[Q] Rogers Samsung Captivate and Bluetooth Voice Command Dialer

[kintaro]

Well i've been doing a bunch of stuff to my phone to get things humming along, but the one thing that hasn't worked at all is Bluetooth Voice Command Dialer.

I've tried the native bluetooth voice command dialer, and the following apps below:

Vlingo Virtual Assistant
Choice Dialer
Bow Tie

The bluetooth handsfree that i am using is the Samsung WEP200 and I own 3 of them and all 3 of them don't work.

When i mean don't work, i hit the command button and it would prompt with the "Bluetooth Voice Dialler" prompt and I try to speak but nothing is happening. The audio routes to the bluetooth, but i suspect the mic isn't.

Bluetooth calls and call last caller works, but that is it as it is basic bluetooth capabilities.

So at the moment I am stumped and wondering if anyone out there got it to work and what your handsfree is.

 

[LSFT]

I have noticed the same problem. Is your phone a Rogers Captivate using Kies to update or it's an ATT Captivate using Odin to flash rom?

I have i897 AT&T and Odin flash and I notice this issue. When I was on the Rogers ROM 2.1, my bluetooth wouldn't pair. Now on 2.2, I can pair and call using BT, but voice dialler doesn't seem to have the mic on...

I tried bluetooth mic tester app and it didn't record anything via bluetooth.

 

[kintaro]

I'm using the Rogers Froyo over Kies. It took me forever to install it since i had to repair my nv_data.bin.

This problem plagued me from Cognition 2.3b8 as well. To date I haven't had a Froyo install that worked with Bluetooth Voice Command Dialer.

If anyone out there that had the bluetooth voice command dialer to work on their captivate I'm all ears. I am thinking maybe it is because my Samsung WEP-200 is too old?

 

[LSFT]

BTW, I'm using Jawbone Prime.

I also tried other apps vlingo and all those none seem to be able to capture mic from BT when voice dialing. I can have voice conversations using my BT, but no voice dial.

 

[kintaro]

Well I think it might be a general issue with Froyo and Samsung Captivate in general, regardless of Froyo custom builds. If someone else has it working on a specific ROM i am all ears.

Later tomorrow I will contact Samsung Support and ask them about this, because this is really stupid.

 

[boomerod]

Just wonderful. Well, I hope that's not your true official Froyo. If so, Samsung is just killing me. I've been running I9000 Froyo ROMs because the first nor second Cappy Froyo leaks don't have this functionality. This is the one function I want Froyo for more than anything else. I hate to say this, but my iPhone 3GS worked perfectly (you know what that means: I could voice dial over Bluetooth, but the call wouldn't stay connected!!). I just hope this is not an indication that Froyo for Cappy - if it ever is released - will not have this functionality. It just keeps getting better with these guys.

 

[LSFT]

Any updates from Samsung?

 

[kintaro]

well i called samsung social hub support. Their official answer it isn't even a feature of the phone. Also they are aware that the bluetooth voice command dialer is broken on the phone and isn't supported.

I've requested they have it as a potential feature in the future as it is bylaw in some provinces and states that people use bluetooth voice command dialer.

Well this only puts one more nail in for samsung...

Also this could be related because of their stupid bluetooth stack, but there isn't much more I can find on this.

I hope this information is helpful to those looking around.

 

[ewingr]

I've had it successful on two or three different ROMS. But I can't remember which for sure.

I think it worked on one of the Perception ROMS; It doesn't come on Assonance ROMS.

Something that I have done on ROMS that don't come with the Voice Dialer, I use Blue Tooth LAunche. I'm using it now on Assonance 5.2 You can configure it for what you want it to connect to.

It may take a bit of experimentation on how to configure it. When you go into the list of apps to configure, it lists all the various activities of the apps, and you need to select the right one. For example, to bring up Google Voice Search, I have it using com.google.androd.voicesearch.recognitionactivity.

 

[baxster]

Google Voice Dial

I had the same issues on Assonance 5.2. What I did was take the voicedialer.apk from Perception 9.5 and installed - that worked for me.

I have attached the apk for you, I can't for the life of me remember how I had to install it though.

I had a lot of dropped calls on Assonance and didn't realize at the time that I could just update the modem - live and learn I guess.

 

[ewingr]

I just downloaded the voice dialer.

