Utter! Voice Commands App for Android Review
Couple of years back Siri set the benchmark for intelligent personal assistants in iOS. Even though lots of Siri clones have come up in the Android platform since, none has been able to make a mark in the category yet. utter! Voice Commands app for Android is a new player on the block that implements quite a number of features that Siri has. You can get utter! Voice Commands Android app for free from Google Play Store.
utter! Voice Commands App Features
utter! Voice Commands app for Android is an offline voice controlled personal assistant that is pretty fast and functional. If your phone has Jelly Bean, the app allows many device based commands to be performed offline, without the need for a data connection. And it does it all without a user interface.
utter! Voice Commands runs in the background and since it does not have a UI, you can access its functions from anywhere on the device. The bottom line is that you can carry out lots of tasks by simply speaking to the app. For example, if you want to know the current time/date, simply say “What is the time/date?” and the app will reply in a naturally sounding female voice.
utter! Voice Commands is still in BETA. But like Gmail of yesteryears, it is still nearly fully loaded that makes you wonder what the meaning of ‘BETA’ is in the first place? The app is capable of doing literally anything. You can search for difficult terms, visit websites, launch apps, send text messages, search photos etc. You can also set your next appointment using utter! Voice Commands.
An interesting feature with Android utter! Voice Commands app is that you can have your own commands and controls. If you want to have your own voice command to initiate a particular action, go to the customization section and follow on-screen guide and naturally spoken instructions. It also supports custom phrases. Further, the app supports third party apps as well as Google Voice Search. The app is designed to run silently in the background and wake up every time you perform a specific gesture or action.
Conclusion
utter! Voice Commands app for Android catches your attention on the sheer weight of its features and performance. It is pretty fast and reliable, the highlight feature being the ability to have your own commands and controls. Setting up the app is quite easy. Since it is not UI driven, you can access it virtually from anywhere in your mobile phone. Even though it runs in the background, it is not a battery hog either. Verdict: Worth checking out.
Category: Free Android Apps
Great invention i will love this!!!