Full list of Voice Control commands for iPhone 3GS
July 5, 2009 by iPhone Action Plan
Filed under iPhone Notable & Newsworthy
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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