Google Search by voice now available for Nokia S60 handsets

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It doesn’t get any better than being able to do stuff with your phone just by talking into it, and now Google is bringing that experience to Nokia S60 devices. For those of you with iPhones and BlackBerrys, you’re probably already pretty familiar with this feature available on the Google Mobile App. While it might not have as dominant a share in the U.S. as it does globally, Symbian devices are still number one worldwide. So, it only makes sense that this extremely convenient feature is added to the popular OS. After all, many S60 devices don’t have full QWERTY keyboards, so searching by manual input is still a pain in the rear. In addition to making its voice features available to S60, Google Mobile App now recognizes and supports Mandarin Chinese, which is the most spoken language in the world. Hit the jump for a video demo.

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6 Comments
  • Jeremiah

    I’m surprised this article wasn’t written in the usual sarcastic/condescending tone that is typical of BGR, focusing on how long it took Google to get this out for S60 users.

    • http://infotainmentempire.blogspot.com Rob

      haha didn’t think about that, so true though. i think BGR isn’t as condescending towards S60 as some of the users are. especially some other blogs trash S60 all the time. i really don’t think it’s all that bad… pretty damn simple to use as far as menu after menu goes.

  • http://www.maemo-freak.com christexaport

    I’ll go ahead and do it. Google is late. Yahoo did it a long time ago. Its not a major deal to Symbian users…

  • Deaconclgi

    I am glad that Google FINALLY released it. I don’t use Yahoo as much as I used to. Now if they would just break Navigation away from Android 2.0………goes off to search for an N82 replacement battery…*too many bouts of Q3A…..

  • Eric

    Doesn’t work on my N85 for some reason :-(

  • http://www.chinaqualitydirect.com Wholesale

    wow…Google Search by voice now available for Nokia S60 handsets

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