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How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:16:50 GMT

I tried searching the Android Market for this, but no luck. I've also tried sending a text from the Google site, but clicking on the link, after I received the text, just gave an error message.

Any ideas?

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

suze — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:03:54 GMT

On mine, X10 large, if you long press and select Widget then scroll through and select Search (with the google G next to it) and put it on yuor home screen then that has a microphone on it and you just press and say what you want to look for. This was on my phone as standard... I haven't downloaded anything to do with it as far as I know. I am in the UK so maybe its a country specific thing??

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

sushidushi — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:08:00 GMT

I have the Google search box (the one line thing across the width of the screen) on mine, in Canada, and it doesn't have a microphone, so you might well be right about it being country-specific.

I miss England. Not just because of Google searching by voice!

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

sushidushi — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:10:54 GMT

I notice, too, that if I go to Manage Applications, I have 'Google Search' as well as 'Google Search (Enhanced)'. Is this the same as yours?

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

suze — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:14:33 GMT

I have both, but the enhanced has data in whereas the other doesn't.

Just a thought, do you have the HTC_IME keyboard cos that gave me voice capability so I wonder if it appeared when I installed that? Hmmm, curious.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

sushidushi — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:19:56 GMT

Yes, my enhanced Google search is the only one with data in it.

I don't have the HTC-IME keyboard. It doesn't seem to be in the market, unless it's under a different name.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

suze — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:27:28 GMT

OMG Sushi you have been missing out (imho) you have to download it to your PC from Gimpsta's site found via XDA Developers. Once you have it, unzip it and then copy it across to your phone. Then go to your SD card wherever you saved it (I made a file called HTC) and then tap on it and it gives you the option to install the application.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=654179

You basically can pick the font on your keys/the colour of the background, keys, function keys, whether you want a picture on your space bar. Its brilliant to type on and also gives you the old style number keypad and T9, which I still used depending on how I am feeling.

If you do get it, it will be interesting to see if it then gives you that little mike next to the google search box.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

sushidushi — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:36:10 GMT

I need to pop out soon, but I'll try that later, if I can. I'm not very good at technical things, but I'll do what I can in the light of your instructions, which appear to be clear, even to me...! Thank you.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

suze — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:46:24 GMT

It's evening here so I will be on and off here so give me a shout later if you run into probs. Its one of the first things I did when I got the phone, so if I could do it as a noobie I'm sure you will be fine! (you have got a file manager?).

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

sushidushi — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:51:40 GMT

A file manager? Erm, I don't know. What does it look like...?

I have registered with the XDA forum now, but also seem to need to register with something else, so I'll do that bit later.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

suze — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:57:23 GMT

I dont know whether you are kidding me or not:smileysilly: I have got Astro and Linda, both are file managers. Yes you have to register on Gimpsta's site to start building your phone.

Actually if you just want to try the plain one the link to Jonasl's original is here....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416 you need the high res version given first.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

sushidushi — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:25:55 GMT

Actually, I wasn't kidding you! I have AndExplorer, which I now understand to be a file manager. I suppose I must have downloaded it for some reason when I got the phone, probably for no other reason than it was free and I was feeling app happy. It's a bit late in the day (and my life?) for me to start doing clever things, but I'll give this a try in the next day or two. Thanks again.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:25:01 GMT

Hello to the both of you.

I managed to install HTC-IME keyboard, and it's good... but, I can't get the voice recognition to work!

Have I missed something?

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Raynger

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

suze — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:43:31 GMT

I'm replying to the original post to get the big box back.

Where are you location wise? I wonder if it is location sensitive. It clearly was already on my phone then, not something that came with the HTC keyboard. That was a bit of a long shot that Sushi was going to try. Sorry if we took over your thread.

If I find any other info I will come back to you.

Re: How can I install Google Search by Voice on my Xperia X10?

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:23:42 GMT

Hello Suze,

I live in England.

Cheers

Raynger