# Which cell phones support voice recognition?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cell-phones-support-voice-recognition/664740>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 28, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cell-phones-support-voice-recognition/664740 "2013-07-28T17:05:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![typoink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecb155/32.png) [@typoink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typoink)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cell-phones-support-voice-recognition/664740/21 "2013-07-29T21:06:57Z")

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> [@Blakeyrat](#):
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> How would it be redundant? Next time you call the guy, hit “store number” and type in his name. From then on you can just use the voice command to dial.
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> The reason the exact feature you ask for doesn’t usually exist (assuming it doesn’t) is that 95% (ass-pull) of mobile phone users use the address book. So there’s no need for it for the vast majority of their customers.

He’s saying it’s redundant to the perfect list in his head and doesn’t want to bother setting up an address book at all.

Which is fine, although it ignores the numerous benefits to setting up a contact list, such as in emergencies, for storing info beyond phone numbers, and for enabling detailed caller ID.

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**Author:** ![Blakeyrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cell-phones-support-voice-recognition/664740/22 "2013-07-29T21:11:14Z")

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> [@typoink](#):
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> He’s saying it’s redundant to the perfect list in his head and doesn’t want to bother setting up an address book at all.
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> Which is fine, although it ignores the numerous benefits to setting up a contact list, such as in emergencies, for storing info beyond phone numbers, and for enabling detailed caller ID.

And syncing between devices so the list is always available.

It also ignores that he’s a tiny minority of people who prefer to memorize phone numbers, and mobile phone companies generally don’t add features that cater to tiny minorities simply because it’s not as profitable for them.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cell-phones-support-voice-recognition/664740/23 "2013-07-29T21:26:29Z")

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> [@typoink](#):
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> He’s saying it’s redundant to the perfect list in his head and doesn’t want to bother setting up an address book at all.
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> Which is fine, although it ignores the numerous benefits to setting up a contact list, such as in emergencies, for storing info beyond phone numbers, and for enabling detailed caller ID.

No. It used to be, with Voice dialing, you first had to store the number, and then after storing it, you’d have to make a voice recording of your own voice _saying_ said contact. Once you’ve done all that, you can now voice dial that number for future uses. So now, in your phone you have two contact lists. Your regular one and the other list that you’ve set up voice dialing for.

The thing is, you no longer have to do that now. All you have to do now is type it in and the phone will recognize it.

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