Voice Search; Text-To-Speech Output - Samsung GALAXY S III User Manual

2. Tap Voice recognizer and tap the voice recognition format that you want. Choose from
Google or Samsung powered by Vlingo.

Voice Search

The Voice Search feature is a voice-activated application that allows you to tell the phone what
to search for and then the phone activates a Google search based on what you said.
1. Press >
2. Tap Voice Search to access the following options:
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Language: Set the language you will be using for your voice input and output.
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Speech output: Always receive verbal results of your Google search or only when
the phone is in hands-free mode.
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Block offensive words: Block recognition of known offensive words or language. (A
green check mark indicates the feature is active.)
Hotword detection: Simply say "Google" to launch voice search.
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Download offline speech recognition: Enable voice input while offline.
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Personalized recognition: Improve speech recognition and accuracy by allowing
Google to associate your recordings with your Google Account.
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Google Account dashboard: Manage your collected data via your Google account.

Text-To-Speech Output

The Text-to-speech output feature allows the phone to provide a verbal readout of onscreen
data such as messages and incoming caller information (based on Caller ID).
1. Press >
2. Tap Text-to-speech output to access the following options:
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Preferred TTS engine
•
Google text-to-speech Engine: Use and modify Google Text-to-speech
settings. Tap
•
Samsung TTS: Use and modify settings for the Samsung TTS default engine.
Tap
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General
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Speech rate: Adjust the rate at which onscreen text is spoken by the phone.
Choose from: Very slow, Slow, Normal, Fast, and Very fast.
Settings
and tap Settings > Language and input.
and tap Settings > Language and input.
to the right of Google text-to-speech for additional settings.
to the right of Samsung TTS for additional settings.
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