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Google's Voice-Enabled Search for iPhone Now Available
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Hint: It's doing that for me (16GB 3G) and a bunch of other people. It's probably not just him.
kind of scary...
The government could have a voice print of every single person in the country.
I can think of many ways that could be used in a nefarious manner.
The government could have a voice print of every single person in the country.
I can think of many ways that could be used in a nefarious manner.
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this app is hilarious. I just tried "wales cheap holidays" and it gave results for "whale chipolatas"!!! :-D
this app is hilarious. I just tried "wales cheap holidays" and it gave results for "whale chipolatas"!!! :-D
Got it, it's great - one problem so far: When I click on "Get Directions" from a search result, it launches the map app, inserts the destination into the "End" field - but it leaves the "Start" field empty. It drops a pins for my current location, but it doesn't use that info for "Start". Anyone else? Any suggestions?
I agree, this is annoying. It takes 5 finger steps instead of the one (or zero) it should take.
Currently:
Say "Hopleaf Chicago".
Press the magnifying glass.
Press Maps option.
Choose 'Hopleaf' map marker.
Press 'Directions' in Maps.
Press 'Route'.
Should be:
Say "Hopleaf Chicago".
Press the 'Directions' link from the search that appears.
Even better:
Say "directions to Hopleaf, Chicago"
It brings up Map with directions from current location.
They have said in their press releases that this is just the beginning so let's hope. Pretty good for right out of the gate though. Certainly easier than trying to type while driving or even walking.
Very Impressive
I think this thing is great. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes out next. It's been working quite well for me. It got about 7 searches right before it got one wrong.
I think this thing is great. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes out next. It's been working quite well for me. It got about 7 searches right before it got one wrong.
I noticed that the app crashes when I have Wi-Fi enabled, but the app works fine when I have Wi-Fi off (and use either 3G or Edge.)
-Terry
I'm Canadian so not an accent issue - in my case, the application simply does not register any voice whatsoever.
So it's not that the accuracy is off - there is simply no voice input at all, it's as if my mic was disabled.
Works great, although not so good for Google searching while in class!
It's the Americans that have the accents??? Wow. Well hows abooot that!
No, no, he's right! I've never done a "big warrshhload of laundry" or stood on the "ruff" of my house.
Yep, this can get ugly...
No, no, he's right! I've never done a "big warrshhload of laundry" or stood on the "ruff" of my house.
Yep, this can get ugly...
Who says that? I've never heard anyone say either of those seriously anyway.
No, no, he's right! I've never done a "big warrshhload of laundry" or stood on the "ruff" of my house.
Yep, this can get ugly...
Dude, what ahh ya talkin about? That stuff is retaadad.
This is how we talk:
Dude, I had too many beeahs and lobsta with gaalick sauce. I was wicked wasted and couldn't paak or drive my caa. The T doesn't take quatahs anymore, so I got a ride from this wiked pissa friend of mine. I almost baafed in is car, so he dropped me off at Woosta and I had to walk home.
Hey guys, everyone has a particular accent. It's just when your around it all day, you tend to not think it is an accent. To Brits or others that speak English, Americans do indeed have an accent.
Hang on a minute - both you Americans and Canadians have accents!
I realised why I couldn't find the features in my version - on the UK App Store, there is no mention of the voice features and it is turned off by default. This, presumably, is Google recognising that it just simply doesn't work for UK accents!
I tried one - the obligatory "where's the nearest Starbucks?"
Search results came back for "Williams House"
Never mind, no voice recgonition app has ever worked in the UK because of the system requirements: "requires North American accent"
Still, stop the slating. It's obviously going to get better with time, and - don't forget - it's a new feature for a free app. So it's not like you've wasted anything for it not working...
I find it interesting that Google shows so much interest in iPhone to get this out before Android. Unless they've got a perfect Android version waiting in the wings...
I realised why I couldn't find the features in my version - on the UK App Store, there is no mention of the voice features and it is turned off by default. This, presumably, is Google recognising that it just simply doesn't work for UK accents!
I tried one - the obligatory "where's the nearest Starbucks?"
Search results came back for "Williams House"
Never mind, no voice recgonition app has ever worked in the UK because of the system requirements: "requires North American accent"
Still, stop the slating. It's obviously going to get better with time, and - don't forget - it's a new feature for a free app. So it's not like you've wasted anything for it not working...
I find it interesting that Google shows so much interest in iPhone to get this out before Android. Unless they've got a perfect Android version waiting in the wings...
Hang on a minute - both you Americans and Canadians have accents!
I realised why I couldn't find the features in my version - on the UK App Store, there is no mention of the voice features and it is turned off by default. This, presumably, is Google recognising that it just simply doesn't work for UK accents!
I tried one - the obligatory "where's the nearest Starbucks?"
Search results came back for "Williams House"
Never mind, no voice recgonition app has ever worked in the UK because of the system requirements: "requires North American accent"
Still, stop the slating. It's obviously going to get better with time, and - don't forget - it's a new feature for a free app. So it's not like you've wasted anything for it not working...
I find it interesting that Google shows so much interest in iPhone to get this out before Android. Unless they've got a perfect Android version waiting in the wings...
This reminds me when I was in Ireland one time. My wife and I decided to visit this one very old fort in Kinsale (love that little town!) - Charles Fort. While there, one of the fort volunteers was giving a talk about the history of the fort. My wife and I sat through a 60 minute long lecture and probably were able to understand about 10% of it. Man, that was one extremely heavy Irish accent.
Im guessing the UK version has no voice search yet.. shame.
Even the German-language version has voice search. And it does understand my "gas station", "hair dresser" and the inferior coffee shop very well. Here some screenshots:
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That's what you get for not watching the movie Snatch.
"Do ya like dikez?"
"What?"
"Dikez, I said do ya like dikez?"
"Oooooh. D O G S, yeah, I like D O G S."
That's what you get for not watching the movie Snatch.
"Do ya like dikez?"
"What?"
"Dikez, I said do ya like dikez?"
"Oooooh. D O G S, yeah, I like D O G S."
I thought it was more like dags than dikez.
