
Settings
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Voice Search
Touch
>
>
Settings
>
Language & input
>
Voice Search
and touch an option to
configure it.
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Language:
Select the language you use when entering text or searching by speaking.
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Speech output:
To turn on speech output only when you've got a headset attached to your
phone, select
Hands-free only
.
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Block offensive words:
Hide offensive words when you use Google voice typing to transcribe
your speech into text.
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Hotword detection:
When this feature is enabled, you can say "OK Google" when you open
the Google app rather than touching the microphone icon to initiate a voice search or voice
action.
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Offline speech recognition:
Download one or more additional language packages so you
can use speech recognition when you do not have a network connection.
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Personalized recognition:
Make your phone to learn your voice and pronunciation to improve
speech recognition accuracy.
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Google Account dashboard:
Open your Google Account dashboard in the browser, where
you can manage the data Google collect from you.
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Bluetooth headset:
Listen for your voice input through a Bluetooth headset when it is
connected to your phone.
Text-to-Speech Output
Touch
>
>
Settings
>
Language & input
>
Text-to-speech
and touch an option to
configure it.
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PREFERRED ENGINE:
Select the speech synthesis engine you want to use or touch
to
change its settings. Google Text-to-speech is the default pre-installed engine.
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Speech rate:
Select how fast you want the synthesizer to speak.
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Listen to an example:
Play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current
settings.
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Default language status:
Check whether the text-to-speech output feature supports the
current system language.
Pointer Speed
This menu allows you to select how fast the pointer should move when you connect the phone with
a mouse or trackpad accessory.