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    Terrible voice recognition on Android?

    I've been cautiously impressed using Google voice commands to set up meetings and alarms. But bizarrely the one thing it is getting worse at is letting me say "call 123 456 789". It has some really bad errors which I find hard to fathom.

    For instance I tell it to call a number "blah blah blah four thousand". Which it hears as "blah blah blah 4444". How on earth can you mis-hear "four thousand" as "four four four four"?!
    Originally posted by MaryPoppins
    I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
    Originally posted by vetran
    Urine is quite nourishing

    #2
    Your accent?
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #3
      What conceivable accent can those two things sound similar? Or can it mis-hear "double three" as "37". If it can't understand me it should just say so, not dial a random number!
      Originally posted by MaryPoppins
      I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
      Originally posted by vetran
      Urine is quite nourishing

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        #4
        Originally posted by d000hg View Post
        What conceivable accent can those two things sound similar? Or can it mis-hear "double three" as "37". If it can't understand me it should just say so, not dial a random number!
        Cos you don't have a US one.
        "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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          #5
          I had a Parrot in my car once, (device not bird), and I used the voice commands on it;

          'Call Mother..'

          and it replied with..

          'Calling Paul Dixon...' and called him before I could stop it. Hadn't spoke to him for over four years so had to spend the rest of the journey catching up on my dollar......

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            #6
            Originally posted by stek View Post
            I had a Parrot in my car once, (device not bird), and I used the voice commands on it;

            'Call Mother..'

            and it replied with..

            'Calling Paul Dixon...' and called him before I could stop it. Hadn't spoke to him for over four years so had to spend the rest of the journey catching up on my dollar......
            You not installed the patch that improves the recognition of thick Bolton accents? The addition of a quick command to dial Bargain Booze and Greggs is useful as well apparently.
            'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!

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              #7
              Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
              You not installed the patch that improves the recognition of thick Bolton accents? The addition of a quick command to dial Bargain Booze and Greggs is useful as well apparently.
              Greggs!!!

              Carrs Pasties in Bolton closely followed by Ye Olde Pastie Shoppe pasties my friend!

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                #8
                NLUK tried "please show my CUK inbox" and it broke.

                Works for his accountant though.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by stek View Post
                  Greggs!!!

                  Carrs Pasties in Bolton closely followed by Ye Olde Pastie Shoppe pasties my friend!
                  Greggs don't sell pasties they sell "bakes", sausage rolls and yum-yums.
                  "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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