Voice input and output

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Voice input: Activate the voice input feature to enter text by voice on the Samsung keypad.

Auto-full stop: Set the device to insert a full stop when you double-tap the space bar.

●● Tutorial: Learn how to enter text with the Samsung keypad.

Change the settings for the voice recogniser and the text-to- speech feature.

››Voice recognition

Select a voice recognition engine.

››Voice recognition settings

For the Samsung voice recognition, use the following options:

●● Language: Select a language for the voice recognition.

●● Web search engine: Select a web search engine.

●● Auto-dial: Set to automatically dial a number when the voice recognition result is confident.

●● Use location: Set to use your location information for voice search results.

●● Hide offensive words: Hide offensive words your device recognised from voice search results.

●● Auto-punctuation: Set to automatically insert punctuation marks when needed.

●● Listen over Bluetooth: Set to recognise your voice commands when using a connected Bluetooth headset.

●● Voice talk unique ID: View your device’s unique ID for services when you have problems with Voice talk.

●● About: View version information.

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