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<h1 style="text-align: center;">voice search</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;this article is about the voice action features found in the native android "voice search" app</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li>] open "apps"</li>
<li>] go to "websites"</li>
<li>] voice call to your "contacts"</li>
<li>] send SMS message to "contact"</li>
<li>] send email to "contact"</li>
<li>] search google for ___</li>
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<h2>[WHY NOT] a look at some of the competitive products</h2>
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<li>] siri</li>
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<li>] apples in famous voice activited assistant</li>
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<li>] samsung</li>
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<li>] has a voice control app as part of the "touchwiz feature set" that it adds to it's version of android.</li>
<li>] set alarm</li>
<li>] driving mode</li>
<li>] social update (twitter, fb)</li>
<li>] twitter update ()</li>
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<li>] windows</li>
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<li>] talk&nbsp;to me ?&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<li>] blackberry</li>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li>] launch applications</li>
<li>] use applications</li>
<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] when you want to use "voice actions" to control the operation of your android smartphone</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<li><strong>] <span style="text-decoration: underline;">getting started with [what] step-by-step</span></strong></li>
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<li>command is listed in bold below, bracked information is the information the command requires to return relevant results to &nbsp;you</li>
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<li>x] <strong>call</strong> [contact name]</li>
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<li>+] what if it doesnt understand the name (pronounciation)</li>
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<li>x] <strong>call</strong>&nbsp;[any business name]</li>
<li>x] <strong>send text to</strong> [contact] [message]</li>
<li>x] <strong>send email to</strong> [contact] [message]</li>
<li>x] <strong>go to</strong> [website]</li>
<li><strong>] listen to</strong> [artist/song/album]</li>
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<li>] opens browser search&nbsp;</li>
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<li>x] <strong>note to self</strong> [note]</li>
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<li>x] send email to yourself with content</li>
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<li>x] <strong>navigate to</strong> [location/business name]</li>
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<li>] uses "navigation" app</li>
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<li>x] <strong>map of:</strong> [location]</li>
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<li>] uses google maps ....</li>
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<li>x] <strong>directions to:</strong> [location/business name]</li>
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<li>] uses google maps to ...</li>
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<li><strong>x] search [what your looking for]</strong></li>
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<li>TRY] paramters , ex images,&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] search gmail</strong></li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>] search google calendar</strong></li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>] create reminders</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] create alarms&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] create appointments</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>] find appointments</strong>&nbsp;</li>
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<li>]</li>
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<li><strong>[google now cards]</strong></li>
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<li>provide specific information related to voice queries, provide voice feedback (read out the answer), have grouped them by category</li>
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<li><strong>[flight info]</strong></li>
<li>x] [flight#] example "United 465" to get the status of that specific flight</li>
<li>] [flight to "destination"]</li>
<li><strong>[sports info]</strong></li>
<li>x] [score team1 team2]</li>
<li>x] [tonights games league</li>
<li><strong>[entertainment]</strong></li>
<li>x] what channel is the big bang theory on - returns network</li>
<li><strong>[weather]</strong></li>
<li>]&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>[calculations]</strong></li>
<li>x] [55.00 times 12 per cent]</li>
<li>x] 13 times 6 divided by 2.5</li>
<li><strong>[conversions]</strong></li>
<li>] [350 degrees farenheit in celsius]</li>
<li>] [ 85 degrees farenheit in celsius]</li>
<li><strong>[++]</strong></li>
<li>] date and time</li>
<li>] distance to&nbsp;</li>
<li>] population</li>
<li>] people&nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li><strong>] google play - voice search app</strong></li>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.voicesearch">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.voicesearch</a></li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="article?id=296#content" target="_blank">android-os-overview</a></span>,&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li>[what]new mobile operating system (OS) open source project (backed by google) [why] &nbsp;(UI) &nbsp;[when] 2013-06-dd&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/372205/speak-150-ways-make-android-voice-search-work-you">http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/372205/speak-150-ways-make-android-voice-search-work-you</a></strong></li>
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<li>JR Rapheal article listing 150 ways to use the google voice commands to control your android phone</li>
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<li><strong>]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/288505/70-things-try-googles-android-41-voice-search">http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/288505/70-things-try-googles-android-41-voice-search</a></strong></li>
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<li>JR Rapheal article describing the google voice commands in android and listing 41 different search command in 15 different categories including ] Weather ] Restaurants &amp; Businesses ] Sports ] Music ] Messages ] Reminders ] Date &amp; Time ] Flights ] Stocks ] Conversions &amp; Calculations ] Phone ] Directions ] Celebrities ] Images ] Answers&nbsp;</li>
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