User Guide

Voice commands

Voice command

Description

 

 

"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.

 

 

"Repeat"

Say this voice command to have the last voice prompt repeated to you.

 

 

"Cancel"

Say this voice command to close the voice dialing application.

 

 

Change the language for voice commands

When you change the language for voice commands, you change the language for voice prompts and the language that you use to make a voice command.

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

2.Click Typing and Language > Language.

3.Change the Voice Dialing Language field.

4.Press the key > Save.

Related information

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Turn off choice lists for voice commands

If your BlackBerry smartphone identifies more than one possible match to a voice command, your smartphone presents you with a list of possible matches, or a choice list. You can turn off choice lists so that your smartphone always selects the best match and dials the phone number automatically.

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

2.Click Call Management > Voice Dialing.

3.Set the Choice Lists field to Always Off.

4.Press the key > Save.

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