Moto G Phone Guide

How to use Moto G voice command?

moto-g-voice-commandWhat is Moto G voice command?

Although Moto G does not have the prominent touchless control feature sported in Moto X, you can use your voice to control some functions of Moto G.

You can use  Moto G voice command to call your contacts, sending emails, send messages, play your playlist, turn on/off WiFi and Bluetooth settings,  and perform some other common tasks.

Of course, Moto G voice command only understands pre-defined (built-in) commands. You cannot add more.

In addition, only the following languages are supported in Moto G voice command:

  • English (US)
  • French (European)
  • German (European)
  • Italian (European)
  • Spanish (Americas)
  • Portuguese (Americas)
  • English (UK)
  • French (Canada)

List of available Moto G voice command

The voice commands that Moto G can understand are listed below.  To use them, you  should replace the contents in ” ” for your needs.

  • Call “Simon” ——-> Make a phone call to Simon if Simon is in your contact. You can use phone numbers directly instead of name, if the person is not in your contact.
  • Send text “Simon” ——–> Send a  text message to Simon if Simon is in your contact. You can use phone numbers directly instead of name, if the recipient is not in your contact.
  • Send email “Simon” ——–> Send an email to Simon, who must be in your contact.
  • Play “playlist 1” ——–> Play the playlist. You can also use the title. But this would be tricky.
  • Go to “calendar” ———-> Starts the application.
  • Redial  ——–> Redial the last dialed number.
  • Turn WiFi on ——–> Turn on WiFi.
  • Turn Bluetooth on  ——–> Turn on Bluetooth.
  • Help  ——–> Get voice command help.

Moto G voice command also fully supports Google Now Voice Actions commands. Some of these commands can be located at: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/2842392?rd=1

Using Moto G voice command

To use Moto G voice command, you need launch the voice command app in your app drawer.  If you are using Bluetooth headset, you can press the call button to launch the app.

Once the voice command app is launched, you can speak the command. You Moto G will pick up the voice command and perform corresponding tasks.

How to change setting for Moto G voice command

You cannot add your own voice commands.

Sometimes, Moto G voice command fails to do things you expected. The main reason is usually misunderstanding, i.e., Moto G does not recognize your command properly.

You can train Moto G to understand your voice  more accurately by going to Settings–Voice command settings > Adaptation.

I didn’t find the voice command app in my Moto G

Moto G voice command may be not pre-loaded in some regions.  If you cannot find this app in your Moto G, you can always get one from Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.android.vsuite.vsuiteapp&hl=en

Any questions on Moto G voice command? Let us know in the comment box below.

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  1. Sarah K says

    I just want to say this app is terrible. I would absolutely love to delete it from my phone. Is there any way to do that? Every time I have an aux or headset plugged in, it pops up every couple of seconds and I have to manually turn it off. It’s never one been useful. There must be some way to disable it?

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  2. Surya says

    I have been using offline voice command in moto g5 plus .but after updated it is not working..how i can access this again..

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  7. neil beidson says

    Thank you for reply ” If you are talking about talkback, you can deactivate it in settings – accessibility – talkback.” “unfortunately my settings is no longer showing on my screens what do i do to find it on my mobile . thank you

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  8. neil beidson says

    unfortunately i activated the voice command but now i dont need it .I need a normal setting what may i do? but now unable to find phone settings – apps not appearing on my mobile ca n you please advise

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  9. Sai Neeraj says

    hay….. i have got a moto g2 can i control my g2 same as moto x in voice comanddd….. can u suggest any app….

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  10. neel says

    Hey! I recently purchased a moto g2 and the android version running presently is 5.0.2
    When my brother uses the “OK google now” command it recognises his voice, sometimes, without needing to press the microphone. Why does this happen?
    When I try downloading the app from the store it says its incompatible with my phone

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  11. sangeeta says

    I have purchased moto g 2nd generation few days ago …but it does not support the feature of respond to voice from any where and when mobile is locked please help me

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  13. anshit says

    I brought moto g 2nd gen yesterday, its OK google is not working without Mick. Is some problem in ma set? Please help

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  14. Lorraine Schechter says

    I recently purchased a MotoG 2nd generation phone. At first the voice activation worked and I could ask it make a call or text. Then it stopped and after I give the request it says “Text cancelled.”
    How can I repair this?

