Speech commands are one of the great new features of the iPhone 3GS. It’s an accessibility feature that will help blind and mobility impaired users, and will also have significant benefit for people driving or doing other things while using their iPhone.
Updated for iOS 4!
There are only a few small differences between the iPhone OS 3.2 commands and the new iOS 4 or iPhone 4 commands. These differences are highlighted with this “New!” icon.
iPhone 4 Voice Control Screen
Starting Voice Control
Hold down the phone’s home button or the middle button on your headset until the voice control feature comes up on screen and you hear a beep. This should take about 2 seconds.
Phone Commands
Obviously, these only work on the iPhone and not the iPod Touch.
- Call a contact
- “Call” or “dial” plus the person’s name or nickname as entered into your address book. Optionally add the phone number type at the end, such as “home”, “work”, “mobile”. For example, “Dial John Smith Work” or “Call Mum”.
- Call a number
- “Call” or “Dial” plus the number, just as you would recite it usually. For example, “Dial 555 9592″.
- Make a correction
- Say “not that one”, “wrong”, “nope”, “no”, or “not that”.
Music Commands
These are the same for iPhone and iPod Touch.
- Start music
- Say “play” or “play music”.
- Play from a specific playlist
- Say “play playlist” and the name of the playlist. For example, “Play playlist gym songs”.
- Play from a specific album
- Say “play album” plus the name of the album. For example “Play album Dark Side Of The Moon”.
- Play from a specific artist
- Say “play artist” plus the name of the artist. For example, “Play artist Pink Floyd”. The alternate “Play songs by” plus the name of the artist has also been reported to work
* . - Pause music
- Say “pause” or “pause music”.
- Skip to next song
- Say “next song”. The shorter “next” has also been reported to work.
* . - Go back to previous song
- Say “previous song”.
- Shuffle the current playlist
- Just say “shuffle”.
- Turn on Genius feature
- Say “Genius”, “play more like this”, or “play more songs like this”.
- Get information about the current track
- Say “what’s playing”, or for more specific information say “what song is this”, “who sings this song”, or “who is this song by”.
Misc Commands
These are the same for iPhone and iPod Touch.
- Ask the time
- Say “what is the time” or “what time is it”.
- Cancel voice control
- Simply say “cancel”. With iOS 4 you can also say “stop”.
- Get help
- Say “help”.
Other Languages
Thanks to autrefois on the MacRumors forum I’ve found instructions for locating the iPhone User Guide in your language. These have the voice commands listed in chapter two. Here are the instructions:
Go to the version of Apple’s website for your country/language. If you don’t know it, go to http://www.apple.com/ and choose it at the bottom of the page.
Click on the “Support” tab (or whatever it’s called in your language), on the top of the page by the search bar.
Finally, under iPhone, click on the link for the User’s guide; it should be the first link, at least as I post this. If not, you should be able to track down that language’s user guide from there.
If others are interested in providing me with the appropriate text for other languages I’d be happy to post it here – just contact me. FJB has helpfully contributed the voice commands in French – thank you!
Do you know of more commands I’ve missed? How are the speech commands working for you? Leave a comment and let me know.
- Ricky Buchanan
Tony Schmiesing June 27, 2009 at 9:22 am
As a C 4-5 quadriplegic and a Apple user since 1982, I must admit, that I’ve been waffling about the iPhone. While on the one hand, the touchscreen seems fairly quad friendly, no voice control doesn’t. The inclusion of this in this version has me leaning towards getting one, but I wonder giving my mobility issues whether or not it would be easy to engage voice control. All that said, thanks for rounding up the commands in one spot.
Jim B March 16, 2011 at 3:55 pm
If you have a blutooth, you have the option of touching the button on your blutooth in ur ear. As a quad, I know you cans just reach up there, but maybe ur chair can get outfitted with something to lean against then use as described above. Quite cool actually. Good luck. I also have a spinal injury…
Nigelk March 30, 2011 at 3:18 am
I have MD and have just kitted myself out with a BlueAnt Q2 headset. Full voice control compatible with i-phone with latest OS (4) – no need to tap headset to answer or touch screen. Only had it a few days and have to say very pleased.
