Other than the “S”peed improvement, iPhone 3GS also comes with some unique features which are not available to the original iPhone models. One of them is the Voice Control that lets you make calls or play music by using your voice. For instance, simply speak to your iPhone and say “Call Simon”. iPhone recognizes the contact and repeats it for confirmation, then dial away. Voice control also works when you’re playing song in iPod app. Say, to check out the name of song that is currently playing, ask your iPhone what song is playing and you’ll hear the answer. It’s a pretty cool feature, though, practically it takes time for iPhone to learn your voice.
Anyhow, for those still using iPhone 2G or 3G, you’ll probably love to bundle this feature into your iPhone. You can follow this guide to install voice control application on iPhone 2G and 3G. [Thanks for those iPhone developers to make Voice Control available on these iPhone models!]
Prerequisite
To install voice control app, you should meet the following requirements:
1. First, you need a jailbroken iPhone running iPhone 3.0 or up.
2. Next, your iPhone should have OpenSSH installed. (Please note: OpenSSH can be found on Cydia.)
3. You should know how to transfer file from your computer to iPhone via SSH. If you’re not familiar about it, please check out the SSH tutorial before going deeper.
Procedures to install Voice Control App
Okay, if you have everything prepared, let’s get started.
1. Download the Voice Control App from here. Extract the zipped file and you should get a folder named “Voice Control.app”. (Note: For Mac user, the “.app” extension may be hidden.)
2. Transfer the Voice Control App to your iPhone using SSH and place it under /<root>/Applications.
3. Make sure the folder permission is correct. Normally, the folder should be correct after copied. But you can confirm it by right-clicking on “Voice Control.app” folder and select “Info” to verify the folder permission. Make sure the Octal is set to 0755.
4. Restart your iPhone and that’s it!
Once restarted, you’ll see the Voice Control icon on the homescreen. Tap on it to activate the app. The voice control app is not exactly the same as the one on iPhone 3GS. You’ll see a navigation bar at the bottom of the screen with Contacts, iPod and Bookmarks available. To make a call, tap “Contacts” and simply call a name in your contacts. Voice Control recognizes the name and show you the phone number. You can then tap on the number and dial it right away. You can further tap on the “Info” icon on the top-right and fine-tunes the settings of Voice Control. Enjoy!
can i use DISKAID to transfer the “voice control app” to my iphone 2g? and will it work even i don’t change the permission?
@tony, I think DISKAID will also work.
No you dont have to change the permissions.
We just put it in the instructions because we think its fun.
dumbass.
i have followed all the steps but the voice control is not showing on my home screen but the file is in my /root/applications folder any ideas?
now i have the app on my home screen (filename has to be VoiceControl.app) but when i click on it, it try’s to open but then goes off??
you have to restart your phone
The voice control app does the same as number 3 above…I have rebooted my phone but still crashes.
Any proffered solution pls?
Voice app crashes, it won’t open.
Does not work on 3G, FW 3.1.2, BB 5.11. I have tried 3 separate times. The permissions are Ok, and I have reset every time. When I click on the program, it crashes.
I faced the same problem of crashing. But this worked for me in WinSCP. When you right click to check for permissions on the folder, make sure its octal is 0755 and that you also check the box saying Set group, owner and permissions recursively. Click OK and then restart the phone. It should work now
Thanks! It works now.
Thanks Kamal,
Checking the box Set group, owner, and permissions recursively in WinSCP made in work.
thnx simon great application
AMAZING FEATURE….
SIMO thnks for sharing.
Thanks it works. Great application.
Word up to the developers as well.
Simon, keep up the good work, we appreciate your efforts.
I am using a Mac. How do I set permissions and the Octal? Thanks for any help.
That would be so cool, a voice controlled phone!
I’ve followed all the directions but the voice control won’t show on my home screen.
After so many failed attempts, I never gave up, now it’s working!!!! Thanks Simon and for the others comments info, esp. Kamal. Thank you.
what did you do ?
Is this the real Voice Control application or just Vocalia with some skins? I’m asking this because it does not repeat and i also cannot start the aplication with home button. Also the languages are just English, French or German.
Simon, what do you say about this?
Best regards…
Thanks Kamal for addition note. It works.
i’ve followed all the steps, but i dont see the icon there.
im using os 3.0 i didnt upgrade at all as i feel that its pretty unstable.
must i upgrade to 3.1.2?
its work on my iphone 2g… thanks…
ONCE MORE…..this site is great!! Especially for a 47 year old born-again techie!! I’ve learned to read all the viewer comments before I start on an SSH or jailbreak, etc. Also, need to thank “KAMAL” for the comment on setting the “group, owner and permissions recursively” box!! I forgot the first time and went back to re-read the posts and found what the problem was. Changed the setting and re-started to a brand new application via Simon and SHH (and Kamal)!
Thanks again!
Jim Frogge in NC
great app thanks
great app shame u have to open it to use it !!!!!!
i still don’t see the app after setting the permissions settings…just to check, after i extracted the zip file, it’s only a file by itself? other applications are all in folders when i SSH onto my iphone except this?
You must set octal to 755 and ALSO CHECK THE “set group owner and permission recursively” to make it work will 3.1.2. I got it working but its a horrible applications and seems very buggy.
thanks for the app. it’s working, but I didn’t try the functions yet to tell you my opinion
pleas help have followed all steps (cant check permissions as when i right click on file no “info” comes up so dont know how else to check) have icon on screen have restarted and resprung phone but app starts to open the goes back to home screen help!!!!
it doesn’t work for me it crashes
this is a modification of the Vocalia app, not the real one that came with the new ipod.
download the Vocalia app from hakulous, does the same that this mode and you don’t need to do all those steps.
You can do same thing with PC suite application (without OpenSSH) , copy the VoiceControl.app to “Root\Applications” , when you copy the application change
permissions to 775 , very important to INCLUDE FOLDERS AND SUB FOLDERS (there are a check-box) Other way application will shout down second after you will start it.
good luck!
How to uninstal the voice control above? Because my it is not working
yea! its cool..
But it does differ a lot from the inbuilt voice control given in 3gs.
VOCALIA is damn poor compared to inbuilt voice control in 3GS
How to delete the application? I didnt it useful anymore though the apps is great…
How to delete the application? I didnt think it useful anymore though the apps is great…
You can delete the “Voice Control.app” folder in //Applications and reboot your iPhone.
Instead use Cydelete from Cydia…
can Delete all cydia apps like apple apps…