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  15. rahul says

    Please help me with the google launcher.
    It’s talk back voice has stopped working it listens to my commands and performs it but doesn’t talk back commands like it did for the first few days. Is there any way I could restart it or switch it on..I’m using a moto g2.

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  17. jaykrishna says

    hello sir i am from india buyed moto g2 second edition three months back i am getting a message saying voice service has been blocked how can i change it

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  19. Louisa fourman says

    How do you turn the voice command setting off someone else got it started and I didn’t catch it now have no idea how to turn it off!!!

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  21. Lisa says

    Google stopped setting my alarms. I would tell it to set my alarm and it did it automatically. Now it does not How can I fix this? Someone posted online that it is a flaw with an update? Can you help me?

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  25. Christian says

    Thank you very much for your help, i’m gonna wait for the Android 4.4.4 and next versions i hope, is great comes to a site where i know i can got my Moto G secure

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  28. shalinipriya says

    what is the advantage of buying moto g in flipcart,if we face issues after buying mns how we can rectify the issus?????

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  29. krishna says

    I have the problem with voice recognition
    my phone is not recognizing my voice first but after tapping on mike it starts recognizing

    And
    It also not recognizing my voice to set it to recognize from every screen

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  30. Sujoy says

    Hi I have Motorola Moto G. Earlier it had 4.4.2 voice commands were working smooth on Google now. then came settings for voice command from any screen, which worked fine. Recently I updates my phone to 4.4.4. Since I updated , my phone is not recognizing my voice. Not even on Google now. Please advice

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  31. phani says

    sir i want to buy a phone in the range of 15k to 17k, but i am not able to decide wheather to buy moto g or blackberry z10 .
    basically i use my phone for surfing the net, messaging, video streaming, reading books, listen to music and i am not that interested in games. suggest me with a phone to buy.

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  35. reshma says

    Cud you suggest another voice command assistant for motto g… Is Andy Good? And can I use it with Google now still being active? Will tat have touchless activation?

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  36. krishnakumar says

    sir i purchased moto g 1st this month i download so many callrecording app but it is work proparly after recdg hear my voice only pls say suitable app for moto g

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  41. Gautam Hariharan says

    Is there any way to be able to get the touchless control feature on the Moto G just like in the Moto X?

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  42. Ajmal says

    In my MotoG i could find the mic icon on the keyboard pad when typing text, And i could input the text by voice. But unfortunately now the icon doesn’t appear now. I can see it when i hold the coma key near the space-bar. Anybody know how to get the record key on the keyboeard back and function?

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  43. joy says

    can i set it up to recognize two languages? i would like to be able to use it in english and spanish without having to change it everytime

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  45. Anoop says

    I activated the voice command on my moto g but i am not able to view the next pages of apps (settings etc) how do i do it ?

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  46. Nishant says

    Now you are making me worry. As i’ve already ordered moto g and will have it delivered by wednesday. I should’ve waited.

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  47. Nishant says

    hi sir. Am planning to buy moto g. But recently i got to know about moto e. It has 4gb internal memory but can be expanded. Considering the space OS consumes, will it be worthy to buy moto e instead of moto g ? As i think kitkat does not allow installation of apps in external memory..

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  48. Rajesh says

    Hello sir I have a moto g android version 4.4.2 when I try to download voice commands from play store it shows your device is not compatible with your version. What should I do?

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  53. Sara says

    So what’s really the difference between some of these voice command apps and touchless control of Moto X? Is this difference really worth the additional $180 (the difference between Moto X and Moto G)?

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  57. kushal agarwal says

    I Have moto g KitKat 4.4.2. in play store it shows that my device is not compatible. what should I do?

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  58. Edson says

    My device: Moto G “XT-1033”
    When I try to download the App in Play store, I receive the message “This app is incompatible with all of your devices.
    ”
    Please, could you help me?

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  59. SitoGonzalez says

    Any way to disable it? Lately it’s been going on as I’m listening to music and its rather annoying. I rarely use it anyways so I was curious on how to turn it off

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  60. prashant says

    I have the offline voice recognition pack downloaded but all Google now allows me to do offline is call “simon”. Although when texting I can say the contents of the text offline but I can’t use Google now for anything else like setting up alarms…it says that it can’t connect to Goole.

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