JOHN July 6, 2011 at 6:07 pm
if you do get the iphone (4 by now) it would be worth getting a Cydia (for jailbroken phones) app called VOICE ACTUATOR. I have had it for a week now and it’s very good. I can create voice commands to run any app, a lot of system commands and input any text into fields. It’s more accurate than my wife’s ears. Ok, that’s not saying a lot as we’ve been married for 32 years…this app listens like she did when we first met!!
It needs manual input for config, but it’s easy for anyone to do. Just get someone to type in your chosen command word, pick text or app or an url, a system action (not too sure about this one) or etc,etc. then you indicate whether you would like to stay in voice command or exit.
Makes for quite a bit more versatility. Full blown (as I hope it will eventually be) it should be able to replace most any action you can do with swipes, button clicks and text input. It’s still a baby but it’s really responsive, accurate and robust.
I can turn on or off my phone, wifi, location (it can toggle these things if you have a JB phone and the toggles) etc. And I open all my apps now with voice only. Hope it can help. I know the JB thing is a bit of work but someone who knows these things can do it all in an evening I bet.
Terra September 2, 2011 at 5:27 am
Hi John,
I’m doing some searching for a voice rec program and it pointed me here. I have been trying to find that app you posted on VOICE ACTUATOR but I can’t seem to find it. Can you post a link to it?
Thanks
Paul Natsch June 28, 2009 at 3:09 am
I’m C4-C5 quadriplegic as well and I’ve been dying to get an iPhone since the first one came out but the lack of native voice dialing has prevented me from doing so. The iPhone 3GS would seem to solve most of problem for me.
I can vouch for the touchscreen being fairly quadriplegic friendly because I’ve had an iPod touch 2G since last September. It’s mounted on my right arm rest and I use it with a Pogo stylus (http://www.tenonedesign.com/stylus.php) attached to my splint. A small part of the stylus is barely touching my skin which is necessary for it to function. With this I’m actually able to use the iPod touch quite well and I love it. If you’re able to use one without a stylus that would be great. But if not I would definitely recommend the Pogo stylus.
However, while this might work well while I’m in my wheelchair my arm movement is fairly restricted while I’m in bed. So much that I can’t really effectively use something like that in bed. This is exactly why I don’t have an iPhone yet.
I currently have a Motorola Q. Windows mobile smartphone mounted on my left arm rest. The reason for this is this phone works with something called Vocalize http://www.gimpgear.us/vocalize.htm. Vocalize is a hardware device mounted under my seat and hooked into my wheelchair battery. It’s Bluetooth-enabled and pairs with my Bluetooth-enabled smartphone. It eliminates the need to press a button to activate voice dialing on my smartphone. Instead you use the keyword, like “telephone”, for example. It works rather well. I actually turn off Bluetooth during the day and just use the voice bowing as anybody would by pressing the button on the smartphone with a mouth stick tip that’s attached to my left hand splint. At night, when I’m in bed, I turn Bluetooth back on and now I have a voice-activated way to easily make and answer phone calls from my bed. It’s a lifeline for me at night.
So obviously the question for me is who the new iPhone 3GS, with his voice-activated dialing, work with Vocalize? The developer of Vocalize thinks it should because the iPhone 3GS supports the hands-free profile that is required by Vocalize. But since he hasn’t tested it himself yet he’s not sure. So I’m going to go to the Apple store this week and test it out for myself. I told him I’d let him know what the results are because apparently other people have called about this as well.
Here’s hoping it works because I’d love to replace my iPod touch 2G and Motorola Q. with the new iPhone 3GS!
Ricky Buchanan June 28, 2009 at 11:55 am
@Paul: Please let us know how the Vocalise test goes – it would make a great article – complete hands-free use of the iPhone!
Paul Natsch June 29, 2009 at 1:58 am
Will do Ricky. I agree that it would make a great article. What would be even better is if the “keyword” functionality was built right into the iPhone 3GS so you wouldn’t need something like Vocalize at all. Imagine being able to put an iPhone into “continuous listen” mode then simply placing it onto a table next to somebody who would need it. Such a mode would be something like what MacSpeech Dictate does when it’s in sleep mode — where it only listens for one key phrase to wake it up. That would be even better.
