Voice remote control

In a mobile terminal, a method comprising:

• receiving a selection of a first control action associated with a first application stored in the mobile terminal;
• receiving input that identifies a word or a phrase to be used as a voice command corresponding to the first control action;
• associating the identified word or phrase as corresponding to the first control action;
• receiving voice input from the user;
• identifying the voice input as corresponding to the identified word or phrase;
• and
• performing the first control action associated with the first application based on the identified voice input.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• receive a selection of a first control action associated with a first application stored in a mobile device;
• receive input that identifies a word or a phrase to be used as a voice command corresponding to the first control action;
• associate the identified word or phrase with the first control action;
• receive voice input from a user;
• identify the voice input as corresponding to the identified word or phrase;
• and
• perform the first control action associated with the first application based on the identified voice input.