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Hi all,
Does the XDA2s and Microsofts Voice Command work on a XDA2s?
I'm not English, but I'm sure my English is good enought!
Whenever I give a voice command I get a "please repeate" error..
I think it's something with the mic gain, but where and how do I set it lower? Enabling/Disabling the Microphone AGC settings did not really help!
Any suggestions?
You should rather forget about this application. I tried to use it but with no success, exactly like you. Then I tried other applications (with the same result) and finally I followed suggestions from this forum: Neuvoice - it works and it's cheap.
Rgds
Maciej L
Maciej L said:
You should rather forget about this application. I tried to use it but with no success, exactly like you. Then I tried other applications (with the same result) and finally I followed suggestions from this forum: Neuvoice - it works and it's cheap.
Rgds
Maciej L
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Thanks Maciej L,
Yes I think I will dump it.. It really sucks...
Looks nice the Neuvoice. To bad there is no demo to test it 1st
Yes there is a demo version, just download the full version from somewhere and it works as demo until you purchase the unlock code (as far as I can remember - but I'm not 100% sure - so you should by yourself)
Rgds
Maciej L
XDA IIs Fonix Application
I have just received my XDAIIs upgrade from an XDA II and it comes complete with Fonix Voice Dial. It automatically records test voices against your contacts (name number) and then you can call it up any time. You can also record your own voice which makes it more efficient. It also works with bluetooth. It seems an OK applicaiton to me.
Is this what you have been talking about? :lol:
In a quiet environment, it really doesn't have any problems with recognizing my commands. As long as you don't have a terrible English accent. However, you can forget about if you are in a loud environment though.
of where you have downloaded it to you.
I don't find any demo in any place
greetings and thank you
XDA IIs Voice Software
I got mine with the XDA IIs cd but try Handango.com who have a good range of voice software including Vito Voice....
you have registered in your cd ?¿?
regards
Voice Command 1.5
well, I have to say MS Voice Command works great for me. 95% hit rate on about 1000 contacts in my xdaIIs. Even in the car. Far better that V1.01. A couple of tips from my experienece with it.
1. Make sure the microphone auto gain is "disabled"
2. If it initially has problems and hit rate is very low, a soft reset usually sorts it out
3. Map the "record" button to Voice Command for easier access.
4. If your car is noisy, use a wired head set while driving. (I have not been able to get the bluetooth voice dialing to work at this point)
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cbrow51 said:
well, I have to say MS Voice Command works great for me. 95% hit rate on about 1000 contacts in my xdaIIs. Even in the car. Far better that V1.01. A couple of tips from my experienece with it.
1. Make sure the microphone auto gain is "disabled"
2. If it initially has problems and hit rate is very low, a soft reset usually sorts it out
3. Map the "record" button to Voice Command for easier access.
4. If your car is noisy, use a wired head set while driving. (I have not been able to get the bluetooth voice dialing to work at this point)
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Hmmm... With none of the Voice dial programs I've been able to get the bluetooth to work.. Not sure if it's the bluetooth unit itself, or if it's some ROM version thingy...
The BT headset is a SE HBH-600. The XDA2s is with ROM version 1.12.62 WWE and radio version 1.02.00.
Can/will this work with bluetooth voice dialing??
MS Voice Command & BT Voice Dialing
No, sorry, I have not been able to make it work. I think its still an issue with the implementation of the BT stack (in this case the Widcomm stack) on the HTC devices. I can establish a connect from my headset to the device, but does not "link up" with voice dialing.
I now use a regular noise cancelling wired headset in the car, via an adapter plug sold by PockPCTechs (www.pocketpctechs.com) Other wise just use the phone mic to initiate a voice command dialed call
Regards
Chris
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cbrow51 said:
Other wise just use the phone mic to initiate a voice command dialed call
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I was going to ask how well this works?
I'm getting a BT car kit fitted literally in the next hour and was hoping I'd be able to voice dial like I could my old Nokia, while driving.
I am using
O2 xda2s with microsoft voice software
I have a fairly noisy sports car but it works well..
I have the voice mapped to contacts button so one press and direct voice towards pda and no botha.... about 95% hit rate on 200 contacts..
