(You have to open the app and tap on the bright blue
microphone icon before saying a command.)
It's a big deal because until now drivers have had to tap
a microphone icon before interacting with their Android Auto setup.
Not exact matches
Incidentally, the instructor shared ground rules during the second week of the study asking participants to click the raised - hand
icon in Elluminate
before using the
microphone to minimize technical issues with audio feedback, which was a technology issue in Week 1.
To use the new feature, you just press the
microphone icon in the app — where
before, there was some limited voice search functionality offered.
And, like the Lumia
Icon and 1520
before it, the 930 offers four directional
microphones for better noise cancellation and truer voice recording.
The app isn't very intuitive — it requires you to wirelessly reconnect to your Roku stick or box every time you open the app — and unlike almost every other voice - controlled app I've used, you have to tap the
microphone icon both
before and after you've said your command.