Voice Commands
Most devices have a separate Voice Command key, please check with your phone manual on where the voice command key is located on your device.Digit dialing.You speak the digits; the phone dials them for you.
Dial by name. Speak a name that has been programmed in your phone book and the phone will call that person.
Voice Command. By activating the Voice Commands you can use your voice to navigate and hear information from your phone.
Voice Command list:
- Call (Name or Number)
- Send Message
- Go to menu
- Check Item - Contains Phone Status, Voice Mail, Messages, Missed Calls, Time, Signal Strength, and Battery
- Look up Name
- My Account - Links to VZW My Account
- Help
Menu Readout
Most devices have some menu read out capabilities. The device must be set to “readout” in order for that functionality to work. Check your manual for instructions on how to set our device for the readout mode.
A few devices that have both voice commands and menu readout are:
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
LG Revere
LG Accolade
LG Cosmos 2
LG enV3
Samsung Convoy 2
Samsung Gusto
Samsung Haven (Reads all levels of menu and soft keys.)
These devices also have Text Message Readout:
iPhone 4
iPhone 4S
Samsung Gusto
Samsung Haven
iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
Both phones offer several accessible features including:
Voice Over (iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S only)
Voice Over is a built in screen reader in iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, touch the screen to hear a description of the item under your finger, then double tap, drag or flick to the control the phone. Voice Over speaks over 30 languages and works with all the applications that are built into the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
Voice Control (iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S only)
iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S support voice control which recognizes the names in your contact list to place a call by speaking the name. You can also play any song in your library by song, specific album, artist or playlist by using your voice.
Siri
Learn more about Siri and how you can use your voice to send messages, place calls, set reminders and more. It’s an intelligent assistant that’s there to help with things your do every day.
Samsung Haven
The Samsung Haven offers the most accessible features, some of which are:
- Talking Caller ID
- Reads out all levels of menu including sub menus
- Reads out incoming text messages as well as reading the letters or digits when sending a text message
- Reads out all information on the contact list
- Reads battery strength, signal strength, time, date and when charging your battery is complete
- Dedicated voice command key
- Name dial
- Reads out missed called information
- Adjustable font size
Click here to review the Samsung Haven.