Anyways I’ll let you know what I find out. By the way, MacSpeech Dictate version 1.5 is really awesome. The message above was dictated entirely with it. There are a few mistakes there but I literally wrote that message as I was going out the door. That’s the brilliance of it. Being able to whip out messages like that is great. Before I would have had to wait until I got home because five minutes just wouldn’t have been enough time. I wrote this message with MacSpeech Dictate as well but this time I had time to go over it again and make the necessary corrections (there were only two).
Tony Schmiesing June 29, 2009 at 10:01 am
I agree, a key word solution is a much more elegant way to handle voice control. And, yes, it doesn’t seem too complicated to implement. We’ll see.I think the current SDK might provide some interesting options for developers. That said, my problem is, like Paul mentioned above, when I’m in bed — the touch thing is pretty impractical. A solution to this — for me at least — would be a way to control the iPhone with my MacBook Pro. The inverse is possible, but I haven’t found anything to suggest what I’m suggesting is.
Thanks for the tip on the software.
Darrell June 30, 2009 at 11:03 am
There is now a Bluetooth Headset available that you can use with any Bluetooth enabled Cell Phone handsfree. It is modified so it is activated by a magnet that can be mounted on a wheelchair or a bed post…instead of having to push the button. Check out the Website
[ http://www.nobuttonsheadset.com/ ].
Let me know if you have any questions.
Tony Schmiesing July 1, 2009 at 4:12 am
Thanks for the link, but it’s my understanding that the new iPhone voice command only works with Apple’s headset or the device itself, not Bluetooth accessories. I believe this has been one of the chief complaints. Please correct me if I’m wrong. I do hope I am… or if I’m not, Apple will remedy this soon.
Paul Natsch July 1, 2009 at 5:29 am
That’s a really cool idea for a hands free Bluetooth headset. It’s definitely considerably more inexpensive than Vocalize and you don’t have to hook a bunch of stuff up to your wheelchair to use it. However, you don’t need to wear a Bluetooth headset to operate Vocalize.
Still very promising though but need more information, not the least of which is whether it will work with the new iPhone 3GS or not. If it stops raining I’ll be going to the Apple Store tonight to test Vocalize. If that works perhaps this will as well.
Darrell July 1, 2009 at 11:35 am
I did quite a bit of research and it seems that no Bluetooth Headset will work with the iPhone 3GS “Voice Commands” (at least for now). However, the BlueAnt V1 has its own set of built-in Voice Commands. This third party Website is a pretty good review of the V1 and some of the comments highlight its pros and cons. The writer explains some of the voice commands built into the headset.
[ http://www.slashgear.com/blueant-v1-voice-control-bluetooth-headset-review-2614626/#respond ]
The difference between the V1 and the No buttons Headset is that you DO NOT have to push the button…which is great for someone like my son who cannot push a button (moving the headset close to a conveniently mounted magnet is equivalent to pushing the button).
“You can say commands like “Speed Dial 9″ and it will dial what ever number you have stored in your phone under the phone’s #9 “Speed Dial” location. Some providers like Sprint or AT&T have a server based voice dial system. You can access the AT&T feature by dialing *8. If you cannot push a button you could store *8 at the “Speed Dial” #9 location and access it with the “No Buttons Headset” by moving the headset momentarily next to the magnet (just a quick pass…similar to pushing and releasing a button)…the headset will say “Say a Command”…if you say “Speed Dial 9″ it will access the number at that location on your phone and (in this case) dial *8 which would connect you to the phone company’s Voice Dialing feature where you can say a name that you previously stored there…or you can dial by saying the number you want to call.
[ http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/ueContent.jsp?scTopic=pcsVoiceCommand85 ]
[ http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/basics/choosing-features-services/voicedial.jsp ]
Erick July 1, 2009 at 2:39 pm
3.1 SDK reveals that you can just hit the call button and it will bring up Voice Control using any regular bluetooth headset.
Darrell July 1, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Eric,
Looks like the discussions around the 3.1 SDK indicate you are right…thanks for the tip. Apparently 3.1 is currently only available to developers but will be released in a month or two.
