diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index df7f914..64e1b9b 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ android {
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "com.deitel.slideshow"
-        minSdkVersion 8
+        minSdkVersion 21
         targetSdkVersion 8
     }
 
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@ android {
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
         }
     }
+
+    dependencies {
+        compile (project(':voicer')) {
+            transitive = false
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/deitel/slideshow/Slideshow.java b/app/src/main/java/com/deitel/slideshow/Slideshow.java
index 1bccd39..7415ed0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/deitel/slideshow/Slideshow.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/deitel/slideshow/Slideshow.java
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Looper;
 import android.provider.MediaStore;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
@@ -33,13 +35,23 @@
 import android.widget.TextView;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-public class Slideshow extends ListActivity {
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.InitListener;
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.Voicer;
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.VoicerFactory;
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.annotation.Voice;
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.tts.SpeakerException;
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.tts.VirtualAssistant;
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.util.VoicerListener;
+import com.miyagilabs.voicer.widget.Toaster;
+
+public class Slideshow extends ListActivity implements InitListener {
     // used when adding slideshow name as an extra to an Intent
     public static final String NAME_EXTRA = "NAME";
 
     static List<SlideshowInfo> slideshowList; // List of slideshows
     private ListView slideshowListView; // this ListActivity's ListView
     private SlideshowAdapter slideshowAdapter; // adapter for the ListView
+    private Voicer mVoicer;
 
     // called when the activity is first created
     @Override
@@ -60,6 +72,18 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         builder.show();
     } // end method onCreate
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        VoicerFactory.fakeVoicer(this, this);
+        super.onResume();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        mVoicer.shutdown();
+        super.onPause();
+    }
+
     // create the Activity's menu from a menu resource XML file
     @Override
     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
@@ -75,6 +99,12 @@ public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
     // handle choice from options menu
     @Override
     public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
+        newSlideShow();
+        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); // call super's method
+    } // end method onOptionsItemSelected
+
+    @Voice(commands = "new slideshow")
+    private void newSlideShow() {
         // get a reference to the LayoutInflater service
         LayoutInflater inflater = (LayoutInflater) getSystemService(
                 Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE);
@@ -119,9 +149,7 @@ public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int whichButton) {
 
         inputDialog.setNegativeButton(R.string.button_cancel, null);
         inputDialog.show();
-
-        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); // call super's method
-    } // end method onOptionsItemSelected
+    }
 
     // refresh ListView after slideshow editing is complete
     @Override
@@ -131,6 +159,18 @@ protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode,
         slideshowAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged(); // refresh the adapter
     } // end method onActivityResult
 
+    @Override
+    public void onInit(Voicer voicer, int status) {
+        mVoicer = voicer;
+        mVoicer.register(this);
+        mVoicer.addVoicerListener(new Toaster(this));
+        try {
+            mVoicer.addVoicerListener(new VirtualAssistant(Slideshow.this));
+        } catch (SpeakerException | InterruptedException ex) {
+            Log.e(getClass().getName(), null, ex);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Class for implementing the "ViewHolder pattern"
     // for better ListView performance
     private static class ViewHolder {
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index e7b4def..f3b2588 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-include ':app'
+include ':app', ':voicer'
+
+project (':voicer').projectDir = new File('../voicerframework/voicer')
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