I'm using a Google Pixel phone with the voice-to-text feature in Google Keyboard, and I'm frustrated with how often it messes up. It frequently needs manual corrections for punctuation, capitalization, and misinterpretations of words. While I can let slide some mistakes with technical terms that it confuses for more common-sounding ones, the errors are often nonsensical and should be easily recognizable. So why isn't the voice-to-text technology better than it is?
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I totally feel you! I remember it being better years ago, too. I keep having to fix the wrong words, and I'm not sure if the updates changed something or if I've just started slurring my words. It's so annoying!
I've had similar experiences! A few years ago, voice-to-text was getting really good, but lately, I've noticed it messes up even when I'm clearly enunciating. They might be focusing more on predicting words rather than just transcribing what I say verbatim. It's super frustrating!
Right? It's been a real pain lately.
Hey, which Pixel do you have? Mine is a Pixel 9 Pro XL, and I noticed its voice-to-text is worse than my old Pixel 4. I think they're doing more processing on the device now versus on Google’s servers.
I have a Pixel 6a and can’t figure out how to adjust voice-to-text settings either! I just get links for display options when I search. Any tips?
There's a microphone icon in Gboard that you can use, but I don't see any settings for training either.
You get what you pay for! Unless you're using a high-end service that sends your voice to some advanced LLM, you're stuck with whatever basic algorithm runs on your phone. It's not cheap!
That makes sense. I have noticed it struggles with low signal too.
Mine has been working well, but I usually speak more clearly and slower. Have you done any specific voice training? Background noise can mess it up, too.
I’m just speaking normally! How do you train it? I can't find the settings!
Don’t let them gaslight you! You’re not alone!