Apple is testing the local system of voice input in Android

In iOS 7 beta detected lines of code, of which we can conclude that Apple is testing a system of offline voice input for iOS-devices, according to a blog 9to5Mac. Currently, iOS when the user uses the voice input, the device sends the recording to the cloud and returns the converted text. If you have problems with your Internet connection, or cloud-based software, such a scheme is sometimes leads to mistakes and a long wait the results, along with an additional traffic flow.

If Apple really release this feature will allow future versions of iOS iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to convert speech to text "on their own". This will significantly speed up the process and allow much easier and faster to use voice commands to write letters, messages, notes, and searches. The functionality is not yet available in the public builds of iOS, but according to the source, has been actively studied in Apple.

It is also known that the local voice input in the official builds of iOS it is optional, and in some cases still is used cloud computing to vote. It is possible that voice input will receive the appropriate option in the Preferences or to be used, depending on the quality of your Internet connection.

Android has long has a function of offline voice input, and across, Apple visibility seeks to realize this function, to improve their competitiveness in relation to the Google OS. The same function exists in the OS X Mavericks as optional installation package. It is possible that future support an offline voice input in iOS may also require additional download and install software components.

Although there is no evidence that it is likely that Apple porting technology voice input from the system Dictation app Siri. This will allow Siri to handle some user requests much faster. Interestingly, both the Apple phone with the prefix «S» In addition to updating and iron were new elements of voice technology. The iPhone 3GS has appeared component Voice ControlAnd in the iPhone 4S was introduced Siri. Why not assume that the iPhone 5S, heir presumptive to the iPhone 5, will receive an exclusive function of the local voice input? In addition, local voice recognition - consuming operation, which is consistent with the assumptions of the new processor and better battery in the next iPhone.