Still…you have to keep the phone where you can see and get access to it to push its button; and you have to have enough movement to push the button (or enough movement to push the button on the Bluetooth).
Maybe I will work on a headset that will be cheaper than the BlueAnt V1 that would be suitable to use with the iPhone 3GS. That way there would be a choice between the BlueAnt and it’s Voice commands to be used with any phone and a Bluetooth Headset with no Voice Commands that could be triggered by a magnet and used with the iPhone 3GS.
Paul Natsch July 2, 2009 at 3:37 am
Just a quick update. It’s STILL raining badly here. This is the worst rainstorm we’ve had here in quite awhile. So no Apple Store yet. As soon as I go I’ll report my findings.
Thanks to Darrell for letting us know about the modified BlueAnt V1 and to Erick for the news about the 3.1 SDK. The iPhone, which not long ago seemed completely out of reach for mobility-impaired people, now looks like it’s going to become a realistic option for some of us, one way or another.
Paul Natsch July 2, 2009 at 11:15 am
Ok, I just got back from the Apple Store and unfortunately the iPhone 3GS didn’t work with Vocalize. The iPhone 3GS could “see” it but wouldn’t pair with it.
I wouldn’t say this was a definitive test though. I didn’t do a “Soft Reboot” of the iPhone 3GS which according to Vocalize’s manual sometimes solves Bluetooth connectivity issues. I forgot about trying that probably because I never had to do that with any (Windows Mobile) smartphone I tried Vocalize with before. Oh well. I’ll try it next time. Doesn’t look promising though.
Seb July 3, 2009 at 12:28 pm
voice control over bluetooth will be availible in the 3.1 update which will be released soon
Ricky Buchanan July 22, 2009 at 11:01 am
@Seb: That’s great news – thank you!
Louis St-Amour July 5, 2009 at 2:31 am
I just hope they improve Voice Control in future versions, as I’m tired of having to say “stop; no; pause” when I want the music to stop. I do like how VoiceOver can read me my emails, but I don’t like how the option to turn it on and off is buried 5 menus deep in Settings. There should be common settings as voice commands, such as “VoiceOver On”. And you should be able to launch apps / search with it. Or even the basic, “play track “, since “play artist “, “play songs by ” and “play album” works. Of course, it would be even cooler if you could just say “What’s new?” and hear (or voice navigate through) your most recent alerts, push IMs, SMSes, voice mails and emails.
Also, the voiceover feature doesn’t work well with third-party apps, e.g. in Tweetie it skips all the tweets and just says “Empty list”. It doesn’t even work well in iTunes, where when searching, it crashes the iTunes app! Here’s hoping they fix that little thing in 3.1 also.
Ricky Buchanan July 22, 2009 at 10:58 am
@Louis: Some great points there. I hear in the 3.1 upgrade, when it comes, you’ll be able to use a double-click on the home button to toggle VoiceOver if required so that should help with that problem.
With the third-party apps, many apps work but not all. Holly and Darcy are keeping a great list over at Lioncourt.com of applications known to work with VoiceOver on the iPhone 3GS. I’m sure there’s a few twitter applications on the list. Best of luck!
mommysnacks July 12, 2009 at 7:44 am
So, I just figured out the voice control for the iPhone 3Gs..DUH…This is a great article on voice commands: http://twurl.nl/011lqp
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fredng July 13, 2009 at 6:21 pm
iPhone 3GS Voice Commands – http://atmac.org/iphone-voice-commands/
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link July 14, 2009 at 4:13 pm
how do quads push the “home” button? and “two finger flick” to zoom? and manipulate the volume controls since onscreen volume doesn’t activate in certain conditions? and how do you enable predictive text? thanks for the help.
Tony Schmiesing July 18, 2009 at 6:05 am
Well, the home button is not a problem for me, I use my knuckle (don’t have used my fingers). Navigating works fine, but it would be much better with the icon size increased (this can be done). Typing with the keyboard as it is now is difficult using my knuckles… never hit the right key. Again, if this is resized it could work. As far as multi-finger gestures go, well, no can do. But this is always the case.
