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Ok, I have yet to use Siri (Original Post) nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 OP
ask siri what she thinks of android. It is quite fun. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2013 #1
My poor android might feel insulted!!! nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #2
If you are on iOS 6, you have to enable dictation. If you are on iOS 7, it comes enabled. onehandle Sep 2013 #3
If they do, that be great nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #5
There is a microphone on the keyboard for dictation NV Whino Sep 2013 #4
Dragon, but it was clunky nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #6
Yeah, I had Dragon, but I agree—clunky. NV Whino Sep 2013 #7
Siri is clunky nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #8

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
1. ask siri what she thinks of android. It is quite fun.
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:10 PM
Sep 2013

she eventually said,"I think, therefore I am. But lets not put decartes before the horse."

OK, I am easily amused.

onehandle

(51,122 posts)
3. If you are on iOS 6, you have to enable dictation. If you are on iOS 7, it comes enabled.
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:18 PM
Sep 2013

Look on the lower left of the onscreen keyboard. If enabled, there is a little microphone key.

To enable it on iOS 6 go to: Settings > General > Keyboard > Dictation

Yes, you have to be connected to Apple's servers to perform dictation. But there was a widely reported story in July that Apple is working on adding offline dictation to iOS 7.

To do dictation, simply touch the microphone key on the onscreen keyboard.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
4. There is a microphone on the keyboard for dictation
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:18 PM
Sep 2013

You need to speak the punctuation, however.

Seems to me there used to be something specifically for dictation, but now I can't find it. Maybe it disappeared when they introduced Siri.

Okay, it looks like you can ask Siri to dictate a note.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
6. Dragon, but it was clunky
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:20 PM
Sep 2013

Needed constant access to servers, and unlike it's computer cousin, only a minute or so

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)
7. Yeah, I had Dragon, but I agree—clunky.
Fri Sep 20, 2013, 01:25 PM
Sep 2013

Tell Seri to dictate a note. It will appear in your note app.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
8. Siri is clunky
Sat Sep 21, 2013, 02:35 PM
Sep 2013

But at least I don't have to copy and paste.

I have to use dictation from time to time, and it's back!!!

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