It there a voice recognition phone dialer in the Market?

[brotim1]

Is there a phone dialer for android HTC Hero that has voice recognition?

[cmbarry1]

the hero doesn't have the hold phone button for voice dial?

[Shel]

On the Droid, if you press and hold the magnifying glass icon for about a second, a "Speak Now" message appears. If you say "Call Bob Smith", and he's in your contact list, it'll dial him.

You can also say "Dial xxx xxx-xxxx" and it will dial it.

Not sure if this is an OS 2.0 feature, but I believe it was on my myTouch... not sure.

[DFXmobile]

Shel,

Google Voice Search is very cool and great for stuff like navigation, but it is tough to rely on for general contact dialing:


Works for a random subset of contacts. Returns web results for many.
Requires exact info: "Call Bob Smith at mobile." Will not ask user for clarification by voice command.
May frequently get "Connection Error / Try Again."

DFXmobile developed Voice Dialer HF (get via Android Market) in response. Allows true "never-touch-the-screen" hands-free voice dialing in the car. See http://www.dfxmobile.com/voicedialerhf for full details and setup instructions.

Limitations:
- Droid only (Android 2.0)
- Uses camera button to start, speakerphone/mic to converse with the user
- Only switches to Bluetooth for the actual call
- Paid app for something that should have come with the phone

[thunderstruck]

With the way Google is, don't be surprised if they suddenly release a free version that does all your app does, and probably more. For crying out loud, my Motorola phone had voice activated dialing via my BT headset 5 years ago. It should come with the phone, you are right.