Fact · Dictation on Mac
2019year
Apple introduced Voice Control with macOS Catalina in 2019 to let people control a Mac entirely by voice, using on-device speech recognition.
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In the source's own words
“Voice Control is a transformative technology that enables users who can't operate traditional input devices to control their Mac entirely with their voice using on-device Siri speech recognition technology, which also ensures personal data is kept private.”
Apple previews macOS Catalina, Apple, Apple Newsroom, 2019, Accessibility.
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- Press release of June 3, 2019; macOS Catalina shipped in October 2019.
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