2

Can't seem to find a definitive answer to this question. If I go to https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html using Chrome 38 on Android 4.1.1 it tells me 'Web Speech API is not supported by this browser'. Yet there are references out there implying it works eg Failure to record audio while using webkitSpeechRecognition on Android Chrome

Can anyone clarify please?

Community
  • 1
  • 1
AndyK
  • 21
  • 3
  • why u need webkit recognizer rather than just a recognizer intent in plain android? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/23047433/record-save-audio-from-voice-recognition-intent/ check the link if u need BOTH recognition and file-sink on the audio. Dont use webkit if u want both. – Robert Rowntree Oct 31 '14 at 00:08
  • @RobertRowntree I just want to to be able to convert speech to text. The demo page .../speech.html is saying I can't: if (!('webkitSpeechRecognition' in window)) { upgrade(); }. I only cited the "Failure to record audio..." because it implies that speech to text conversion is possible on Android / Chrome using webkitSpeechRecognition? – AndyK Oct 31 '14 at 09:45
  • http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/RecognizerIntent.html – Robert Rowntree Oct 31 '14 at 13:47
  • soz @Robert if I'm being dense but is that link actually useful if I'm writing an html page as opposed to an android app? – AndyK Nov 02 '14 at 15:49
  • no, not useful. if you are in android app and you want STT, use the recognizer intent. The results can go back to your webkit window. – Robert Rowntree Nov 02 '14 at 15:51

1 Answers1

0

fwiw have found that https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/demos/speech.html works on a different phone, still Chrome v38 but running Android 4.1.2 - seems like a fairly trivial difference bt maybe that accounts for it?

AndyK
  • 21
  • 3