
Ease Of Accessibility On Your Smartphone Using Voice To Text Apps
Voice to text apps have gained a lot of popularity in recent times, and why not? It makes our lives easier, and with more efforts being put into AI research and data collection in recent times, these apps have become more accurate at understanding our voices more than ever.
According to the National Centre for Voice and Speech, the average words spoken by an American stands at an average of 150 words per minute. When compared to a typing on a smartphone which stands at 30 words per minute, we can see why more and more people think of shifting to a voice to text app to get more done in less time.
Of course, we can use the gesture typing in modern smartphone keyboards to improve our typing speed, but arguably nothing beats the speed of typing one would get if using a voice to text app! It can also be noted that voice to text apps can not only help type faster, they also make our device more accessible.
Suppose your hands are full or dirty, and your phone chimes of a new text message that you need to immediately reply, but cannot type because you’ll need to put aside the work you are currently engaged in and divert your attention to your mobile phone. This is a typical scenario if you do not use voice to text app. But if you are an avid user of such apps, you can practically have a text conversation without even having to hold your mobile device, for the app will take care of all your typing needs, that too at faster speeds. You can use it while at kitchen, working at your computer or even while driving when texting is strictly a no-no.
Voice to text apps in the past weren’t that accurate, for they relied solely on your voice to detect your spoken words. But newer apps take some help from pre fed data and words to get an accurate idea of what you might have been saying and implement from the database, increasing the accuracy levels by a huge margin.
New voice-to-text apps have emerged that take the advantage of voice recordings to serve professionals who manage and create content, or work for agencies that do. These apps are available as mobile apps, plugins, web apps, as well as dashboards.
Tips to prevent detection errors:
- Speak in a clear manner. No app can pick up any words if the spoken words aren’t legible or clear.
- Avoid background noises, for they’ll interfere in the app’s ability to differentiate your voice from the background noises.
- Keep using the app continuously, for it’ll keep a database of your past words for faster recognition, which can help if your device is offline.
