BlackBerry gets Google Voice Search

Google Voice Search, Blackberry
After releasing the voice-activated search application in November for iPhone, and then last month for Android with its RC33 update, Google has brought the functionality to BlackBerry users.

The feature works either with the Google Mobile App, or by simply navigating to http://m.google.com, and holding down the "talk" button to administer vocal searches. The Google Mobile app is available on all versions of BlackBerry running on O/S 4.1+ and voice-enabled searches only on O/S 4.2 and above. Additionally, the updated site also supports "My Location," which uses the phone's location data to automatically narrow down searches to results within a close proximity to the user.

There's one catch, and it's an easy one to predict: there's no support for the Storm, the BlackBerry that should probably be known as the "BlackSheep." Google, however, says support for the popular touchscreen BlackBerry is coming.

Comments are closed.

© 1998-2024 BetaNews, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Cookie Policy.