Use voice commands and search
Interact with your phone without touching it. Just say the launch phrase and it will be ready for your commands, even when it's asleep on the table or a passenger seat. It learns your voice (after a short training session) so that nobody else can trigger the phone. Tell your phone to navigate to an address, set your alarm, play your favourite song, check your voicemail and much more.
Train launch phrase
The first time you use Moto Voice, you are prompted to train the launch phrase. For best results:
- Use a quiet room with no other people around.
- Avoid rooms that echo, like bathrooms and garages.
- Use a phrase that includes four or more syllables. You can also use a whistle as your launch phrase.
- Avoid pauses.
- Use the same intonation each time.
To change your launch phrase any time, or to view your reminder if you forget your launch phrase:
- Touch
> Moto. - Touch
> Voice > Manage launch phrase. - Follow the onscreen instructions.
Speak a command
Tell your phone to call people, get directions, send messages and set alarms. The possibilities are enormous.
- Say your launch phrase.
When the phone responds, say the command (for example, ‘Call Elise’ or ‘Set alarm for 7 AM tomorrow’).
TipTo see a list of commands, say ‘Get list of commands’ or touch > Moto > More.Some commands cause your phone to speak a response to you. To stop the phone from speaking, touch
or 
.
Be sure to try these commands.
| Command | Result |
|---|---|
| ‘What's up?’ | Speaks the current time and information about recently received messages. |
| ‘Talk to me.’ | Sets phone to announce incoming calls and texts for the next 30 minutes. |
| ‘Find my phone.’ | Turns on screen and sounds an alarm until you touch the screen. |
| ‘Good night.’ or ‘Good morning.’ | Puts phone into or wakes phone from Assist Sleeping mode when you've set options. |
| ‘Take a selfie.’ | Turns on front-facing camera and gives a short countdown before capturing a picture. |
Avoid unlocking your screen
If you pair your phone with a trusted Bluetooth device you can make or receive calls, access voicemail and use voice commands without having to unlock your screen.
- Touch > Moto.
- Touch > Voice.
Touch Commands when locked and check the actions to permit.
To set up a trusted device:
- Pair phone with your Bluetooth devices.
- Go to Settings > Security.
- Make sure your screen lock is set to a type other than Slide or None.
- Confirm your pattern, PIN or password, then touch Trusted devices.
- Select which devices will keep your phone unlocked.
Use voice commands from the Google Search widget
You can use the same voice commands from the Google Search widget.
- Instead of saying your launch phrase, touch
on the Google Search widget. - Say your command.
