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Google Now might not be all that new, but Motorola's Moto X smartphone comes with a twist on the voice control feature: You can trigger it with a spoken command. Say "OK Google Now," and it'll pop open the Google Now pane and await your command. Here's how to get started with the Moto X's voice commands, along with a few tricks for when it might come in handy.
How to train your Moto X
The Moto X needs some quick and easy training before you can use its Touchless Control system.
Before you start using voice commands on the Moto X, you need to train it to recognize your voice. Such training will help the phone filter out background noise and other voices. The trade-off, though, is that other people may have a harder time using spoken commands on your phone.
To start, open the notification panel by swiping down from the top of your screen, and then tap the item labeled Touchless Control. This opens the Touchless Control setup assistant, which provides a quick overview of how to use the system and then asks you to train it with your voice.
The training process is easy: Go into a quiet room, hold the phone a natural distance away from your face, and speak the phrase "OK Google Now" into it when it tells you to. It will ask you to repeat the process three or four times to get a better idea of what your voice sounds like and of the different ways you speak.
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