I must add it has only been that good since buying a brodgit car cradle so it positioned well.. obviously you have to turn stereo off
the only complaint i have with it is that when the voice speaks back to you to confirm what you have said I cant hear it very well..
does anyone know of any settings to improve audio levels..
cheers
stay happy
Hi Guys
I have upgraded my 'Voice Command' handsfree solution as follows.
1. Added an FM 'Sound Feeder' from Pocketpctechs, that connects to the xda via one of 2 different pocketpctechs audio adaptors.
2. Tune the radio to one of the 8 frequencies supported by the Sound Feeder and the xda then plays all audio output through the car stereo system. This works for all apps, including my Navman GPS and Media Player!. I also mapped a button (I used the record button) to Voice Command, so one press activates VC and I can initiate a call by voice from there.
The really nice thing about this arrangement is that if i have media player running through the system, and a call comes in, the music mutes automatically, the phone rings, and i can take the call. When you end the call, media player picks right up again!
3. For the microphone part, there are 2 options:
a. The one I am using right now, is to use the pocketpctech 'single' adaptor, that allows sound to play through the stereo, while keeping the mic of the xda active. This means the xda picks up your voice directly for voice command and telecons, while at the same time playing the sound you normally hear via headphones, through the stereo. This works great for the incoming voice, although you need to talk fairly loudly for the party calling to hear you well. Decent enough though...
b. The upgrade I will make this weekend is to use the 'dual' pocketpctechs adaptor. This one accepts the soundfeeder on one side, plus a regular 2.5mm heasdset on the other. This one disables the internal xda mic, and allows you to use the mic from the headset. So I plan to permantly position this mic (after cutting off the ear bud!) on the door pillar as in normal car hands free installs. This should improve the outbound sound a good bit....
Will let you know how I get on
Regards
Chris
In the end, the Parrot CK3100 car kit has its own built in voice recognition, so I have no worries
Great! I looked at the Parrot a while back. How much was it? Work ok?
Regards
Chris
Well, I've not really had chance to test it properly yet, seems to be good. Cost me £180 to have it fitted, the old one removed and a bit of extra power wired in for my GPS & PDA.
Hi Andy
Sounds good. Let us know how it works out for you. I am interested in how the bluetooth connection holds up. I am still having problems with my xda maintaining a connection with my bluetooth headset.
Regards
chris
My car is a BMW that has bluetooth phone integration. This basically lets the car's built in speakers and mic act as a super expensive BT headset for your phone. I like this feature.
However, the phone also downloads the phones contact list over BT as well, so it can display it on the navigation screen in a scrolling list. While this feature is well-intentioned, and sounds like a good idea at first, it is problematic for two reasons:
1) it downloads the entire contact list and there is no settings on the car side to make it download a subset or not to download at all.
The problem with this is that the list of contacts becomes so long that it's useless to use because to get to a name at the end of the list, you would be scrolling for 5 minutes. For this reason, I've given up on dialing through the nav screen interface and just dial the call on the phone and use the car as a dumb BT headset.
2) while downloading the contact list, my TP2 gets so busy that it barely responds to any screen or button presses.
since the download takes about 5 minutes and takes place automatically when you start the car and have BT turned-on on the phone, this means that if a call comes in within the first 5 minutes of starting your car, you can't answer it because the answer slider won't respond and neither will the answer button. using the car's onscreen "answer call" control doesn't work either.
in one particularly infuriating scenario, i left a restaurant after having dinner with some out of town relatives and my mom. they were going to go home and i was going to run an errand in the opposite direction but, being unfamiliar with the area, they followed me out of the parking lot. i immediately started trying to call my mom to tell them to turn around but since the phone was locked up doing the download, they ended up following me basically to the next freeway exit 5 miles away while i was furiously pushing buttons and tapping all over the screen trying to make a call. I was already at my destination before the phone get decongested and I got through to them.
anyhow, i had problem #1 with my HTC XV6800 mogul and worked around it by just ignoring the car's screen dialing interface. the contact download never locked up the phone. however, with my new TP2, I have to deal with the phone being unavailable for 5 minutes every time I start the car, which is more of a problem. i don't know why the TP2 gets locked up this way when the mogul didn't. It's even more frustrating because it is doing this for a feature I don't even use. (actually, i should say that I am not sure that it is the contacts transfer that causes the lock-up, but that’s the best explanation I can think of for now)
So my question is: is there any way or setting to turn off transfer of contacts to a BT device? or even better would be a way to limit the contacts transferred to a group or category that I could define for frequently used contacts?
any ideas? maybe a registry setting?
