Google Introduces New “Voice Actions” for Android

Google introduced a new feature for Android 2.2 devices today; Voice Actions. Voice actions allow you to use the voice search feature to now say commands to use certain features on your phone. For example, instead of just doing voice search to automatically search your phone and Google for things you say, it can also send a text message by saying the following command:

send text to [contact] [message]

Pretty neat, huh? Well, there are a whole bunch of other commands you can now use as well, including:

• send text to [contact] [message]
• listen to [artist/song/album]
• call [business]
• call [contact]
• send email to [contact] [message]
• go to [website]
• note to self [note]
• navigate to [location/business name]
• directions to [location/business name]
• map of [location]

So long as you have Android 2.2, you can go to the Market and search for Voice Search and download the one from Google, Inc. Once installed, you’ll have your new command features. Enjoy! Let us know what you think!