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title: "Can I use voice commands to control the Blade?"
slug: "can-i-use-voice-commands-to-control-the-blade"
updated: 2024-02-07T14:58:16Z
published: 2024-02-07T14:58:16Z
canonical: "support.vuzix.com/can-i-use-voice-commands-to-control-the-blade"
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# Can I use voice commands to control the Blade?

Yes, to enable this feature, navigate to Settings > Device > Speech Recognition - Select "Turn On".

The commands available to control the device are as follows:

- "Hello Vuzix" - Blade speech engine starts listening
- "Go Left" / "Move Left" - Basic directional navigation
- "Go Right" / "Move Right" - Basic directional navigation
- "Go Up" / "Move Up" - Basic directional navigation
- "Go Down" / "Move Down" - Basic directional navigation
- "Pick This" / "Select This" / "Confirm" / "Okay" / "Open" - Activates the item that currently has focus
- "Scroll Left" - Scrolls left until you say "stop"
- "Scroll Right" - Scrolls right until you say "stop"
- "Scroll Up" - Scrolls up until you say "stop"
- "Scroll Down" - Scrolls down until you say "stop"
- "Go to Sleep" - Puts blade to sleep
- "Cancel" / "Close" / "Go Back" / "Done" - Navigates backward in the history stack
- "Go Home" / "Quit" / "Exit" - Sends you to Home Screen
- "Stop" - Stop while scrolling
- "Show Menu" - Brings up context menu for current UI screen
- "Next" - Takes you the next page (app-dependent)
- "Previous" - Takes you the previous page (app-dependent)
- "Go Forward" - Takes you forward (app-dependent)
- "Page Up" - Takes you one page up
- "Page Down" - Takes you one page down
- "Volume Up" - Turns volume up by 5
- "Volume Down" - Turns volume down by 5
- "Speech Settings" - Sends you to speech settings menu
- "Speech Commands" / "Command List" - Shows you the list of speech commands available
- "Hey Google" - Opens Google Assistant (if installed)
- "Hey Alexa" - Opens Alexa Assistant (if installed)
- "Get Assistant" - Opens preferred installed assistant
- "Start Recording" - Opens the Camera app from any interface on Blade. Use the command 'Select This' or 'Pick This' to start recording.
- "Take a Picture" - Opens the Camera app from any interface on Blade. Use the command 'Select This' or 'Pick This' to take a picture.
- "View Notifications" / "Open Notifications" - Sends you the list of notifications
- "Clear Notifications" - Delete all the notifications
- "Voice Off" - Blade stops listening

To disable this feature, navigate to Settings > Device > Speech Recognition - Select "Turn Off".