Barkleyfan
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You can place a voicedial icon on the home screen. Still have to unlock the phone to use it, but you then only have to press one icon. Many bluetooth headsets will still do last number dialed hands-free. You just can't voicedial.
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Bluetooth voice dialing
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You can place a voicedial icon on the home screen. Still have to unlock the phone to use it, but you then only have to press one icon. Many bluetooth headsets will still do last number dialed hands-free. You just can't voicedial.
Really, that's funny check this link out:
Motorola Milestone getting its Android 2.1 update -- and nine home screens | Android Central
Wait a minute is the Milestone an Android phone, I forget LOL
Anyway, when is someone going to put this in a custom ROM for us Droid guys to use? dancedroid
Mark_Venture
Member
This has been an issue for Android phones, google has a "bug" report open since Nov 2008 (see -> Issue 1181 - android - [VoiceDial] Voice confirmation for Voice Dialer - Project Hosting on Google Code ) so I doubt they will ever add code to Android to do it. AFAIK, the Moto Devour and a HTC device on Sprint are the only two Android phones in the USA which do BT Voice Dialing, and that is because they have Nuance added (not sure what the Sprint HTC device has).
For now, there are two possible work arounds if you want to use a BT Headset...
Voice Dialer HF (DFXmobile)
Choice Dialer
You still have to handle the phone to start them... and due to Android limits, they use the phone's mic and speaker until the call is connected.
Remember, if your car has built in bluetooth, it stores a phone book, you can use ITS BT Voice dialing to initiate a call. However, if you're car kit passes through to the Phone for BT VOice Dialing, then you're out of luck like use regular BT headset users.
What I'd like to see, is someone pull the Nuance VSuite from the Moto MileStone's 2.1 upgrade, and get it working on the Moto Droid, and the incredible once its rooted. BUT Since I'm not a "Rom developer", I don't know how possible or likely this is... Plus, with how long the Milestone 2.1 upgrade including Nuance has been out (for some countries), and I haven't read any chatter about bringing it to the Moto Droid, I don't know if anyone ever will.
For now, there are two possible work arounds if you want to use a BT Headset...
Voice Dialer HF (DFXmobile)
Choice Dialer
You still have to handle the phone to start them... and due to Android limits, they use the phone's mic and speaker until the call is connected.
Remember, if your car has built in bluetooth, it stores a phone book, you can use ITS BT Voice dialing to initiate a call. However, if you're car kit passes through to the Phone for BT VOice Dialing, then you're out of luck like use regular BT headset users.
What I'd like to see, is someone pull the Nuance VSuite from the Moto MileStone's 2.1 upgrade, and get it working on the Moto Droid, and the incredible once its rooted. BUT Since I'm not a "Rom developer", I don't know how possible or likely this is... Plus, with how long the Milestone 2.1 upgrade including Nuance has been out (for some countries), and I haven't read any chatter about bringing it to the Moto Droid, I don't know if anyone ever will.
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Mark_Venture
Member
And here is a review of it which discusses the 8 voice dial slots and how you set it up...
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...eview-blueant-q1-bluetooth-headset-drinc.html
The other work around is purchasing the Blue Ant Q1 which does allow 8 hands free voice calls. But that's all it allows. It is completely hands free and a heck of a good headset. It gets firmware updates on line. Very nice, I have one.
Mark_Venture
Member
See Post #20 of this thread
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Voice Dialing via Bluetooth
I had an online chat with motorola on this topic. There is an update for the Android due out soon but they were unable to tell me if voice commands via bluetooth would be included. I previously had a Moto Q that worked well until recently which did this. Were the folks at Google so busy designing all the "higher functions" on the Droid that they "forgot" to include this? Seems like a major oversite considering how many states have enacted "hands free" statues.
I had an online chat with motorola on this topic. There is an update for the Android due out soon but they were unable to tell me if voice commands via bluetooth would be included. I previously had a Moto Q that worked well until recently which did this. Were the folks at Google so busy designing all the "higher functions" on the Droid that they "forgot" to include this? Seems like a major oversite considering how many states have enacted "hands free" statues.
Wow, so I had heard a rumor of this lack of functionality before I purchased the Droid a couple days ago. I just paired my bt to the phone and pushed its talk button and was dismayed to learn that it was true. I would have to agree that this is a major oversight. How hard can it be to program this considering almost every other phone has this capability? It's not that big of a deal for me because I can use my car's address book, but my wife doesn't have that feature in her car. Can you at least answer calls without unlocking the phone?
Folks, the code for BT voice dialing is in Android. Google just needs to get off their bums and improve on it before its ready for the average end user.
Motorola Droid users can see for themselves by trying my latest rom (beta).
Motorola Droid users can see for themselves by trying my latest rom (beta).
Well I actually have a Droid...but you got BT voice dialing to work on your latest Rom beta?
As much as can be said for working...yes.
Its not perfect, but its something. Try it and let me know what ya think.
its the 1.3.1 beta. Beta 3 is actually almost the final product.
Its not perfect, but its something. Try it and let me know what ya think.
its the 1.3.1 beta. Beta 3 is actually almost the final product.
Barkleyfan
Member
Yes. You can do last # dialed with a bluetooth headset as well. I've been running a Moto S305 headset for some time now. Great for the gym or mountainbiking.