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Speech to text app

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  • 04-04-2021 7:52pm
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    tom1ie
    Registered Users Posts: 10,519 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi all,
    Does anyone know of a good speech to text app that I can use while I’m driving to type a text by talking if ya get me.

    Also i have a Bluetooth parrot hands free kit in the car, but it requires me to use a scrolling wheel on the hands free kit to select a name to make a call.
    Is there a way to make that call by saying the name or something?


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    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 9,029 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    Siri can do both text message dictating and making a call by voice. Have you tried that?


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    tom1ie
    Registered Users Posts: 10,519 ✭✭✭✭tom1ie


    Gregor Samsa wrote: »
    Siri can do both text message dictating and making a call by voice. Have you tried that?

    I have since last night tbh! It actually works quite well so I’ll be using that.

    The only other thing I’d like is if Siri could read my emails and email dictating for my outlook account.
    I’m not sure if that can be done outside USA yet?


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    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users Posts: 9,029 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    tom1ie wrote: »
    The only other thing I’d like is if Siri could read my emails and email dictating for my outlook account.
    I’m not sure if that can be done outside USA yet?

    Yeah, that seems to be US only at the moment.

    You could potentially set up your Outlook account in the Apple Mail app, but if it's a corporate account, your company may not allow it (mine doesn't), and anyway it seems Siri doesn't seem read full emails from the Mail app, just the subject, from and time (at least according to my quick test there). You can use Siri to dictate and send emails if you have Mail set up as your default email client. "Hey Siri, send an email"


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