If you’re cool with the permissions required, tap OK. A window pops up to tell you all the actions that Voice Access needs to observe to work. Initially named as Voice Action which allowed one to give speech commands to an Android phone.
Go to Settings > Accessibility> Voice Access and turn on the switch next to Use service. Once Voice Access has been downloaded, you must enable one more option before using the service. To do this in the Google app, go to Settings > Voice > Offline Speech Recognition and make sure your native language is listed. Next, you must have a language set up for offline speech recognition. Open the app, go to Settings > Voice > Voice Match, and turn on Hey Google. You must also have “Ok Google” detection enabled in the Google app. You must also enable several settings before the Voice Access service will work properly. To take advantage of Voice Access, you need to be running Android version 5.0 or higher and have the Google app on your device, which you can download from Google Play (Opens in a new window) if necessary.
Here’s how to set up and use this feature. If you have Android 11, Voice Access now works offline and displays labels on apps to help you better navigate your phone via voice. With Voice Access, you can navigate your phone using your voice in order to open apps, make calls, browse web pages, and dictate text. You can now say something out loud to perform a voice action. Your phone or tablet will start listening to your voice. But for people who can’t easily use their hands due to disability or injury, or simply have their hands full, Google offers a Voice Access app. To start a voice action, either tap the microphone icon on the Google search widget at the top of your home screen or open Google Now and say Google out loud. Navigating your mobile phone typically requires a lot of hand holding along with plenty of taps, swipes, and other gestures.