Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Wheelie4

macrumors regular
Original poster
Jun 6, 2007
242
36
NC, USA
Anybody notice if they have made any improvements in Apple dictations abilities. I'm quadriplegic (paralyzed from the neck down). I depend on Apple dictation a lot but it still leaves a lot to be desired. I'm hoping apples adding mouse control to Apple dictation. I know they have "Switch Control" but it seems very archaic and so slow that I can't bring myself to use it. It even disables the accessibility feature "Sticky Keys" which I use a lot. I have used Dragon Dictate for a few years but it has become so buggy and undependable the past two years and is just getting worse so I had to stop using it. Every time I try one of their new updates for fixes it's really no better and I go back to Apple dictate.

I was looking over some video tutorials on Windows 10's Speech-to-Text feature and it's about as advanced as Dragon Dictate. Even includes a mouse grid for mouse control and clicking. I'm really really hoping Apple steps up it's game on Apple dictation and become at least close to window 10's Speech-to-Text capabilities. I'm a public beta tester since It was opened up to the public. But when I bring these points up in feedback it's like you're falls upon death ears.
 
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.