User Guide

Accessibility options

A TTY indicator appears in the connections area at the top of the home screen.

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Phone options, 76

Voice dialing

Perform an action using a voice command

1.On the home screen or in a folder, click the Voice Dialing icon.

2.After the beep, say a voice command.

Related information

I can't make calls using a voice command, 83

Available voice commands

Voice command

Description

"Call <contact name or phone number>"

Say this voice command to make a call. To perform this task with a Bluetooth enabled device, such as a handsfree car kit or wireless headset, the paired Bluetooth enabled device must support this feature and you must turn on Bluetooth technology. You can't make calls to emergency numbers using voice commands.

"Call <contact name> <phone number type>"

Say this voice command to call a specific phone number for a contact that is in your contact list. For example, if the contact has a work number and a mobile number, you can say "call <contact name> work" to call the work number.

"Call extension <extension number>"

Say this voice command to dial an extension. To perform

 

this task, you must set options for dialing extensions. You

 

can dial extensions only within your company.

 

 

"Check my phone number"

If you have multiple phone numbers associated with your

 

BlackBerry smartphone, say this voice command to check

 

your active phone number.

 

 

"Check signal strength"

Say this voice command to check your wireless coverage

 

level.

 

 

"Check network"

Say this voice command to check the wireless network that

 

your smartphone is connected to.

 

 

"Check battery"

Say this voice command to check the battery power level.

 

 

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