It sounds more like a problem with the BMW. AFAIK the phonebook transfer is requested by the head unit, so maybe the BMW is asking every time you turn it on
I have a Blaupunkt head unit that also downloads the phonebook but it only asks for it once when the phone is first paired with it. I have heard of people having some problems if they pair the HU with the phone rather than the other way round.
re the contacts list, do you have some kind of keypad on the HU? If so try typing the first few characters of the cantact name
stunno said:
It sounds more like a problem with the BMW. AFAIK the phonebook transfer is requested by the head unit, so maybe the BMW is asking every time you turn it on
re the contacts list, do you have some kind of keypad on the HU? If so try typing the first few characters of the cantact name
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I know the problem is with the BMW, but it's less likely that i can change that side of the problem than the phone side. The BMW definitely does not store the phonebook. i think there is very limited local storage on board, or they don't want to deal with synchronization issues.
There is a letter jump function, but since it also breaks out every phone number for a person into multiple lines. eg:
john smith (H)
john smith (C)
john smith (W)
then there is still a lot of scrolling.
anyhow, does anybody know of any such thing as a registry setting like (made up example) "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG\BT\AllowPhonebookTransfer: Yes"
I looked around for a post, but didn't find one.
As I understand it, when receiving an incoming call, you have to
slide up the screen, then click the slender "accept" button (and
then click the little down arrows, then click speakerphone if you're
in a car without bluetooth).
Is that really the best/only way to do it? Anyone working on an
app that makes answering calls just hitting the search button or
something?
As of now, I find it very distracting/dangerous to answer calls while
driving.
Tips?
Sorry but I also would like to know how to terminate a phone call without looking at the screen
At the moment I'm turning the screen on, and then click on 'terminate the phone call'
But I'm sure there is an easier way, especially using the physical buttons.
Thanks for any tip.
if you have bluetooth hooked up to your phone, you can just answer the phone call via the bluetooth device.
Bluetooth is the only hands-free way, I'm thinking they weren't trying to make it particularly easy to use while driving, in many places this is illegal, in the US it's happening more places all the time.
Some places are even attacking Bluetooth usage while driving.
ckacey said:
Bluetooth is the only hands-free way, I'm thinking they weren't trying to make it particularly easy to use while driving, in many places this is illegal, in the US it's happening more places all the time.
Some places are even attacking Bluetooth usage while driving.
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Agreed, and wish MS would also include rSAP as many luxury European vehicles (Mercedes, VW Group including Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and other manufacturers/brands) support rSAP, which offers great features such as address book migration to the car for ease of dialing out.
Oranjoose said:
I looked around for a post, but didn't find one.
As I understand it, when receiving an incoming call, you have to
slide up the screen, then click the slender "accept" button (and
then click the little down arrows, then click speakerphone if you're
in a car without bluetooth).
Is that really the best/only way to do it? Anyone working on an
app that makes answering calls just hitting the search button or
something?
As of now, I find it very distracting/dangerous to answer calls while
driving.
Tips?
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don't answer calls while driving...
enjoythemusic said:
Agreed, and wish MS would also include rSAP as many luxury European vehicles (Mercedes, VW Group including Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, and other manufacturers/brands) support rSAP, which offers great features such as address book migration to the car for ease of dialing out.
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I've heard his protocol is on its way out. My Honda pulls the contacts just fine from my HD7 & 2 and the G1, pulls the exchange data and loads it into the car.
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I've heard his protocol is on its way out.
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Sad if true as with rSAP the cell phone antenna/receiver that is built into the car is far superior in power than the one inside the phone. What protocol of Bluetooth is your Honda using to pull the data and i assume it pulls the data and uses an antenna/amplifier unit built into your car instead of the cell phones?
