Proper Speech to Text in ALL text fields

[the7thson]

I just got a Nexus One and played with it for a couple days. I ultimately ended up returning it because I still prefer to get the HD2 which should be out soon with T-Mobile USA, but that's another story.

My favorite feature of the new 2.1 Android OS by far is the voice input that's available everywhere you can use the keyboard to enter text here. This means you can use voice dictation for sending text messages, email, type notes, type up a Word doc or anything else for that matter. This is something I've always wanted in WinMo but never seen so far. I've used VoiceCommand and TellMe etc but they're all pretty limited and most importantly - cannot be used while you're in a text field in whatever app you're currently in.

While I'm on the subject, wouldn't it also be nice if the voice input had direct hooks in to the OS so you could use your voice to add calendar appointments etc by saying something like "Appointment: Meeting with Rob, january 10th, 4pm" or something like that?

I'd just like to see if there is any interest in such functionality from other users and maybe with enough interest, someone at MS will notice and make it happen. The N1 is obviously getting a lot of attention and I'd say this voice input feature is a pretty solid one. Please post here expressing your support if you are interested in this functionality natively in WinMo.

Here's a video of it in action on the N1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN0C-...eature=channel

[riot1031]

I want this too! My buddy just got a Droid and this is probably the most impressive feature of the phone.

[BenC]

This may be a neat feature; however, using in public or around others? A bit intrusive.

[the7thson]

Originally Posted by BenC

This may be a neat feature; however, using in public or around others? A bit intrusive.

Don't really recommend for use in public, but there are enough times when I'm typing something by myself to justify wanting something like this. I already really miss it after having it for 1 day on the Nexus One..

[muyoso]

That is absolutely sick. I want it.

[the7thson]

Originally Posted by muyoso

That is absolutely sick. I want it.

Yes you do
I'm THIS close to going to back the N1 again, but I just can't give up everything I want from WinMo in exchange for this feature..

[nomad_delta]

Originally Posted by the7thson

Yes you do
I'm THIS close to going to back the N1 again, but I just can't give up everything I want from WinMo in exchange for this feature..

Just out of curiosity, what specifically does WinMo do for your that the N1/Android does not?

--nomad_delta

[the7thson]

Originally Posted by nomad_delta

Just out of curiosity, what specifically does WinMo do for your that the N1/Android does not?

--nomad_delta

Seamless Exchange and sync capabilities, all the fit and finish of HTC TouchFLO/Sense, tethering, all the constant tinkering options available, custom ROMs, stable OS (with a properly tweaked custom ROM of course), some specific programs like G-Profile, PowerSMS etc, ability to do real multitasking with full control using task managers and app switching etc, the list goes on.

Android is still a fledgling OS and there is no doubt about it. Someone described the overall user experience on Android as "fragmented" and I couldn't agree more. It's coming along extremely fast though and I'm sure that soon enough I'll be switching over, it's just a matter of time. I doubt WinMo 7 is going to do anything to shake this up unfortunately. In the meantime though, WinMo is doing it for me more than the vanilla 2.1 Android. I predict that my if in a few months there comes along a Snapdragon Android handset with similar form factor like the N1 with Sense built in to it and a few versions further of Android, my upcoming HD2 will probably get traded in. This should be no later than the end of 2010.

The voice input on Android 2.1 is bar none though.. Now I know why they started testing voice transcriptions on GVoice so long ago and asking our input on when it was useful and when it wasn't. Good game Google!

[superman.namrepus]

Originally Posted by the7thson

Seamless Exchange and sync capabilities, all the fit and finish of HTC TouchFLO/Sense, tethering, all the constant tinkering options available, custom ROMs, stable OS (with a properly tweaked custom ROM of course), some specific programs like G-Profile, PowerSMS etc, ability to do real multitasking with full control using task managers and app switching etc, the list goes on.

Android is still a fledgling OS and there is no doubt about it. Someone described the overall user experience on Android as "fragmented" and I couldn't agree more. It's coming along extremely fast though and I'm sure that soon enough I'll be switching over, it's just a matter of time. I doubt WinMo 7 is going to do anything to shake this up unfortunately. In the meantime though, WinMo is doing it for me more than the vanilla 2.1 Android. I predict that my if in a few months there comes along a Snapdragon Android handset with similar form factor like the N1 with Sense built in to it and a few versions further of Android, my upcoming HD2 will probably get traded in. This should be no later than the end of 2010.

The voice input on Android 2.1 is bar none though.. Now I know why they started testing voice transcriptions on GVoice so long ago and asking our input on when it was useful and when it wasn't. Good game Google!

I was using the Diamond before I got my Hero and the Hero does almost all of what you are wanting and more. The ROM's that are being built are better than any WinMo ROM I have ever used. With that being said the Hero is going to be getting an update to 2.1 with Sense already on it. This will also give us in theory the voice transcription. Just giving you some info that you may or may not have known about.

[maiki]

Is it really that accurate, that it can transcribe what you say, with few mistakes? Even in a noisy environment?