Full list of Voice Control commands for iPhone 3GS

Fri, Jul 3, 2009

Apple iPhone 3GS, Apps, News

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Use Voice Control:

  • Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep.
  • Then use the commands described below to make calls or play songs.
  • You can also press and hold the center button on the iPhone headset to bring up Voice Control.

Call someone in contacts:

  • Say “call” or “dial,” then say the name of the person.
  • If the person has more than one phone number, you can add “home” or “mobile,” for example. Dial a number: Say “call” or “dial,” then say the number.

Make a correction:

  • Say “wrong,” “not that one,” “not that,” “no,” or “nope.”

Control music playback:

  • Say “play,” or “play music.”
  • To pause, say “pause,” or “pause music.”
  • You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”

Play an album, artist, or playlist:

  • Say “play,” then say “album,” “artist,” or “playlist” and the name.

Shuffle the current playlist:

  • Say “shuffle.”

Find out more about the currently playing song:

  • Say “what’s playing,” “what song is this,” “who sings this song,” or “who is this song by.”

Use Genius to play similar songs:

  • Say “Genius,” “play more like this,” or “play more songs like this.”

Cancel Voice Control:

  • Say “cancel.”

For best results:

  • Speak into the iPhone microphone as if you were making a phone call.
  • Or use the microphone in the included headset.
  • Speak clearly and naturally.
  • Say only iPhone commands and names, and numbers.
  • Pause slightly in between.
  • Use full names.

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10 Comments For This Post

  1. themes Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    very useful thankyou for posting

  2. Jay Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    i love this feature, so handy.

  3. Roger Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    this is making me want to buy an iPhone….

  4. Matt Says:
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    are there any Easter Eggs with iPhone 3GS voice control????

  5. Javier Says:
    July 7th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    I would love it if you could post the commands for different languages like Japanese.

  6. sweetbeat Says:
    July 8th, 2009 at 3:53 am

    what about commands like:
    - open application
    - search internet
    - write text
    - send email

    These would make this a killer app.

  7. idetbla Says:
    October 21st, 2009 at 1:12 pm

    I miss a command to play a specific song like “play song taking the long way around”

    Shouldn't be too hard to add, right?

  8. Mike Says:
    April 14th, 2010 at 11:27 am

    “What time is it?” also works.

    Now if only it would speak the name of the caller of incoming calls, I could get by without taking it out of my pocket all day.

  9. Elizabeth Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    I had an Instinct. I loved the fact that I could say, “Applebees.” and it would bring up all of the Applebees in the area. (It would also give me the telephone number and directions.) It didn't matter what state I was in. I do miss this feature.

  10. Elizabeth Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    I had an Instinct. I loved the fact that I could say, “Applebees.” and it would bring up all of the Applebees in the area. (It would also give me the telephone number and directions.) It didn't matter what state I was in. I do miss this feature.

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