Voice Control on iPhone 2G/3G

By SRASC at 1 November, 2009, 10:08 am

Voice Control is an exclusive feature of iPhone 3GS which enables its users to make phone calls and play music by using voice commands. Some folks over at this forum have released a Voice Control look-alike app for iPhone 3G and iPhone 2G which works and looks almost exactly as it is on iPhone 3GS.

Voice Control

Step 1: Download WinSCP on Windows or Cyberduck on Mac.

Step 2: Make sure you have OpenSSH installed on your iPhone:

Open Cydia. Touch on “Search” tab and then search for “OpenSSH”.

OpenSSH

Install “OpenSSH” and reboot your iPhone.

Step 3: Connect your iPhone with your computer. Make sure iTunes is not running.

Step 4: Start WinSCP on Windows or Cyberduck if you are on a Mac and enter the following details to login to your phone:

Hostname: The IP address of your iPhone. Setting –> WiFi –> <Your Network Name>
User name: root
Password: alpine
Protocol: SCP

Voice Control on iPhone 3G and 2G

Step 5: Once you have logged in, browse to /<root>/Applications directory on your iPhone.

Step 6: Download VoiceControl.zip. Extract “Voice Control.app” and copy it to your iPhone in this directory: /<root>/Applications

Voice Control on iPhone 3G and 2G

Step 7: Right-click on “Voice Control.app” which you just copied, click on Properties and change the permission to 755. Make sure you check “Set group, owner and permissions recursively” option as shown below:

That’s it! Restart your iPhone and you should now have a new app named “Voice Control” on your springboard. Start this new application on your iPhone 3G or 2G and simply search through your contacts, music and bookmarks by using voice commands just like iPhone 3GS!

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(via RedmondPie.com)

If you rather just install it via Cydia its available via the BeYouriPhone repo at http://repo.beyouriphone.com. Look for Controllo Vocale (yes this version is Italian)

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