![]() ![]() Voice Actions is integrated with Android's Google Maps app that includes free turn-by-turn directions (U.S. There is one obvious advantage that Voice Actions has over Siri and that's turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation. Apple appears to have improved its voice command features with Siri, at least for iPhone 4S owners. My iPhone 3GS, for example, is obsessed with playing Radiohead, no matter what I ask it to play. However, in my experience, the iPhone's pre-Siri voice control wasn't particularly reliable. Some of these voice command features, such as calling a contact or playing music, were also part of the iPhone's previous voice control features. Android can open a webpage directly using commands such as "Go to Wikipedia." You can also open webpages using both services, though Siri first routes you through a web search and makes you select a result. ![]() There are a number of features in which Siri and Voice Actions can do the same thing-such as dictating text messages and emails, playing music, calling contacts from your address book, searching the web, and dictating notes. But how do the two competing feature sets compare? Are Apple and Google offering the same services, or does the newcomer Siri offer advantages that even improved Android Voice Actions can't match? Here's a look at the feature highlights for both services, as well as a few third-party Android apps that can help augment Voice Actions if you happen to start feeling Siri-envy. With Siri just out and ICS' new voice features on the way, the two companies look to be gearing up for a voice-activated showdown. ICS will include a new hands free voice-activation feature, as well as an overhauled voice input engine. In November, Google also plans to update Android's voice input engine with Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich on the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Both Siri and Voice Actions promise to make your life easier by letting you speak-rather than type-your messages, web searches, notes, and navigation. Apple's new voice input-based digital assistant, Siri for the iPhone 4S pits the iPhone against Android's Voice Actions, a popular feature for Android phones running Android 2.2 (Froyo) or higher. ![]()
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