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Google voice search - am I missing features?
Red Arrow
18-03-2011
Using a Nexus S, updated and downloaded Google Voice.

According to this video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPPcTN5sdX4 you can say things like "Send email to Red Arrow at Gmail I'm testing this amazing app!" and it will send such an email if that person is in my address book.

Instead what happens is Google just searches for the exact phrase on the web. It understands me as the search term is exactly what I said, I just can't get it to just Gmail instead. Same goes with searching for music and sending a text.

In fact the only thing that I can do in that video is search the web by voice and do Google Navigation.

Am I doing something wrong?
tealady
18-03-2011
I think it's your accent
Red Arrow
18-03-2011
Originally Posted by tealady:
“I think it's your accent ”

haha, see I could understand that (see what I did there? ) but it's the fact that what Google searches for on the web is exactly what I said word for word. Just like the guy does in the video yet the end result isn't what I wanted.
tealady
18-03-2011
Hmm, just tried it and get the same result as you.
Is it a regional thing, that is doesn't work in UK, Europe?
Red Arrow
18-03-2011
Seems a bit odd if it is. As you can probably tell yourself it can work out exactly what your saying.
Red Arrow
18-03-2011
OK found this posted by a Google employee:

Quote:
“Hi Everyone,

At this time, Voice Actions only works in US English. You have to set your phone language to English/US or, even better, change just the Voice Input language to English/US (under "Voice input & output" in the main Settings menu).

We are working on other language launches for Voice Actions (including English/India). Stay tuned! We haven't forgotten about our loyal UK users.”

That was from October last year. Seems odd but at least there is a work around.
tealady
18-03-2011
Found this:
http://android.modaco.com/content/de.../#entry1531561

"The contacts have to be in your goggle acct contacts, ie in the gmail acct that you have your phone registered with."

Just leaves working out how to get them all into the google contacts...
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