All this said, I haven’t actually used a new iPhone yet, only an iPod touch. They’re similar, so what flies on one should fly on the other. Universal voice controls on both, however, would be stellar!
Paul, above, recommended a stylus he uses for his touch and it sounds interesting. Maybe check that out.
Paul Natsch July 18, 2009 at 7:05 am
My apologies. I meant to respond earlier but it slipped my mind.
I also use an iPod touch and can press the home button with either my knuckles or the tip of the Pogo stylus. As long as my arm isn’t shaking I can also type reasonably well with the Pogo stylus although I only type that way if I absolutely have to (I save almost all of my typing for my Mac).
I can’t do anything that involves two fingers, such as “pinch to zoom”, but that really hasn’t been an issue for me as I very rarely run across situations where I would need to do that. As for the volume controls I always use the on-screen ones with my Pogo stylus. I’ve never had a need to use the other ones.
I’m not sure what you mean by predictive text. There is word completion and I do use that. When you start to type a word sometimes a word it thinks you’re going to type appears below it and if that’s the right word all you need to do is press the space bar which then completes the word for you. It helps to save some time a little bit.
On a related note a new version of the iPhone and iPod touch app “Vocalia” has just been released and it adds a bunch of voice control features. It’s more useful with the iPhone because of the calling commands but there’s also has commands for controlling your iTunes library and jumping to bookmarks in your browser. I just ordered a microphone adapter for my iPod touch 2G and I think I may download this app and give it a try since it’s so cheap. I’ll try to remember to report my findings.
The Computer Paradise August 12, 2009 at 2:54 pm
The biggest flaw with Vocalize I have is that you cannot tell it to play a certain song, only playlists and artists which is annoying.
It is also very annoying to activate Vocalize and a keyword or at least an option in settings to enable keyword activation for Vocalize would be the best solution.
Paul Natsch August 13, 2009 at 2:30 am
The only thing Vocalize does is it bypasses the need to press a button to activate voice commands on your cell phone. So all the commands you give your phone by voice actually have nothing to do with Vocalize – they are the voice commands that come built-in with your phone. The only commands that Vocalize recognizes are the keyword commands for activating the voice commands on your cell phone and hanging up calls. In my case I use the keywords “telephone” and “hang up” respectively.
If you use a Windows mobile smartphone there is a advanced voice control software package that you can purchase for your phone that has quite a bit more functionality. It might solve your problems. Try googling it and see what you can come up with.
Undertakr August 17, 2009 at 5:45 am
iPhone Voice Commands http://tinyurl.com/mgorev
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Tony Schmiesing September 12, 2009 at 10:54 am
just curious if anyone has used vocalize yet now that 3.1 has been released? And if so, I’m curious to hear how it’s working.
Paul Natsch September 13, 2009 at 3:35 am
Tony,
I would like to know the answer to this question as well. In the update notes it says the voice control (in the 3GS) can now be activated via Bluetooth headsets and so forth so technically this means there’s a good chance that it probably works with Vocalize now.
I would test it with my Vocalize at an Apple store but I’m in the process of moving right now and don’t have the time to drive over to the nearest Apple store. But whenever I get the chance if nobody has beaten me to it I will do so.
Tony Schmiesing September 14, 2009 at 4:02 am
Paul,
well, I look forward to hearing about it when you get the chance. Good luck with the move.
Colin September 23, 2009 at 8:10 pm
My Blue Antz V1 bluetooth headset can verbally interface with my new IPHONE 3GS. You gave to tap the phone once. Issue the command “Phone Command” this activates the IPHONE 3GS Voice activation interface. The IPHONE will issue beep when it is ready for commands. At that point all the iphone coomand are avaliable. /Colin
Paul Natsch September 24, 2009 at 6:10 am
Tom,
That’s pretty cool but you still have to tap the iPhone once to activate voice command prompt. So that’s technically not completely hands-free.
The Vocalize system I use bypasses the need to press a button to activate the voice command prompt on any windows mobile cell phone. I don’t yet know whether the latest iPhone OS update makes it compatible with Vocalize but I hope to check in the near future.
