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/ April 21, 2010 / 1:40 min.
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Using speech to text on your Android phone
All of us can speak faster than we type. In many situations it's also much more convenient to talk rather than type. A benefit of theAndroid 2.1 OS
is that you canuse your voice to "type" text into your mobile
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- You must have Android OS 2.1 to have this function.
- In any application that accepts text, like an SMS text application, tap in the text box.
- When the keyboard comes up, look to the left of the space key and you'll see a microphone.
- Tap the microphone and you'll be prompted to speak.
- Now start talking. You can even speak punctuation, like "comma" or "question mark."
- The
- The system is not perfect, but if you speak clearly it will get most words right.
- In any application that accepts text, like an SMS text application, tap in the text box.
- When the keyboard comes up, look to the left of the space key and you'll see a microphone.
- Tap the microphone and you'll be prompted to speak.
- Now start talking. You can even speak punctuation, like "comma" or "question mark."
- The
text will be inserted as you speak
and you can check it for accuracy.- The system is not perfect, but if you speak clearly it will get most words right.
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