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2012 Nexus 7 Discussion Forums (1st Generation) => Nexus 7 Help => Topic started by: charlie on September 28, 2012, 10:40:50 AM

Title: Voice texting with n7
Post by: charlie on September 28, 2012, 10:40:50 AM
the n7 guidebook sez you can text using "google now" voice for texting, but when you try it you get a messege that sez this device cannot preform this task. Why not?
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: JayJ on September 28, 2012, 01:51:04 PM
Because there is no texting application on the N7, are you sure what you read was referring specifically to the Nexus 7 or was it referring to Jelly Bean or even Google Now as a whole??
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: charlie on September 28, 2012, 03:47:04 PM
it said and I quote "this device cannot preform the action you requested".  I wonder if it could be because my n7 is wifi only?
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: strollin on September 29, 2012, 04:40:29 PM
Does the guidebook say you can text or does it say you can input text via voice?  I suspect the latter.
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: JayJ on September 30, 2012, 12:56:22 AM
Under the heading Voice Actions, the first sentence mentions "Send messages".

(http://i725.photobucket.com/albums/ww256/JayJ-1974/Nexus%207/Screenshot_2012-09-30-07-48-21.png)


Is this what you mean?

I'm not sure directly what this means as such but you cannot text message with the Nexus 7 because it doesn't have a messaging application inbuilt, this is because the Nexus 7 is Wi-Fi. As above you can install Tablet Talk so long as you have an Android phone, connect the two over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and sent that way. You can still voice type by pressing the microphone at the bottom left of the stock keyboard.
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: charlie on September 30, 2012, 01:10:56 PM
jayj, my nexus 7 running on 4.1.1 has a messenging app. in it named "messenger" which is part of the jellybean os. it is built in but you have to type your messenge. no voice
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: birdastrompgman on September 30, 2012, 09:38:43 PM
Charlie, I use the SwiftKey 3 tablet keyboard application, and it allows me to voice dictate this message, for instance.

It has a microphone icon that brings up the voice assistant in any typing duty, including Tapatalk and messenger..
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: JayJ on October 01, 2012, 06:35:59 PM
Charlie the messenger application you are referring to is Google+ messenger,  to voice type press the microphone button in the lower left portion of the keyboard.
Title: Re: Voice texting with n7
Post by: gsDroid on October 03, 2012, 10:17:43 AM
Use Google Voice to send and receive texts via wifi.  Voice commands work in Voice also.