G1 gets Voice-Controlled Search with RC-33 update

04 February 2009 by Chris Davies

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android_voice_search_1 Google have added voice-controlled searching to the T-Mobile G1, part of the new feature set introduced in the latest firmware update. The widget has been integrated into both the Android browser and the home screen search bar, in the form of a new microphone icon.

Tapping the icon brings up a “Speak now” prompt, at which point you can search for multi-word terms. If the app doesn’t correctly recognize your voice, you can also choose the arrow to the right of the search box and see a drop-down list of other suggested interpretations. The Google Android team claim to be working on refining the recognition algorithms for future updates.

The functionality also works within the Android browser, and can be accessed by choosing Menu > Search and tapping the microphone icon. Unfortunately the new functionality is currently only available in the US, with the RC-33 firmware rolling out over this coming week. Have you tried voice-controlled searching on the G1? Impressed or disappointed?

Join the Discussion (12 comments)

tiki

02-04-2009 12:45 AM

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tiki

02-04-2009 12:48 AM

if it works as well as the voice dialer, just think- it will be nearly worthless
theycallmeVosko

02-04-2009 02:05 AM

seems interesting if they only made it to input speech to text in all text fields.
HTC-G1

02-04-2009 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiki

if it works as well as the voice dialer, just think- it will be nearly worthless

lol! +10 :d
benthomasg1

02-04-2009 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theycallmeVosko

seems interesting if they only made it to input speech to text in all text fields.

this would be the sweetest think ever, if it worked well. Could you imagine never having to type a text message, you could just speak and the phone would type. I send a few thousand text messages a month so yeah this would be sweet if they could do that.

smoger

02-04-2009 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by benthomasg1

this would be the sweetest think ever, if it worked well. Could you imagine never having to type a text message, you could just speak and the phone would type. I send a few thousand text messages a month so yeah this would be sweet if they could do that.

haha.. that seems silly.. i think most people text in situations where they can't talk.

but.. if you do want to speak your texts... there's a service somewhere online that lets you do that... i'll try to find out what its called and post here.. my friend uses it..

edit: it's jott.com

golferguy17

02-04-2009 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiki

if it works as well as the voice dialer, just think- it will be nearly worthless

I used this last night on an iPhone and it works really good. Out of the 50 or so terms i tried to get definitions for it only typed the wrong thing twice. The only thing I'm not sure about is how well the G1 will be able to understand your voice compared to the iPhone.
tiki

02-04-2009 06:47 AM

"speak your texts"

..yes they do have this feature already.. the name escapes me though..
oh wait i remember now.. its called a PHONE CALL

:P

eRoc

02-04-2009 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiki

"speak your texts"

..yes they do have this feature already.. the name escapes me though..
oh wait i remember now.. its called a PHONE CALL

:P

Hahaha you beat me to it....I was thinking the exact same thing when I read the post.

queensnewbie

02-04-2009 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiki

"speak your texts"

..yes they do have this feature already.. the name escapes me though..
oh wait i remember now.. its called a PHONE CALL

:P

cbolanos08

02-08-2009 08:39 AM

i have 2 questions if i updated to the original rc33 update can i still get the jf rc33 update?

and how can i root my phone?

please email me at Cbolanos08@gmail.com

if u know anything

thank you.
cbolanos08

02-08-2009 08:41 AM

i have 2 questions if i updated to the original rc33 update can i still get the jf rc33 update?

and how can i root my phone?

please email me at Cbolanos08@gmail.com

if u know anything

thank you.
dornstar

02-11-2009 08:34 AM

"if it works as well as the voice dialer, just think- it will be nearly worthless"

I'm playing with it now and it works extremely well. I will be using this feature a lot.