Lack of Voice Command

bystander · Smartphone Pupil Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Posts: 12

Does anyone know why the SmartPhone does not have MS Voice Command available?

It would seem ideal to have the bluetooth headset enabled and look up contacts or control Media Player or access other programs as we can for the PocketPC platform.

I know that the software is different but it would seem a valuable tool for users to have in their devices.

Thanks for any comments ....
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Mike Temporale · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject:

Agreed. Their is no reason that I can think of. Sad

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sven · Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:09 pm Post subject:

Maybe the reason is that BT headset support is not built into Voice Command. There was a nice blog entry over on the MS site that detailed the decision to not support BT as it did (does?) not have the fidelity for true voice recognition.

So possibly there was a decision to not provide it for smartphones, since it wouldn't work with headsets as would be expected. A lot of cell phones have their own voice dial capability anyway.

I know work has been done to add BT support, so maybe a SP version may be in the wings.
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hawkwd · Smartphone Neophyte Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 8

Not only does it not come with the current Cingular 3125, but you can not even buy it and install it. I tried and there is no way to install it.

Hey, it didn't work with the headset on my old Motorola Mpx2200 either & it didn't stop them from including it then...

If anyone comes up with a way to install in on the current 3125 unit, please let me know...

sven · Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:41 pm Post subject: