Introducing Voice Actions for Android in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain

Last year in the US, we introduced Voice Actions, a series of spoken commands that let you control your Android phone or tablet with your voice. You can call businesses and contacts, send texts, browse the web and complete other common tasks, all just by speaking into your phone.

Today, we’re pleased to announce that users in the UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain can now use Voice Actions in British English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.

To use Voice Actions, tap the microphone button on the Google search box on your home screen, open the Voice Search app, or press down for a few seconds on the physical search button on your phone to activate the “Speak Now” screen. You can see how it works in this video.

Speak any of these commands to perform a Voice Action on your phone:

• send text to [contact] [message]
• call [business]
• call [contact]
• go to [website]
• navigate to [location/business name]
• directions to [location/business name]
• map of [location]

And of course, you can still conduct a Google search using your voice.

Use Voice Actions to get directions, or send a text using just your voice

Voice Actions is available on phones and tablets running Android 2.2 and higher. If you don't have Voice Search on your phone yet, you can download it from Android Market - if you do have Voice Search, you can just start using Voice Actions.

We think Voice Actions helps you get things done on your phone faster and easier. Give it a try, and let us know what you think!

Posted by Bertrand Damiba, Product Manager

Photos of Miss Universe Italy 2011, Elisa Torrini

Miss Universe Italy 2011:

>>Elisa Torrini, Miss Universe Italy 2011

Elisa Torrini is newly Miss Universe Italy 2011. Elisa Torrini is an Italian model from Rome, and was born on April 10, 2011. She was crowned Miss Universe Italy 2011 on June 30, 2011 at the Piazzale del Soccorso in Forio d’Ischia. She is 1.80 m tall (5’11″). By winning the title, Elisa earned the right to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil, on September 12, 2011.

Check out more photos of Miss Universe Italy 2011, Elisa Torrini:

 

 

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Photo Courtesy of Miss Universe Italy, Ischiablog.it

Silvia Novais, Miss Italia nel Mondo 2011

Miss Italia nel Mondo 2011:

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Silvia Novais from Brazil was crowned Miss Italia nel Mondo 2011. Silvia Novais was Miss Sao Paulo in 2009 and a semi-finalist in Miss Brasil 2009 pageant. The runners up were Argentina and Spain. Completing the top 6 Venezuela,Ecuador and Switzerland.

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Reference: http://www.voy.com/197533/

Elisa Torrini, Miss Universe Italy 2011

Elisa Torrini, Miss Universe Italy 2011:

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Born Elisa Torrini
April 10, 1989 (age 22)
Rome
Lazio, Italy
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color Black
Eye color Green
Title(s) Miss Universo Italia 2011
Major
competition(s) Miss Universo Italia 2011 (winner)
Miss Universe 2011

Elisa Torrini (Rome, 10/04/1989) is an Italian model. She was crowned Miss Universe Italy 2011 on June 30, 2011 at the Piazzale del Soccorso in Forio d'Ischia. She is 1.80 m tall (5'11"). By winning the title, Elisa earned the right to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil, on September 12, 2011.