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Voice Search
Touch > >Settings>Language & input >Voice Searchandtouchanoptionto
configureit.
n Language: Selectthelanguageyouusewhenenteringtextorsearchingbyspeaking.
n Speech output: Toturnonspeechoutputonlywhenyou'vegotaheadsetattachedtoyour
phone,selectHands-free only.
n Block offensive words:HideoffensivewordswhenyouuseGooglevoicetypingtotranscribe
yourspeechintotext.
n Hotword detection:Whenthisfeatureisenabled,youcansay"OKGoogle"whenyouopen
theGoogleappratherthantouchingthemicrophoneicontoinitiateavoicesearchorvoice
action.
n Offline speech recognition:Downloadoneormoreadditionallanguagepackagessoyou
canusespeechrecognitionwhenyoudonothaveanetworkconnection.
n Personalized recognition:Makeyourphonetolearnyourvoiceandpronunciationtoimprove
speechrecognitionaccuracy.
n Google Account dashboard: OpenyourGoogleAccountdashboardinthebrowser,where
youcanmanagethedataGooglecollectfromyou.
n Bluetooth headset:ListenforyourvoiceinputthroughaBluetoothheadsetwhenitis
connectedtoyourphone.
Text-to-Speech Output
Touch > >Settings>Language & input >Text-to-speechandtouchanoptionto
configureit.
n
PREFERRED ENGINE: Selectthespeechsynthesisengineyouwanttouseortouch to
changeitssettings.GoogleText-to-speechisthedefaultpre-installedengine.
n Speech rate:Selecthowfastyouwantthesynthesizertospeak.
n Listen to an example:Playabriefsampleofthespeechsynthesizer,usingyourcurrent
settings.
n Default language status:Checkwhetherthetext-to-speechoutputfeaturesupportsthe
currentsystemlanguage.
Pointer Speed
Thismenuallowsyoutoselecthowfastthepointershouldmovewhenyouconnectthephonewith
amouseortrackpadaccessory.