Eva can do a lot, but its natural language recognition needs improvement - the need to remember so many specific command phrases made using this app seem as much a chore as a help. For one thing, Google won't capitalize the start of a sentence after a period when I'm dictating email (hey, I'm an editor that matters to me).īottom line: One of the beauties of Siri is that it just works.
The app also required me to change my default text-to-speech input from Samsung's to Google's system, which I didn't want to do. It was unable to understand basic commands such as "Open " without prior setup - in other words, I needed to pre-save all the Web sites I want to visit by voice command. There's a lot to remember in order to use Eva. "Add an event to my calendar" didn't work - I had to say "Create an event." Instead of "Check my calendar" I had to say "What's on my calendar today?" "Find coffeemakers on Amazon" headed me to a map I needed to say "Search coffeemakers on Amazon" to get the right search going. In addition, its natural language understanding is quite limited. The app also offers a list of 112 different help topics. This app is more difficult to use than any of the others - you have to run through a 3-minute training session when you first open it. And it lets you voice-search several sources, not only Google Web.ĭrawbacks: Customization comes at a cost - not only because of Eva's $8.99 pricetag, which is higher than the other apps covered here (although it is reasonable for a robust app), but because of its complexity.
#VOICE ACTIONS FOR ANDROID UPDATE#
The latest update reads all the day's events from multiple Google calendars. Why you might want it: This is the only app I've tested that's customizable, allowing you to assign specific applications or Web bookmarks for personalized voice commands. It also reads text messages while in background mode.
#VOICE ACTIONS FOR ANDROID ANDROID#
It's the only one of all the apps I tested that allows you to customize website bookmarks, so you could, say, assign the name "Android blog" to JR Raphael's Android Power and then tell Eva to open Android blog. Eva uses a female voice for responses if you prefer a male voice, you can use Evan and Evan Intern. It searches multiple sites, including Google, Wikipedia, Amazon, eBay and others. What it does: Eva performs a large number of tasks, such as giving directions and stock quotes, announcing incoming calls, making calls, creating expense reports and managing contacts. Other versions: Eva Intern: Free for 28 days
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