Irrespective of what advanced feature smartphones are armed with, at the heart of it its their voice functionality that’s essential for interaction. The official Google blog shares this thought and more with the introduction of the Voice Actions feature for the Android platform. The attribute should seamlessly help control Android handsets by use of the voice.
By utilizing their voice users can both tap on the microphone icon on the Google search box appearing on the home screen. Searching and activating the button ‘Speak Now’ physically is also a good option. This will further allow them to simply call businesses and contacts, send texts and emails, listen to music and browse the web. With this extension, mobile enthusiasts can smoothly and instantly communicate with their friends and colleagues without any hassles.
Furthermore, the company has also unleashed an updated version of the Google search widget for Android. This update will allow users to type search queries and refine it by just tapping on the pencil icon fitted to the right of search suggestions. Both the features are only compatible on Android 2.2 for U.S. English speakers.
The features will be pre-installed in the Droid 2 handset and users owning other devices like the Nexus One, HTC EVO or the original Droid are required to download Voice Search, Google Search widget and music applications updates from the Android Market.