How to use Galaxy S7 camera voice control?

What is Galaxy S7 camera voice control?

Galaxy S7 camera voice control allows you to use your voice to take photos, instead of tapping the camera shutter button.

You can speak to your Galaxy S7 (or S7 edge) to take photos when your hands are not free for the on-screen butotn.

As explained in this guide,  for the front camera in Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge,  you can have at least 5 different shooting methods, including using your voice.

But some methods, e.g., heart rate sensor, tap to take pic or gesture) do not work for the rear camera in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

So, for the rear (main) camera in Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, you can have at least 3 shooting methods:

• using the camera shutter button;
• using Galaxy S7 camera voice control;
• using the volume button.

Please note, although Galaxy S7 camera voice control works identically for the rear and front camera, the settings are independent.

This means you need to set up Galaxy S7 camera voice control for the front and rear cameras individually.

Also, you should not confuse Galaxy S7 camera voice control with Google Now voice control or S Voice.  Galaxy S7 camera voice control only works when camera app is active; while Google Now and S Voice can only open camera app.

How to enable Galaxy S7 camera voice control for the main (rear) camera?

To enable Galaxy S7 camera voice control for the main (rear) camera, you need launch camera app first.

In camera preview screen, you need to switch to rear camera if front camera is currently active. You can tap the camera switch button (illustrated in the green box in the screenshot shown below).

After switching to the rear camera (main camera), tap the settings button (gear icon as shown below).

In Camera settings page, tap Shooting methods (rear) as shown below.

If you can see Shooting methods (front) , it means you need to switch to rear camera.

In shooting methods (rear) page as shown above, you can find voice control option.

By default, voice control is not enabled for cameras in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

You can tap the switch button as shown above to turn it on.

How to use Galaxy S7 camera voice control?

After enabling Galaxy S7 camera voice control, you can use your voice to control Galaxy S7 camera.

To be precisely, you can use your voice to control the shutter button when camera app is active.

The hotwords for Galaxy S7 camera voice control are:

• smile, cheese, capture and shoot for taking photos;
• record video for recording videos.

Please note, Galaxy S7 camera voice control does not identify the person who speak the hotwords. In other words,  anyone can control the camera with the hotwords.

Why Galaxy S7 camera voice control does not work?

If you find you cannot use voice to control the camera in Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, you may check:

• whether voice control is enabled. As mentioned, front camera and rear camera have their own voice control settings. You need tp enable them individually.
• whether you are using the hotwords mentioned above. You can try to speak it louder. If the system language is not English, you need to use the hotwords in your own language as shown in the camera settings page.
• whether you are using dual camera mode.  If you use voice control in dual camera mode, two photos will be taken individually from front and rear camera. You have to manually edit them to stitch them together.
• whether you are using any Galaxy S7 camera modes which require motion of the phone, e.g., panorama mode, virtual shot mode, surround shot mode.
• whether you are using any Galaxy S7 camera modes which requires holding the shutter button, e.g., burst mode, animated GIF mode, hyperlapse mode.

Can you use Galaxy S7 camera voice control to control front and rear camera on Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

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You can get the official Samsung Galaxy S7 user manual (user guide) in your local language here, and Galaxy S7 edge user manual (user guide) in your local language here.

For other guides on using Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, please check Galaxy S7 online manual page.

For detailed Galaxy S7 how-to guides, please check Galaxy S7 how-to guides page.

For more Galaxy S7 camera guides, please check Galaxy S7 camera guide page.