I actually have it at home, but not sure if same version. I tried to install it on one of the ROMS (I think Assonance) and was unsuccessful. I probably tried using Root Explorer. I don't think I tried just dropping it in the Apps folder. But not sure.

I'm installing Cognition 3 as I write this. We'll see how things go on that.

 

[chinesedevil]

I had the same issues on Assonance 5.2. What I did was take the voicedialer.apk from Perception 9.5 and installed - that worked for me.

I have attached the apk for you, I can't for the life of me remember how I had to install it though.

I had a lot of dropped calls on Assonance and didn't realize at the time that I could just update the modem - live and learn I guess.

I'd try this but it wont let me install over system apps lol. Anyone know how to do it? BT dialing doesn't work on my rogers 2.2 either.

 

[kintaro]

Well the bluetooth launch + vlingo voice works (the one from samsungs apps)
I've tried updating the voice dialer.apk from this thread, and this one:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780687
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908492

No luck.

I think if we wanted to use the native bluetooth voice dialer we need to update some system libraries and also the apk file. Thoughts?

 

[outcastrc]

Well the bluetooth launch + vlingo voice works (the one from samsungs apps)
I've tried updating the voice dialer.apk from this thread, and this one:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780687
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=908492

No luck.

I think if we wanted to use the native bluetooth voice dialer we need to update some system libraries and also the apk file. Thoughts?

I am hopping that when the AT&T update happens we may be able to get the files we need to get the Rogers version working...

 

[LSFT]

I also tried with the VoiceDialer.apk provided in this thread and no luck. Also tried the 09SEP-VoiceDialer.apk and no luck.

I do agree that there is some system libraries that need to be updated, since there are claims that 09SEP-VoiceDialer.apk worked with others.

Since we can have conversations with our bluetooth, it's not an hardware issue. It's something with software.

 

[distortionist]

Same issue here with rogers captivate.. I deleted the dialer to see what happens, and the button on my headset now did nothing, but if i held it in, it would call the last number dialed. I flashed it back to factory and got my app back, and the button brought up the bluetooth dialer again, but it doesnt work. And now pressing and holding calls voice mail again.

I wish they had a settings section to assign the button presses to applications without 3rd party apps.

I hate how rogers and samsung are washing their hands of the issue. they wont take the phone back. Its illegal here to use my phone while driving. I got the phone on the 11th. I am still waiting for the accessories I bought to arrive, everything from a desk dock to car dock, spare battery.. all OEM.

If they don't get this right, I wont be buying more products from them.

I have more faith in you guys finding a solution than them.

 

[squarejp]

Same problem and I think NONE of the Bluetooth mic works on Voice Command on Froyo roms for my Captive. I've tried the AT&T leaked Rom and also the Cognition 3.04, NONE of them support Bluetooth voice dialing but no problem for normal phone conversation. Now that is EXTREMELY ANNOYING!

iPhone 5 for sure! No more Android suckers!

 

[carlito_punk]

Just wanted to pipe in that I'm in the same boat and pretty mad at sumsung/rogers for not including bluetooth voice dialing! Is this 2011 or what?
I just bought some very expensive bluetooth headsets for my motorcycle and now find out that my brand new "state of the art" phone can't voice dial with them?

Hopefully someone figures this out. I'm counting on someone being way smarter than I am with this stuff

 

[Miami_Son]

Man, after having this phone for 6 weeks now I'm starting to wonder why I switched from my WinMo phone. For all the hype of Android and the criticism of WinMo, there are a number of things, like voice dialing over BT, that just plain worked on my HTC Tilt 2. And I'm finding that WinMo was a lot more customizable (and a lot easier to work with) than what Android allows me to do. If it weren't for the gorgeous screen and capacitive touchscreen I would go back to my Tilt 2 and sell this POS Samsung device.

 

[phlunkie]

Man, after having this phone for 6 weeks now I'm starting to wonder why I switched from my WinMo phone. For all the hype of Android and the criticism of WinMo, there are a number of things, like voice dialing over BT, that just plain worked on my HTC Tilt 2. And I'm finding that WinMo was a lot more customizable (and a lot easier to work with) than what Android allows me to do. If it weren't for the gorgeous screen and capacitive touchscreen I would go back to my Tilt 2 and sell this POS Samsung device.

In all fairness, this is a samsung issue. Not Android.