Dragon Mobile Assistant beta for Android updated, lets your voice launch apps and music

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[Nuance](http://www.engadget.com/tag/nuance/) has refreshed its [Dragon Mobile Assistant for Android](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/24/nuance-dragon-mobile-assistant-launches-on-android/) to let you do more stuff using speech alone. The beta app now allows you to set alarms, launch apps and play music, in addition to its existing hands-free prowess that covers making calls, getting directions, updating your Twitter status and waking up your device from slumber using a "Hi Dragon" greeting. The [voice-driven](http://www.engadget.com/tag/VoiceRecognition/) personal assistant, which hitherto worked only on ICS and up, also now supports devices running Android 2.3. (And no, you can't customize your phone's nickname. It _has_ to be Dragon, not [Snuffy](http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/24/google-nicknames-hilarity/).)

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