How to control the entire Android device by voice

Voice control of an Android device allows you to control your smartphone completely via voice. All you need to do is install an official voice application from Google, which is Voice Access.

Here's how to use Voice Access on Android devices and a few examples you can use to control your phone.

Install Voice Access on Android

First, you will need to install Voice Access on your device. The installation process will depend on the phone model you are using, but it is not complicated at all.

Voice Access requires devices with the lowest Android version of 5.0 and the latest Google app. To get the whole Voice Access experience, you should enable 'OK Google' voice recognition and install the Pixel Launcher app.

How to set up Voice Access on Android

After installation is complete, the Voice Access application will guide you step by step setup into your phone. First, the application will ask for permission to access Accessibility, then access to Phone. Next the application will ask to turn on Always on Google Assistant. All three are required to enable the full functionality of Voice Access.

If the auto-setup process doesn't work, you can go to Accessibility and turn on Always on Google Assistant manually. Here's how to open Accessibility:

1. In Settings> Accessibility> Voice Access .
2. Turn on the service. A quick guide will run after the service is activated (you should read it once).
3. You can pause or disable Voice Access at any time by dragging the status bar down and touching Voice Access .

Here's how to turn on Always On Google Assistant :

1. Open the Google app and select More> Settings> Voice> Voice Match .
2. Turn on Hey Google .
3. Follow Google's voice recognition guidelines.

Control Android device by voice

To start Voice Access from anywhere on Android phones:

1. Launch the Voice Access application by dragging the status bar down and selecting Voice Access . Or in case you've turned on continuous voice recognition mode, say aloud ' OK Google '.
2. Make the request you want to be fulfilled.
3. If you want to see the full list of requests that can be made by voice, say ' show commands '.

Voice Access will present a few things marked by the number you can interact with on the screen. Saying the corresponding number or name on the screen will help you perform that function.

For example, like the image above, say 'two' to open the Pocket Casts application. Or you can issue ' launch Pocker Casts '. The device will pause for a moment and then run the application for you.

Discover the Voice Access feature

There are four feature sections on Voice Access

1. Text editor
2. Navigate the menu
3. Control operation
4. The internal functions of the phone

Text editor

Text editor is a feature that allows you to compose text verbally rather than typing inside all text editors. For example, you can write an email using the following voice:

1. Activate Voice Access on the Gmail home page.
2. Say ' compose mail ' or ' five '.
3. Specify the recipient's email address.
4. Then speak the content of the email instead of typing.

Voice Access recognizes commands like ' backspace ' and ' enter '. Besides, it also recognizes quite a lot of advanced text editing commands like ' delete sentence ', that is, deletes the whole sentence, or ' delete word ' just deletes the text before the cursor.

There are many different commands you can refer to by saying ' say commands '.

Use voice to navigate Menu

You can use voice to navigate the Menu on the device. You can use commands to open apps, move back and forth between apps, return to the home screen, and much more.

1. Notify time
2. Express installation time
3. Show recently used apps
4. Open the application
5. Come back

Manipulation on the machine and features

Because Voice Access is an accessibility tool, it can turn your commands into action, such as opening the status bar. If an application requires a specific action, you just need to say the name of the operation.

For example, unlock the screen. You can say ' unlock ' to unlock it, but also it can ' Swipe up '.

Combining drafting, navigation, and manipulation makes Voice Access able to do anything without our hands.

The internal functions of the phone

You can also turn on Bluetooth or WiFi, adjust the volume or switch the device to silent mode.

Zoom in, zoom out or adjust the grid menu

Like most accessibility apps, Voice Access can also enlarge icons or text to make it easier to see. It can also split the screen into a grid, allowing you to zoom into each part and interact with small, hard-to-see components on the screen.

For example, saying 'open grid' will divide the screen into a grid. To zoom into any part of the screen, say 'zoom in'.

Voice Access settings

You can access many other features of Voice Access in the Settings menu. Drag the status bar, go to Voice Access and select Settings. Or you can try this way, go to Settings> Accessibility> Voice Access> Settings .

In the Settings menu, you have more options. And here are some of the most important features:

1. Activation button : Create a quick Voice Access activation button that helps you access voice control from anywhere.
2. Configure activation key : Assign a physical key as a button to turn on, turn off Voice Access.
3. Time out after no speech : Voice Access will stop after 30 seconds of not receiving voice.
4. Active during calls : Lets you use Voice Access while talking.
5. Cancel on touch : Usually, touching the screen can cause Voice Access to stop working. This feature helps you touch the screen without Voice Access still being turned off.
6. Show all commands : See all that Voice Access can do.
7. Open tutorial : Rerun the tutorial again, in case you want to review how to use Voice Access.

Weaknesses of Voice Access

When unlocking the phone with Voice Access, it only supports the PIN lock type. You will have to speak out loud the password for the newly unlocked device.

To change it, go to the Settings page, turn on Activate on lock screen. You can change the way the device is secured by going to Settings> Security> Screen lock .

Voice control can cause your battery to drop very quickly, because the machine must constantly work to receive commands from your voice.

Last thing, it doesn't run very smoothly. Sometimes, Google Assistant doesn't understand your commands. Sometimes there is no reaction. But most of the time, it produces a fairly accurate result for each statement.