Droid X: The Missing Manual

Using Voice Commands

Voice Commands is a more limited app than Voice Actions, although it does some of the things that Voice Actions does, like making phone calls. Voice Commands is as easy as talking. Press the Home key twice, and a friendly female voice instructs you to “Say a command,” and the screen displays “Say a command” as well.

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Voice Commands works with any version of the Android operating system you have on your Droid X.

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You can launch Voice Commands no matter what app you’re using by pressing the Home key twice. You don’t need to be on the Home screen in order to launch it. You can also launch Voice Commands by tapping its icon in the Application Tray.

At this point, tell the Droid X what to do—“Call Carmen Jones,” for example. The Droid X asks you to confirm the action; for example, “Did you say, ‘call Jamie Jones’?” Say yes or no, or tap Yes or No at the bottom of the screen. If you answer No, the Droid X says (and displays onscreen) “Command not recognized. Try again?” If you want to give it another try, say or tap Yes, and repeat what you said. Say or tap No, and, after a brief warning screen, you exit the Voice Commands app.

If the Droid X recognizes what you wanted it to do, at this point, your wish is its command. If you’re making a call, for example, it repeats the phone number to you, show it onscreen, and then make the call. If you tell it to run an app, it ...