The downside of Vocalize is it is very expensive. I actually mostly only use it at night when I’m in bed as a completely hands-free emergency solution. I typically turn off Bluetooth on my Motorola cell phone during the day when in my wheelchair because the phone works better when Bluetooth isn’t on and connected to Vocalize. Although it works more than well enough for my nighttime use and even if I want to use it during the day. But since I can physically press the buttons on my phone when I’m in my wheelchair I typically just use it that way during the day because people can hear me better that way.
For some people completely hands-free might not be an issue but for others it will be, even if you only have to press one button. That still sounds like a cool Bluetooth headset anyways though.
Paul Natsch September 24, 2009 at 6:12 am
Oops I meant to address my last reply to Colin.
Paul Natsch October 28, 2009 at 3:10 am
Hi all,
I just wanted to let people know that Vocalize now officially supports the iPhone 3GS with firmware 3.1! Check out the page that lists supported mobile phones and you’ll see it there.
http://www.gimpgear.us/communications.htm
I did get to the Apple Store the other day and Vocalize does now show up on the iPhone 3GS’s Bluetooth screen (it didn’t even show up before) but I couldn’t successfully pair the two devices together. However, I did not try rebooting the iPhone 3GS or any of the other tips suggested in the Vocalize manual.
That said, if you’re really interested in pursuing this expensive, but extremely easy to use, setup (Vocalize &iPhone 3GS) I suggest calling the Vocalize people and confirming this. If for some reason they don’t remove all your apprehension let me know and I’ll go back (with the manual) and fully test it.
Ricky Buchanan October 30, 2009 at 4:14 pm
@Paul: This is fantastic news! Would you mind posting a copy of it on our Vocalise post, or updating the post itself so people searching for that will find it?
Darrell October 28, 2009 at 9:16 am
I have a barely used Vocalize system that I will sell for $400 (free shipping). My quadriplegic son no longer uses it because he uses the NoButtonsHeadset.
Tony Schmiesing October 29, 2009 at 6:18 am
Thanks for posting the update on vocalize.
Paul Natsch October 31, 2009 at 3:47 am
Will do Ricky.
Allan D February 28, 2010 at 5:33 am
FYI, I have not been able to get voice control to work correctly. It can’t understand any any of the names for voice dialing, offers the multiple list and none are correct or dial the incorrect number. The only voice dial that seems to work is when I say “Phone home”.
Ricky Buchanan March 2, 2010 at 6:03 pm
@Allan: The iPhone voice control seems to be very sensitive to accent and demands the sort of “neutral American” accent you see with a newsreader or similar. If you live somewhere which has a different accent, you’ll be among many others who have trouble with it unfortunately.
Allan D March 3, 2010 at 7:45 am
Ricky, I think it is more than “neutral US English” as I’ve been speaking English here in California all my life. I tried speaking at different speeds also. I have a low toned male voice. I tried in a quiet bedroom to my moving car, the same poor results. There needs to be a way to train the iPhone. I had a Motorola and was able to train it to understand me.
Ricky Buchanan March 3, 2010 at 12:29 pm
@Allan: In that case I have no idea what you could do to help. I definitely agree that letting the iPhone train itself to your voice is very much needed – it never understands my native Australian accent!
Louise May 4, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Hi I have a quick question. Are there any running apps for the iPhone that have a voice trainer and allow you to listen to music?
Ricky Buchanan May 11, 2010 at 11:47 am
@Louise: I don’t know personally, but one of our other readers probably will so I’ll leave your question here!
Lars May 6, 2010 at 3:29 pm
I was searching for a list of iPhone voice commands and google pointed me here. People seen to struggle with making their Bluetooth headset activate 3GS voice commands. I use my Plantronics headset and simply press the headset button until I hear a tone (about one second), and then iPhone beeps and responds “say a command.”. I use voice dialing all the time when driving.
Ricky Buchanan May 11, 2010 at 11:48 am
@Lars: I’m glad you found the list. It’s good to know the Plantronics headset is so compatible with the iPhone.
FBJ August 4, 2010 at 7:54 am
Here is the command in French for the vocal control :
Utilisez ensuite les commandes suivantes pour téléphoner ou lire des morceaux.
