We keep receiving news about iOS 7. The next version of the operating system for iPad y iPhone it gets ready to reach the user, and it is very possible that the third beta will appear in the next few hours. In addition, there is a novelty so far unpublished that we have known today and that is Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), works in a voice recognition mode that can be used offline and whose advances are already present in the betas of iOS 7 previously released.
El speech recognition It is a function that cannot be lacking in mobile devices today, it is a necessary alternative to touch controls, and even physical keyboards, which more and more people are making use of. In fact, the idea that many manufacturers and developers have is that this type of technology is going to gain more and more ground to the point that we can practically handle our phones and tablets without touching themsimply by talking to them.
Today we have learned that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), works so that users of iOS 7 can enjoy this feature on their iDevices also while offline. We knew that the apple brand will incorporate a similar option in OS X Mavericks, but it will require an additional 1GB download, something that is practically insignificant on a computer but which, nevertheless, in a 16GB memory can be too heavy a load.
9TO5Mac has been the first medium to echo that The code of iOS 7 hides a voice recognition option offline. The discovery is the work of developer Hamza Sood, and it would allow to use the function much faster and without the need to be connected to the Internet. Currently when we activate the dictation, our speech goes through the servers of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), that they give us back the transcript of what we say, while with this novelty, the whole process would be carried out at the local level.
Still, as we say, 1GB it can be too much space and there will be many who may not want to lose that storage capacity. The safest thing, therefore, is that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), leave the choice in the hands of each user.