there is a trial version and it successfully starts Vlingo and tells you the time in any number of configurable button presses. Now there is nothing I did on my iPhone 4 that I'm not doing better on my GN...
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Hi all,
So I have Blazer ROM 4.1 installed on my phone and my friend's phone. I did it for him. Both have Vlingo installed from the Play Store.
I have a Jawbone Icon headset and he has some Motorola model... Not sure which. When I hold down the button on mine, it launches Vlingo. When he does this on the Motorola, it just redials the last number.
How does he switch that to launch Vlingo instead?
Now, this might be a headset setting, but he said that on the original stock ROM, it would launch Vlingo.
Ideas?
muzicman82 said:
Hi all,
So I have Blazer ROM 4.1 installed on my phone and my friend's phone. I did it for him. Both have Vlingo installed from the Play Store.
I have a Jawbone Icon headset and he has some Motorola model... Not sure which. When I hold down the button on mine, it launches Vlingo. When he does this on the Motorola, it just redials the last number.
How does he switch that to launch Vlingo instead?
Now, this might be a headset setting, but he said that on the original stock ROM, it would launch Vlingo.
Ideas?
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I have found Bluetooth and voice dialing to be problematic on all the ICS leaks. If you notice if your phone is in standby mode after the screen goes dark you will not be able to place a call at all. You will receive calls fine but you won't be able to place one. It may try to function the first time you pair up but after that it is a no go.
I became a pest at the local RadioShack trying different headsets and not a single one worked. I have since gone back to EL29 and all is working as it should.
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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