How to improve iPhone 3GS (3.0 update) voice control?
Filed under: Cell Phones, Handsets | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: July 2, 2009 | 4 Comments
We have now had just less than two weeks with the new Apple iPhone 3G S that came with the new iPhone OS 3.0 software update. One of the features they we have used the most is the new Voice Control, and with an update already being planned for the latest OS, how can Apple improve the Voice Control features.
According to Apple Insider, Apple has already started testing on iPhone OS 3.1, and there will be new Voice Control features. We reported in an earlier post that iPhone OS 3.1 will allow Voice Control to work with Bluetooth; this is certainly something that is needed.
There are a number of other improvements needed for Voice Control, let us know your thoughts on this in the comments area below. I have had some issues with voice control, I have tried many times to ask for a certain track by an artist, and it tries to call someone from my contacts list, hold on it could be my accent.
Another great feature would be Voice Control for opening up one of your apps, great if you have hundreds stored on your iPhone.
How would improve the Voice Control features?
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I would like to see the following voice commands added:
Set 3G/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Location Services ON/OFF
Launch App [app name]
Search [search prase]
Map [location]
Play Genre [genre name]
I would like Voice control to actually get ANY commands right. I am amazed how inaccurate their voice control is; I’ve had much lower end devices on which the voice control apps actually recognize the name you are saying and give you options of close matches; Apple Voice Control appears to just decide what it thinks is right and not bother confirming…it doesn’t get anything right:>( Is this the way that The Steve wants it?
I find the voice control VERY inaccurate. possibly because I do not have a US accent. There needs to be a way to address this - either by more dialects or by training the system to your voice.
Because of the inaccuracy acting on the command without verification is very irritating. Verification could be added as a setting and could be set to on or off.
I think voice controll needs to recognize your own individual accent. Like you say the name of the person you wish to call, save that spoken name and the next time it will have something it recognizes. Make sense ?