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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Deano07 on 28 February 2019, 20:01

Title: Voice Control
Post by: Deano07 on 28 February 2019, 20:01

Has anyone specced it? Does it dictate text messages and send them? Cheers

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: Dre1973 on 28 February 2019, 21:58

I use it through android auto and works pretty well most of the time. It does however forget to send some messages. Not got the vw voice command enabled though.

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: fredgroves on 01 March 2019, 09:50

I have it. No it neither dictates sms messages nor reads them afaik.

Android auto does but depending on whether Google have updated it and broken it this week, sometimes it doesn't send them. It says it has, but it might not.

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: Deano07 on 01 March 2019, 11:02

Cheers.Ok. It obviously changes radio stations on command and sat nav. But will it be Northumbria friendly?

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: Adam T7 on 01 March 2019, 11:23

I’ve used a couple of times messing about to dictate a text message with my iPhone plugged in

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: kmpowell on 01 March 2019, 11:38

Quote from: Deano07 on 28 February 2019, 20:01

Has anyone specced it? Does it dictate text messages and send them? Cheers

'Voice activation' (£200) is totally separate to Car-Net ‘App-Connect’ (Apple CarPlay and Androidauto) which is free on the GTI. The 'Voice activation' option is voice commands only for the car's in-built telephone, music & nav system functions, nothing else.

'Voice control' is built into Car-Net ‘App-Connect’ (Apple CarPlay and Androidauto) which comes as standard with the GTI, and allows you to text, WhatsApp etc using voice. You do not need to have the £200 voice activation option to have voice control over ACP/AA, it's built in and uses the cars mic etc.

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Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: Deano07 on 01 March 2019, 15:39

Cheers. Seems a waste of time. I.ll have a look at Andriod Auto

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: nilesh1979 on 10 May 2019, 21:03

I have it, it’s a massive waste of time. The mk6 version is better on the RNS510. Just doesn’t compute very well.

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: Mutley75 on 12 May 2019, 22:55

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get the voice control button on the steering wheel to work with CarPlay without paying for the VW voice control function to be enabled?

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: kmpowell on 13 May 2019, 07:09

Quote from: Mutley75 on 12 May 2019, 22:55

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get the voice control button on the steering wheel to work with CarPlay without paying for the VW voice control function to be enabled?

As said above, the button works with CarPlay/Siri as standard, the £200 ‘voice control’ option only connects the Mic to the cars Nav/Phone etc, it has nothing to do with CarPlay.

CarPlay/Siri uses a long press of the button to work, and if the £200 option is ticked then a short press will work the VW voice control.

Title: Re: Voice Control
Post by: Mutley75 on 13 May 2019, 07:57

Aha... I didn’t see the key word ‘long’ press - which works.

I was pressing it once only to be told it wasn’t activated. Cheers.