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More evidence of Nuance integration found in iOS 5
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Monday, August 8, 2011
News Category: iPhone, iPod
More evidence of Nuance speech recognition integration has been found in the latest beta version of iOS 5. Citing a pair of screenshots provided by a reliable source, 9 to 5 Mac reports that the feature will be activated via a microphone button that appears on the standard iOS keyboard next to the space bar, with a microphone icon replacing the keyboard for as long as the user is talking, and the text appearing in the selected field once the speaker has finished. The report also claims that the functionality is currently planned to be included on the iPhone and iPod touch only, but notes that iPad support could technically be added. A pair of screenshots discovered in June suggested that such functionality might be included in iOS 5, and reports of negotiations between Apple and Nuance date back to early May.
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