{"id":29085,"date":"2020-05-28T16:23:27","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T20:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=29085"},"modified":"2020-05-28T16:23:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T20:23:27","slug":"iphone-vs-pixel-dictation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/28\/iphone-vs-pixel-dictation\/","title":{"rendered":"iPhone vs. Pixel Dictation"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Cham<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I don’t think that people appreciate how different the voice to text experience on a Pixel is from an iPhone. So here is a little head to head example. The Pixel is so responsive it feels like it is reading my mind!<\/p>\n

Speed has its own quality—the current model for speech is like a command line. You say something and wait for a response. Now that voice to text is fast and uses fewer resources than you would think, there’s a chance for truly interactive voice experiences.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Also look at the latency when asking Siri to pause or adjust the volume of the audio that’s playing.<\/p>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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What really sticks out about this is that in so many regards, Apple’s accessibility features are both awesome and far ahead of everyone else. Yet voice-to-text transcription is an obvious accessibility feature, and on this front Apple is and long has been woefully behind. If Apple’s voice-to-text transcription were good, it wouldn’t just improve the ways we use (or try to use) it now — truly good voice-to-text would enable all sorts of new Star Trek-level interactions while editing text. Quick fixes in Messages, Mail, or wherever you happen to be typing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Dave Mark<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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So I turned on Airplane Mode and the iPhone [STT] is every bit as fast as the Android [STT].<\/p>\n

Turn Airplane Mode off, lag returns. Try it yourself!!<\/p>\n

Not at all sure why this lag is necessary.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Kirk McElhearn<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I’ve seen that too. I think it does more processing \/ checking when you have internet access. I find it more accurate when it does have internet access, in fact.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n