Those of us that like being able to talk to our Android device to perform actions now have the Galaxy S4 S-Voice app available to download. Google Now is great for searching the internet and performing some of our basic needs by voice but Samsung has made some leaps with S-Voice worth checking out.
S-Voice answers questions, makes recommendations and performs actions using a natural user language interface. S-Voice is based on the Vlingo personal assistant and is released with new Samsung Galaxy devices.
When testing S-Voice from the Galaxy S3 last year we ran into a few issues but depending on your device this version should work rather well. We have tested it on a few devices one of which being the S3 and it seems to be working very well. Our HTC One X crashed once but after a force close and phone restart it seems to be fine.
This APK comes courtesy of SamMobile who ripped it from a Galaxy S4 system dump and released it for all of us to play with. SamMobile tested the APk on a Galaxy Note II, SIII and Nexus 4 and claim that it is working flawlessly on those devices right now. Take note that they have stated some AOSP ROM’s are having issues with the APK.
Give S-Voice a shot on your device and let us know your device and how its working. We will continue testing on other devices like the Nexus 7 and 10 as well as the Note II.