[macvoiceover] Re: iPhone dictation limit
- From: David Chittenden <dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 17:34:32 +1200
Nope, that is not from an article. It is logic based on the article about Apple
teaching people to use brevity in their speech.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 15/05/2013, at 16:50, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> David, do you have a link to the article you mentioned that indicated Apple's
> new Siri limitations are based on the cost of text messages? I've been trying
> ato find the actual reason for the change, and there's not much coming up.
> I'm also finding reports that it is happening when asking Siri questions, not
> just in writing texts. I haven't had a few spare minutes today to run a few
> tests, should be able to get to them tomorrow.
>
> Peace,
>
> Ian
>
> On 2013-05-14, at 10:34 PM, David Chittenden <dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> In other words, you do not speak with one of the accents that is programmed
>> into the voice recognition engine. For the US, the standard accents are
>> eastern, southern, midwest, and western.
>>
>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>> Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On 15/05/2013, at 14:26, covici@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know, but I can never get even a clean 30 seconds out of the
>>> iphone dictation, it always makes several mistakes and its such a pain
>>> to correct, by the time you are through, you may as well type the stuff.
>>>
>>> David Chittenden <dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> you are correct, and when your lengthy iMessage is converted into multiple
>>>> text messages because the other person is not currently on the network,
>>>> you get nailed by the factors I just discussed. Come on people, this is
>>>> not rocket science. Sighted people are switching to speaking their text
>>>> messages rather than writing them. Siri is primarily for the sighted. It
>>>> is highly likely that enough people have been nailed by additional message
>>>> charges at $0.20 per additional message block that Apple has found it
>>>> necessary to start warning people that their messages exceed the message
>>>> length imposed by mobile phone providers.
>>>>
>>>> If you want to send lengthy messages, open messages, select your target,
>>>> and use the dictate button to the left of the space on the onscreen
>>>> keyboard.
>>>>
>>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>>>> Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
>>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On 15/05/2013, at 12:24, "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> i message has no limit on charectors
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:macvoiceover-
>>>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Chittenden
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 14:38
>>>>>> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iPhone dictation limit
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Text messages have a maximum limit of 140 characters per message.
>>>>>> Typically, if the message is longer than 140 characters, the phone
>>>>>> splits the message up into multiple messages when sending. I wonder if
>>>>>> Siri is now limiting text messages to the 140 character limit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
>>>>>> Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 15/05/2013, at 9:27, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks Gabe, have you ever had a message like my friend got? Any clue
>>>>>> what triggers it, like a time or character limit?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ian
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2013-05-14, at 3:15 PM, Gabe Vega Via Iphone4S
>>>>>> <theblindtech@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> But you can simply re-tap the dictate button and continue your
>>>>>> message such as this.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Gabe Vega
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>>>>>> On May 14, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Tuscia-Falconer
>>>>>> <falconer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yeah dictation on my iMac is only 30 seconds
>>>>>>>>> I have just used it to write this reply
>>>>>>>>> If I take too long as I am trying to do now such as go for more
>>>>>> then 30 seconds and I am not using a watch I
>>>>>>>>> Get a beep and the message is concluded
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> TF
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 15/05/2013, at 8:27 AM, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Doing some troubleshooting for a friend, of course it's a problem
>>>>>> I've never had so don't know right away what the answer is.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Using Siri to dictate a text message on a 4S, she is getting a
>>>>>> message that her message is too long, would she like to trim it down?
>>>>>> This comes before she tries to send the message, so it's not coming
>>>>>> from her mobile carrier.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anyone else experience this? Are there built in dictation
>>>>>> limitations?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kicker is, this situation only started a couple of days ago, and
>>>>>> she believes she hasn't changed her texting habits.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ian
>>>>>>>>>
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