TBH you dont really need to look at the screen to answer it, flick up and press in the middle on the left....
But like everyone said just get handsfree, if your car doesnt have it you can buy them stupidly cheap anyway.
On the new MINI its really good, pulls the contacts and all of your text messages from the HD7, you can read any new text messages on the navi screen
I think it was HTC or LG that has an app out there that allows you to do various phone things with the placement of the phone. Like turn on the speakerphone by placing the phone face down after you've answered a call or turning it face down while ringing to silence the ringer...
Yeh the HTC app called attentive phone.
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Sad if true as with rSAP the cell phone antenna/receiver that is built into the car is far superior in power than the one inside the phone. What protocol of Bluetooth is your Honda using to pull the data and i assume it pulls the data and uses an antenna/amplifier unit built into your car instead of the cell phones?
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I think it uses Address Book Profile, it's abbreviated as ABP (I'm not 100% sure what is abbreviated there)
It uses the mic and amp in the car for audio, it uses the antenna built into the phone, I've never used the external antenna port on my phones, I think my Tmo Wing was the last one with this port available externally.
For A2DP I'm using a device called FIPO, and a Soundgate core, and a soundgate Honda kit. The Honda kit hooks to the back of my nav unit and pretends to be a CD changer, so that I can use the controls on my steering wheel and nav screen. The Core is connected to the Honda Kit, core comes in two models, iPod and Zune, I used the Zune for my Zune. I use the iPod Core to connect to the FIPO. The FIPO is controlled by the phone, and it switches between that device and the nav unit's Handsfree profile based on wether or not I'm on a call. After I'm finished with my call the phone switches back to the FIPIO and resumes the audio.
Thanks for the detailed reply, as i use the Dice Electronics unit for an iTouch, which like your unit one needs to remove 6-disc changer and insert the Dice unit that hooks to the iTouch. What i like about rSAP is that the car has a far better cellular amp/antenna plus rSAP migrated contacts from the SIM to the car's computer. While i could take out the sim card and insert it into the car directly, that is a hassle versus using bluetooth rSAP for each time i enter/leave the car. The car does work via 'basic' normal Bluetooth with the WP7 for handsfree with all the usual features, yet enjoyed the rSAP advantages. Thanks again, ALL help is ALWAYS apprecaited.
Well, basically my SGS3 pairs with my car just fine, incoming calls will link to the car audio system. However, when I make a (outgoing) call from the phone, it does not link to the car audio system. At first the Headset icon (on Call screen on phone) turns on (green), then automatically turns off when get connected. So it does not link to the car audio. In order for it to link, I have to touch the Headset icon again (make it green). Really inconvenient and uncomfortable, because I have to pay attention to the phone to know when it connects. I checked all Call Setting options but couldn't find a clue. Is this problem just common as the way it works, or can any one help?
I'm on stock ICS, unroot, and my car is Accord 2009. Thanks
Wish I could help you but I have no idea. Mine works perfectly with my new 2013 chevy avalanche. In other words something is screwy with your setup. I dont know if it is the phone or the car but its not supposed to work like that.
Yeah you right. Problem is I don't know whether it's the problem with my car or phone? There's not much of option for bluetooth (Hand Free Link) in the car. I tried all I can find in the phone. Drives me crazy.
Hi all, expecially developers,
I need and app which can manage default device while taking phone call.
What i ask is exactly same with current iphone IOS.
If i click to phone's screen to take a call, I must talk through phone. (Bluetooth headset must NOT take the call, or my car)
If i touch to my bluetooth headset when my phone ringing, I must continue to talk through my headset.
If i am in the car when somebody called.
If i click the car's screen or button to take the call, I must continue to to talk through car's speakers.While i am talking through car, if i click to headset, Headset should take the call (Some times i have many people in the car and need to talk privately)While i am talking through phone, if i open headset, or touch it if it is already opened/paired, headset should take over the call.
All above features already default in iphone but not in android.
If somebody can make this app, I will be the first customer. I am sure that many others may buy.
still looking for it.