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Voice Dialing for iPhone?

by Tim Stevens on July 20, 2007 at 08:53 AM

iPhone Voice Dialing Coming Soon?Despite all the hype, there are a few key features missing from the iPhone that you'll find on just about every other smart phone out there. IM support for chatting is one that's recently been fixed by intrepid developers. Another shortfall is the inability to dial by voice, though thankfully it seems Apple may be addressing that second problem. All iPhone all the time site iPhoneFaq has picked up on a little detail in the description for Apple's upcoming Bluetooth headset accessory that might indicate voice dialing is coming in the not-too-distant future. Part of the description for the headset includes a line that states:

"The iPhone Bluetooth Headset features a single button that lets you make and receive phone calls simply and intuitively."

Obviously one button isn't enough to punch in a phone number (unless you know Morse code and have a lot of patience), so it seems safe to assume that voice dialing should be enabled when the headset hits the streets in a few weeks. Will this come via software update and, if so, what else will the iPhone update fix or add? That we'll all have to wait and see.

From iPhoneFAQ and Newsvine

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Tags: Bluetooth, iPhone, Voice dial, VoiceDial

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