Pour appeler l’un de vos contacts Dites « appeler » ou « composer », puis le nom de
la personne. Si la personne a plusieurs numéros
de téléphone, vous pouvez préciser par exemple
s’il s’agit du numéro de téléphone du domicile ou
celui du téléphone portable.
Pour composer un numéro Dites « appeler » ou « composer », puis dites le
numéro à appeler.
Pour contrôler la lecture audio Dites « écouter » ou « écouter la musique ». Pour
mettre en pause, dites « mettre en pause » ou
« mettre en pause la musique ». Vous pouvez
également dire « morceau suivant » ou « morceau
précédent ».
Pour lire un album, un artiste ou une liste de
lecture
Dites « lire », puis « album », « artiste » ou « liste
de lecture » et le nom.
Pour lire la liste de lecture courante dans un
ordre aléatoire
Dites « ordre aléatoire ».
Pour en savoir plus sur le morceau en cours de
lecture
Dites « le morceau lu actuellement, quel est-il »,
« quel est ce morceau », « qui chante », « de qui
est ce morceau ».
Pour utiliser Genius pour lire des morceaux
similaires
Dites « Genius », « écouter d’autres morceaux
comme celui-ci » ou « écouter d’autres morceaux
comme celle-ci ».
Pour connaître l’heure actuelle Dites « quelle heure est-il ? ».
Pour annuler le contrôle vocal Dites « annuler » ou « arrêter ».
Ricky Buchanan August 4, 2010 at 10:50 am
@FJB: Thank you! That’ll be useful for people.
Hudson Pridham August 14, 2010 at 2:52 am
I recently worked with a quadriplegic woman to make her iPhone 3Gs accessible to her. What I ended up doing was taking the headphones that came with her iPhone and replacing the media control buttons with a feather trigger which she was then able to mount to her chair within reach of her functioning finger. It was great. Using that feather trigger to activate voice commands she was able to make and receive calls as well as play music. The setup cost less than $20 in parts from my local electronics store.
Ricky Buchanan August 14, 2010 at 3:00 pm
@Hudson: Wow, I would VERY much like to see photographs and instructions about how you replaced the media control buttons and what the finished product looked like! Please contact me if you can do this.
Jack Huckabee August 24, 2010 at 12:25 am
Try the NEW Blue Ant S4 TRUE Handsfree speakerphone about $79.00 I have had one for about a month now and it’s great. Everything is voice contral. Just say Blue Ant speak to me, it says say a command, then you say phone commands and go from there. Just check it out, it does a lot of stuff.
bob August 24, 2010 at 6:10 am
i dont know how to word this but when i dont press my ipod something is pressign it like if i og to options and if i dont touch it for a while it always goes to general. how do i fix this?
Paul Natsch August 25, 2010 at 3:23 am
@Jack: Wow I was not aware that there was a device like this yet! This is an immensely important development for me. I’ve been using a device called “Vocalize†for about 2 1/2 years that basically does the same thing as this new Blue Ant Speakerphone does (eliminates the need to press a button in order to access voice commands on a smart phone). However Vocalize was around $1000 when I bought it (a $750 now) and requires a fairly complicated installation procedure on an electric wheelchair. It’s worked well for me for the most part, especially at night when I need an emergency, hands-free lifeline, but I have dreaded the day when it breaks down. Not only because it would be expensive to replace but also because it was such a pain to install, plus I’d like to avoid adding more wiring to my wheelchair if it can be helped.
The Blue Ant Speakerphone is not only much much cheaper but there would be no wiring whatsoever to worry about. I did get a charging adapter with Vocalize that adds two cigarette lighter port’s to my wheelchair, using the wheelchair batteries for power. That part I would obviously keep as I never have to ask somebody to plug-in my phone for recharging. I could use it to keep both my phone and the Blue Ant always charged. The Blue Ant would take care of everything else without all that other junk needed!
This is really big for me and I no longer have to worry. Thank you very much for mentioning this!
danny November 28, 2010 at 9:19 am
the voice control never plays the song its told. this is disappointing. because i bike alot and dont want to fiddle with the touchscreen when im riding