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Speech

Voice search
1. From the Home screen, touch
Apps
Settings
Language and input
Voice search
.
2. Set options:
• Language
: Choose a language for voice searching.
Speech output
: Always provides audible readout of text, or
only when using Hands-free functions.
Block offensive words
: When enabled, words many people
find offensive are not shown in results of Google voice
searches. Offensive words are replaced in results with a
placeholder (####).
Hotword detection
: When enabled, saying the word Google
launches voice search.
Download offline speech recognition
: Enable voice input
while offline. Touch the All tab to download speech recognition
for other languages.
Personalized recognition
: Improves speech recognition
accuracy.
Bluetooth headset
: Record audio through the Bluetooth
headset.
Text-to-speech output
Text-to-speech (TTS) provides audible readout of text, for
example, the contents of text messages, and the Caller ID for
incoming calls.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Apps
Settings
Language and input
Text-to-speech
output
.
2. Touch a setting to configure:
Preferred TTS engine
Select
Google Text-to-speech Engine
, or
Samsung TTS
.
•General
Speech rate
: Choose a rate at which text readouts are spoken.
Listen to an example
: Play a sample of speech synthesis.
Driving mode
: When enabled, incoming calls and new
notifications are read out automatically. Touch
to
e
nable. Touch
Driving mode
to choose items for readout when
Driving mode is enabled.