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System-wide voice control coming to iPhone via jailbreak

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Chpwn has posted a video of his latest jailbreak-only app, VoiceActivator. VoiceActivator picks up where the native iOS Voice Control leaves off, and adds system-wide, customizable commands. VoiceActivator lets you open webpages, launch applications, and other actions like taking screen shots. The video above gives you a good look at what you can expect from the tweak launching next week. Chpwn hasn’t said anything about pricing at this point, but we speculate it will either be cheap, if not free.

In case you are not familier, the built-in iOS voice control application lets you dial phone numbers, initiate FaceTime calls, ask for the time, and of course control your music playback. VoiceActivator is an idea that Apple should incorporate in future versions of iOS. The tweak, itself, is somewhat similar to Android’s voice control features and this is something Apple has been exploring for some time. We may even see this functionality, along with new interface gestures, in iOS 5. An enhanced voice control and new gestures might even be the way of getting rid of the home button. (via Chpwn)

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