Feature name

SpeechToText

Link to discussion

#727

Progress tracker

• Android Implementation
• iOS Implementation
• MacCatalyst Implementation
• Windows Implementation
• Tizen Implementation
• Unit Tests
• Samples
• Documentation

Summary

Free Speech recognition functionality that is available online and offline.

More details with samples at https://vladislavantonyuk.azurewebsites.net/articles/Speech-recognition-with-.NET-MAUI

Motivation

.NET MAUI has TextToSpeech. It's time to convert SpeechToText

Detailed Design

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/speech
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/SpeechRecognizer
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/uwp/api/windows.media.speechrecognition?view=winrt-22621

public interface ISpeechToText: IAsyncDisposable { Task<bool> RequestPermissions(CancellationToken cancellationToken); Task<string> Listen(CultureInfo culture, IProgress<string>? recognitionResult, CancellationToken cancellationToken); }

Usage Syntax

var isAuthorized = await speechToText.RequestPermissions();	if (isAuthorized)	{	try	{	RecognitionText = await speechToText.Listen(CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(Locale?.Language ?? "en-us"), new Progress<string>(partialText =>	{	RecognitionText += partialText + " ";	}), cancellationToken);	}	catch (Exception ex)	{	await Toast.Make(ex.Message).Show(cancellationToken);	}	}	else	{	await Toast.Make("Permission denied").Show(cancellationToken);	}

Drawbacks

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Unresolved Questions

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