Tip of the Month – June 2018: Voice Control of Mobile Phones
Voice Control of Mobile Phones
People can often struggle with using their mobile phones with their hands for a number of reasons, such as:
- Decreased upper limb function/movement
- Visual problems
- Decreased hand function/dexterity
- Tremors
- Decreased cognition
It is a lot more common for people to own ‘Smart Phones’ these days, which, with a little bit of set up, can allow the user to manage a range of tasks using their voice to control and dictate into the phone.
To set up and use the Voice Controls/Commands click on the Phone links below:
S Voice (Samsung Galaxy) | Siri
| Ok Google now
| Cortana
| Eva (Android)
| |
| To activate | Tap on Home Key twice Or say “Hi Galaxy” if set up. | Hold down the home key, Or say “Hey Siri” if set up. *Requires phone to be charging to work except iPhone 6s onwards. | Press microphone on screen, Or say “Ok Google” if set up. | Click on search box, Or say “Hey Cortana” if set up. | Click on icon, Or say “Eva” if set up. |
| Make a Call | “Call Charlie Mobile.” | “Call Dad at work.” | Communication “Call Paula.”
| “Call Wife on Speakerphone.” | “Call Peter Smith”, or you can be more specific “on Speakerphone.” |
| Message | “Text Katie message, Are you free for dinner tonight.” | “Text Pete, See you soon smiley exclamation point.” | Communication “Text Paula.”
| “Text mum, What time is the birthday party?” | “Text Katie, Are you free for dinner tonight.” |
| Emails | N/A with Outlook. | “Read my latest email.” “Send Email to Bob.” | Communication “Send Email to Daniel.” N/A with Outlook.
| “Send email to Dad.” | “Email Peter Smith.” |
| Calendar | Events and Task. | “Set up a meeting about sales report at 9 am Thursday.” | Time and date
“Create a Calendar event.”
| “Create meeting with Tyrone at 2pm tomorrow.” | “Make an appointment for the doctor on Thursday at 10am.”
|
| Reminders | “Remind me to buy milk today.”
| “Remind me to buy milk.”
| Notes and reminders. “Remind me when I get home to call John.”
| “Remind me at 4pm to submit my time sheet.”
| “Remind me to book a doctor’s appointment tomorrow.”
|
| Alarms | “Set Alarm for 8 O’clock.” | “Wake me at 7am.” | Notes and Reminders.
“Wake me up in 30 minutes.” | “Set alarm for 7.30am.” | “Set alarm for 7 am.”
“Wake me up in 30 minutes.” |
Note: None of these voice control options allow you to answer a phone call by voice. To answer by voice, you require an external headset with voice answer capabilities, such as a Bluetooth Plantonics Voyager.
To find out more information about these different voice control systems, follow these links below:
SVoice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=axMZ9UqnDN8
Siri
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpGJNPShzRc
OK Google
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vT0AWDq3DE
Cortana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU7Mua6ae5E
Eva
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS4YFkhvneY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIn758kP1FM
To download this Tip of the Month as a PDF, please click here
Voice Control of Mobile Phones
People can often struggle with using their mobile phones with their hands for a number of reasons, such as:
- Decreased upper limb function/movement
- Visual problems
- Decreased hand function/dexterity
- Tremors
- Decreased cognition
It is a lot more common for people to own ‘Smart Phones’ these days, which, with a little bit of set up, can allow the user to manage a range of tasks using their voice to control and dictate into the phone.
To set up and use the Voice Controls/Commands click on the Phone links below:
| S Voice (Samsung Galaxy) | Siri
| Ok Google now
| Cortana
| Eva (Android)
| |
| To activate | Tap on Home Key twice Or say “Hi Galaxy” if set up. | Hold down the home key, Or say “Hey Siri” if set up. *Requires phone to be charging to work except iPhone 6s onwards. | Press microphone on screen, Or say “Ok Google” if set up. | Click on search box, Or say “Hey Cortana” if set up. | Click on icon, Or say “Eva” if set up. |
| Make a Call | “Call Charlie Mobile.” | “Call Dad at work.” | Communication “Call Paula.”
| “Call Wife on Speakerphone.” | “Call Peter Smith”, or you can be more specific “on Speakerphone.” |
| Message | “Text Katie message, Are you free for dinner tonight.” | “Text Pete, See you soon smiley exclamation point.” | Communication “Text Paula.”
| “Text mum, What time is the birthday party?” | “Text Katie, Are you free for dinner tonight.” |
| Emails | N/A with Outlook. | “Read my latest email.” “Send Email to Bob.” | Communication “Send Email to Daniel.” N/A with Outlook.
| “Send email to Dad.” | “Email Peter Smith.” |
| Calendar | Events and Task. | “Set up a meeting about sales report at 9 am Thursday.” | Time and date
“Create a Calendar event.”
| “Create meeting with Tyrone at 2pm tomorrow.” | “Make an appointment for the doctor on Thursday at 10am.”
|
| Reminders | “Remind me to buy milk today.”
| “Remind me to buy milk.”
| Notes and reminders. “Remind me when I get home to call John.”
| “Remind me at 4pm to submit my time sheet.”
| “Remind me to book a doctor’s appointment tomorrow.”
|
| Alarms | “Set Alarm for 8 O’clock.” | “Wake me at 7am.” | Notes and Reminders.
“Wake me up in 30 minutes.” | “Set alarm for 7.30am.” | “Set alarm for 7 am.”
“Wake me up in 30 minutes.” |
Note: None of these voice control options allow you to answer a phone call by voice. To answer by voice, you require an external headset with voice answer capabilities, such as a Bluetooth Plantonics Voyager.
To find out more information about these different voice control systems, follow these links below:
SVoice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=axMZ9UqnDN8
Siri
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpGJNPShzRc
OK Google
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vT0AWDq3DE
Cortana
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU7Mua6ae5E
Eva
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS4YFkhvneY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIn758kP1FM
To download this Tip of the Month as a PDF, please click here