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2A. Device Basics 21
Dev
ice
Basics
2. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter your search
term. (See “Entering Text Using the Android
Keyboard” on page 36.)
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As you type, matching items on your device and
matches from Google’s Web search are added to
the onscreen list of previously chosen search
results.
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Search preferences and settings can be
configured to display suggestions in a different
manner. (See “Search Settings” on page 79.)
3.
Tap a match from the list of suggestions, phone
search results, or previously chosen search
matches. Once touched, the item opens in the
appropriate application.
To search the phone and Web via Voice Search:
1.
Press and tap (microphone icon on
the side of the
Google Search
box).
2. From the open dialog, say what you want to search
for.
3. Once complete, the Voice Search application
analyzes your spoken words and displays a list of
matching keyword terms.
To use additional Voice Search functions:
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From an open Voice Search dialog, speak the
following words to access additional features:
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voice actions
allows you to search the web by
speaking the search parameters.
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send text
allows you to open the Messaging
screen.
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navigate to
allows you to receive directions via
Google Maps™. Use either an Address name,
Business name, business type, or other
navigation information to get the desired
directions.
Note:
To hide the onscreen keyboard and see more of your
search matches, press
.
Note:
Tapping in an application’s search box searches
the application by voice, not the Web.
Note:
It is recommended that you use this feature in a quiet
room. Loud ambient or background noises can
confuse the application and result in inaccurate search
results.
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