Add Voice Input to HTC Desire
June 14th, 2010For some bizarre reason HTC disabled voice input on the Desire, fortunately the open nature of Android means it’s not that hard to install (once some very clever people have done the hard work :-) )
First install the Voice app from this site, http://nimbu.amorvi.com/2010/04/add-voice-search-to-htc-phones/.
Next install the high resolution keyboard from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624416 and follow the instructions.
It’s really simple to install, doesn’t require rooting of the phone and can be removed if you like. It’s great to see that it’s so simple to update a key component of Android without getting permission from Google or HTC first ;-). That’s one thing I love about Android, after all it’s my phone and I should be able to do what I like with it.
