#Apple iphone dictation not working full#
#Apple iphone dictation not working free#
#Apple iphone dictation not working mac#

Why does Apple allow apps in the App Store that donвЂ™t support basic accessibility requirements such as a popular messaging app used by billions every day not supporting Voice Control dictation? It may be something to do with the WhatsApp application still being a Rosette app,В but nonetheless it is disappointing to see Voice Control not supporting it. Voice Control dictation doesnвЂ™t work in the WhatsApp text box in the app downloaded from the companyвЂ™s App Store in macOS. Apple made a virtue of showing dictating an emoji in a film on the stage at WWDC 2019 to warm applause, but it hasnвЂ™t been implemented properly. It looks unnatural and requires going back and entering a space manually.

When dictating in the macOS Mail app, a space isnвЂ™t inputted after the last word dictated (fence) and the emoji. No space is inputted after the last dictated word so dictated text appears asвЂ¦вЂќthe quick brown fox jumped over the fenceрџ‘ЌвЂњ ItвЂ™s a similar situation with dictating emoji. You can say вЂњspace keyвЂќ to insert a space before saying вЂњopen quotes,вЂќ but this is extra breath and energy that some physically disabled people might not have and shouldnвЂ™t be necessary.

It does in other speech recognition apps. This should happen automatically when dictating. When dictating the command вЂњopen quotes,вЂќ a space isnвЂ™t automatically inputted after the last word dictated so dictated text appears like this: the quick brown foxвЂќ jumped over the fence.вЂќ ItвЂ™s incorrect formatting with the quotation mark hard butted to the last word dictated and requires going back and editing and inserting a space after the last word dictated (fox) and the open quote mark immediately before jumped. It happens with other words too, which slows you down as you continuously have to clear up dictation errors Misquoting ItвЂ™s intermittent but happens especially if you pause dictation. Voice Control doesnвЂ™t always take into account the grammar of many sentences, e.g., dictating the word вЂњwillвЂќ often leads, incorrectly, to capitalization of вЂњWillвЂќ as in the manвЂ™s name. He has listed no fewer than 14 different problems. However, he says that other longstanding issues with Voice Control and dictation still need to be resolved.

#Apple iphone dictation not working free#

Hughes says that Voice Control is a great application, and itвЂ™s to the companyвЂ™s immense credit that the tech is bundled in free with every Mac, iPad, or iPhone. I have called for this functionality since Voice Control was launched three years ago and most recently last August 2021.

#Apple iphone dictation not working mac#

In macOS 12.3 you can now import or export Vocabulary and Custom Commands in Accessibility on Mac from a new drop-down menu visible as soon as you open Voice Control.Д«ecause Voice Control and everything you dictate stays on device, and not in the cloud, these new features will be helpful in transferring custom vocabulary and commands built up over time to a new Mac. However, this poses an issue when you replace your Mac, as there was previously no way to transfer your custom commands and vocabulary.

#Apple iphone dictation not working full#

Both features are crucially important to those who donвЂ™t have full use of their arms.ДЄ huge benefit of both Voice Control and dictation on Apple devices is that it works offline. Additionally, text can be dictated rather than typed. Colin Hughes, a quadriplegic Apple user who often shares his experience of accessibility features on Apple devices, has reported that Apple has quietly added a valuable new Mac Voice Control feature.ДЄlthough it isnвЂ™t shown in the release notes, it appears to have been added in macOS Monterey 12.3 вЂ¦ДЄs the name suggests, Voice Control is designed to allow people to control their Mac using voice commands, rather than a mouse or trackpad.