Use phone hands-free

About hands-free mode

When you’re driving, using a headset, or at a designated place, let Moto Voice:

  • Announce callers (for people who are contacts on your phone).
  • Read text messages aloud (for people who are contacts on your phone).

Drive hands-free

  1. Open the Moto app and touch Moto Voice.
  2. Touch Set up Voice and make sure Voice control is on , then touch .
  3. Touch Talk to me and turn Driving on .
  4. For the best sound quality, touch MORE OPTIONS and turn Improve driving detection on .

Moto Voice uses your phone's accelerometer and location data to determine if you’re driving.

TipIf readout is inconsistent, open the Moto app and touch Moto Voice > Talk to me > MORE OPTIONS and turn Audio Troubleshooting on .

Use connected headset hands-free

  1. Connect your wired or Bluetooth headset.
  2. Open the Moto app and touch Moto Voice.
  3. Touch Set up Voice and make sure Voice control is on , then touch .
  4. Touch Talk to me and turn Headset on .

Go hands-free at a place

  1. Open the Moto app and touch Moto Voice.
  2. Touch Set up Voice and make sure Voice control is on , then touch .
  3. Touch Talk to me.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Touch Add a place. (If prompted, turn on location settings, adjust mode to High accuracy, and touch .) To modify the location, touch . When the location is correct, touch . Turn the place on .
    • To use a place previously set up, turn it on .

Turn off hands-free mode

To stop voice readout temporarily, say “Stop”. Your settings resume when the next message arrives.

If you are a passenger or riding a bus or train, you can view the notification and touch > Not now. Your settings resume the next time you drive.

To stop readout at a place, do one of the following:

  • View the notification and touch > Not now. Hands-free mode resumes the next time you are at that place.
  • Turn off that place. Hands-free mode does not resume until you turn the place on again.