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Google Pixel 5

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Use voice control

You can control many of the phone functions with your voice. You can call contacts from the address book, dictate messages and search the internet. To use voice control, you need to select voice control settings.

Press the voice control icon.
Say, in your own words, what you would like your phone to do, e.g.: OPEN [application], CALL [contact], SEARCH FOR [information]. It's not necessary to use a specific command for each function.
Say
Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
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    Turn on voice control
    • Press the voice control icon.
      If you've turned on automatic activation, say "Hey Google" to activate voice control.
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    Use voice control
    • Say, in your own words, what you would like your phone to do, e.g.: OPEN [application], CALL [contact], SEARCH FOR [information]. It's not necessary to use a specific command for each function.
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    See more examples
    • Say "What can you do?" to see more examples of voice control commands.
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    Return to the home screen
    • Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.