Taking pictures hands-free on your smartphone became easier through voice-controlled features by which your speech can travel faster than your hands can move.

Many Android phones let you record calls via the built-in Phone app (Android 9+), where available. Alternatives include ...

QUICK ANSWER To use voice-to-text on Android, open the keyboard in your chat or text app and tap the microphone icon. Start speaking, and the phone will type out what you say.

There are some areas where Google Now falls short. Here's how to use Utter to take voice control to the next level.

On the iPhone, Siri can open the Camera app but won’t actually take a photo. To enable voice controlled capture, open Settings and choose Accessibility > Voice Control, then turn the feature on.

Voice commands also work with the Roku app on iOS and Android devices, though not quite the same way as with dedicated remote functions. Tap the Remote button (it looks like a directional pad on a ...