Official documentation
Apple previews macOS Catalina
Apple, Apple Newsroom, 2019
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- What it is
- Apple's June 3, 2019 press release announcing macOS Catalina, including the introduction of Voice Control for operating a Mac entirely by voice.
- How much weight it carries
- Primary source for what Apple announced and when. A press release describes intended features, not measured performance.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple introduced Voice Control with macOS Catalina in 2019 to let people control a Mac entirely by voice, using on-device speech recognition.
“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.” (Accessibility)
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