Full list of Voice Control commands for iPhone 3GS

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Use Voice Control:

  • Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep.
  • Then use the commands described below to make calls or play songs.
  • You can also press and hold the center button on the iPhone headset to bring up Voice Control.

Call someone in contacts:

  • Say “call” or “dial,” then say the name of the person.
  • If the person has more than one phone number, you can add “home” or “mobile,” for example. Dial a number: Say “call” or “dial,” then say the number.

Make a correction:

  • Say “wrong,” “not that one,” “not that,” “no,” or “nope.”

Control music playback:

  • Say “play,” or “play music.”
  • To pause, say “pause,” or “pause music.”
  • You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”

Play an album, artist, or playlist:

  • Say “play,” then say “album,” “artist,” or “playlist” and the name.

Shuffle the current playlist:

  • Say “shuffle.”

Find out more about the currently playing song:

  • Say “what’s playing,” “what song is this,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this song by.”

Use Genius to play similar songs:

  • Say “Genius,” “play more like this,” or “play more songs like this.”

Cancel Voice Control:

  • Say “cancel.”

For best results:

  • Speak into the iPhone microphone as if you were making a phone call.
  • Or use the microphone in the included headset.
  • Speak clearly and naturally.
  • Say only iPhone commands and names, and numbers.
  • Pause slightly in between.
  • Use full names.

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