Control your Android phone just by speaking!

Now you can control your Android phone just by speaking using ‘Voice Actions’. This feature is unveiled at a press event at its San Francisco office in spite of rumors on Video Calling.

You require Android 2.2 (Froyo) and higher for these features –

• Send text messages

  Say "send text to [recipient] [message]*"

  e.g. "send text to Allison Miller Running late. I will be home around 9"

• Listen to music

  Say "listen to [artist/song/album]"

  e.g. "listen to the decemberists"

• Get directions

  Say "navigate to [address/city/business name]"

  e.g. "navigate to the DeYoung Museum San Francisco" or "navigate to 1965 Page St."

• Call businesses

  Say "call [business name] [location]*"

  e.g. "call Pizzeria Venti Mountain View"

• Call contacts

  Say "call [contact name] [phone type]*"

  e.g. "call Allison Miller home"

• Send email

  Say "send email to [recipient] [subject]* [body]*"

  e.g. "send email to Mike LeBeau How’s life in New York treating you? The weather’s beautiful here!"

• View a map

  Say "map of [address/city]"

  e.g. "map of San Francisco"

• Go to websites

  Say "go to [website]

  e.g. "go to Wikipedia"

• Write a note

  Say "note to self [message]"

  e.g. "note to self grocery list banana milk eggs pizza"

• Search Google

  Say "[your query]"

  e.g. "pictures of the golden gate bridge at sunset"