What happened to the speech to text feature

[putzee52]

What happened to the speech to text feature I've read about and was looking forward to. Is that Siri? That is a huge feature the droid has that we don't.

 

[jclardy]

What happened to the speech to text feature I've read about and was looking forward to. Is that Siri? That is a huge feature the droid has that we don't.

It is on the iPhone 4S only.

 

[ZZ Bottom]

What a load of bull! The speech to text is NOT the same as Siri and should be available on the 4. I guess I have my first great reason to jailbreak once someone enables this on the 4.

 

[putzee52]

Iwas rumored to be there. Even saw screen shots with a little mic button next to the space bar.

 

[Nocaster]

Iwas rumored to be there. Even saw screen shots with a little mic button next to the space bar.

Screenshot was taken on a 4s. During the 4s Demonstration

It wasn't a rumor - lol

 

[CosmoPilot]

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It's only available on 4S, and it requires a data connection to work.

 

[munch2112]

Siri has only ever been said to be available on the 4S. Never the 4 or older. Or an iPad coming to that!

It needs the newer processer to work properly. (I'm lead to believe!)

 

[ap3604]

It is on the iPhone 4S only.

I'm actually pretty happy about this

iPhone 4 owners have had the best for over a year now. It's time for the 4s people to shine in the spotlight.

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This will keep the demand/resale value of the 4s higher as well...

 

[ZZ Bottom]

If you have no clue what you're talking about then shush!

Text-to-speech was exposed as a feature of iOS 5 BEFORE Apple unveiled the 4S. It was never made clear if it would make it into the final build. Obviously it has just been restricted from the iPhone 4 artificially.

I will accept the argument that perhaps SIRI wouldn't run as well on an iPhone 4, but simple speech-to-text would not have caused any problems. Want proof? Try Dragon Dictation for iPhone.

 

[munch2112]

If you have no clue what you're talking about then shush!

Text-to-speech was exposed as a feature of iOS 5 BEFORE Apple unveiled the 4S. It was never made clear if it would make it into the final build. Obviously it has just been restricted from the iPhone 4 artificially.

I will accept the argument that perhaps SIRI wouldn't run as well on an iPhone 4, but simple speech-to-text would not have caused any problems. Want proof? Try Dragon Dictation for iPhone.

Oh yea Dragon Dictation works perfectly... dont get me wrong. but that is PLAIN Speech to Text. not siri.

 

[yanki01]

lol, keep your hands on the wheel!!!

jk, I hope it comes to the 4 soon? I'm not holding my breath though.

 

[putzee52]

Not worried about thehands on the wheel, just the large Polish thumbs hitting extra keys. LOL

 

[PhoneI]

If you have no clue what you're talking about then shush!

Text-to-speech was exposed as a feature of iOS 5 BEFORE Apple unveiled the 4S. It was never made clear if it would make it into the final build. Obviously it has just been restricted from the iPhone 4 artificially.

I will accept the argument that perhaps SIRI wouldn't run as well on an iPhone 4, but simple speech-to-text would not have caused any problems. Want proof? Try Dragon Dictation for iPhone.

Really? I have been running the iOS5 beta for months and never noticed it.

 

[Nocaster]

Text-to-speech was exposed as a feature of iOS 5 BEFORE Apple unveiled the 4S. It was never made clear if it would make it into the final build. Obviously it has just been restricted from the iPhone 4 artificially.

Exposed by whom?

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Oh yea Dragon Dictation works perfectly... dont get me wrong. but that is PLAIN Speech to Text. not siri.

You do ralize that siri is all done server side. All you need is a microphone and data connection. Even Siri being limited to the 4s is an artificial limitation.

 

[ZZ Bottom]

Oh yea Dragon Dictation works perfectly... dont get me wrong. but that is PLAIN Speech to Text. not siri.

WTF do you think this thread is about??? NOT having Siri on 4 but speech-to-text. As in the same feature Android has included for some time.

Why are there so many clueless rebuttals...

speech-to-text in iOS 5 first link on Google search dated from August 7th.

EDIT: Even Apple's website is showing screen shots of the speech-to-text icon under the iOS 5 feature page. iOS 5 features - Scroll down to Twitter integration details and look at keyboard!

 

[putzee52]

Yeah it's a beat situation. I watch my friends do this on their droids all the time. I know there are apps out there, but if one of the apps could integrate the button right into the mms keyboard keys. That would be gold!

 

[gloss]

speech-to-text in iOS 5 first link on Google search dated from August 7th.

They also noted that it was hidden in the build. It was never a public feature. Hence, it was only in there for their internal testing with the 4S.

Speech-to-text is fundamentally the same system as Siri. They go hand in hand.

 

[xraydoc]

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It's only available on 4S, and it requires a data connection to work.

Android's speech-to-text also requires a data connection.