[Q] Need help with voice dialing so I can legally use my phone driving.

[shadowofdarkness]

I need a way to be able to voice dial at any time even with the phone locked or with some other app the Voice Talk open via Bluetooth, I know this is possible on Android since my old Motorola Milestone could do it and would be legal under the new laws.

My province is now getting distracted driving laws which will make using my phone illegal with how many steps it takes currently.


I refuse to give up locking my phone since I have private info on it but I need to be able to make calls by pressing the button on my Bluetooth even with the phone locked since it could even be in my jeans pocket with no way to get at it when sitting.


Currently on my GS2 I have to unlock the phone then double click the home button to bring up voice dialing or even open the voice talk app if I am in a different app.

Compared to my Milestone where I never touched it and at any time even pattern locked or in a different app I could just press the button on my Bluetooth and say "call jane" or something and it always worked.

How can I get this back? Considering the laws are coming into effect next month for me.

I would like to keep the stock Samsung voice for most time but would be willing to have a second one that works even if the phone is locked.

I also have people that want this phone but willn't buy it until I get this fixed.

 

[k1sr]

Use Tasker to disable the lock pattern when connected to a bluetooth device - therefore when you disconnect from your car bluetooth, your lock pattern will re-activate.

Problem solved!

 

[shadowofdarkness]

OK I have that and think I am close to setting it up but can't totally figure it out how to disable the lock screen.

All I have figured out is a profile that runs if a mic headset is connected but when I try to figure out the task it does I get stuck.

I have never used Tasker before.

 

[shadowofdarkness]

This is suddenly going to be to expensive since I found out the SGS2 requires extra work to disable the pattern lock which is a extra $10 plugin and I am not even sure if I want to pay for Tasker itself after the 7 day trial.

I might try and find out how it was done on my old phone when locked.

For others that may want to kn ow here is the thread for this on a GS2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1110307

 

[k1sr]

Nope, you don't need the plugin - there's a keyguard action that you would disable, which also disables the lockscreen.

I'm trying to set this up myself, but for some stupid reason, it's not responding when I press my bluetooth button at all...

Fricken Vlingo - you suck!

 

[shadowofdarkness]

Nope, you don't need the plugin - there's a keyguard action that you would disable, which also disables the lockscreen.

I'm trying to set this up myself, but for some stupid reason, it's not responding when I press my bluetooth button at all...

Fricken Vlingo - you suck!

Are you sure that would work on our Samsung phones since they modified the locking system to use the /efs partition?

If you do get it working make sure to tell me how.