Last time we looked at various ways to increase the size of the text or pictures on your phone,
today I want you to meet your very own secretary.
I’m sure you have heard of Siri or Alexa or the Assistant – they are clever programs that use
artificial intelligence to allow you to ask questions or command your device to do something, like
turn on the light, make a call and more.
If this sound a bit too science-fiction to you, there is an easy and useful way to ease yourself into
this new age.
Whenever you want to type text on your phone, a little keyboard pops up; have you ever looked at
the various keys and icons apart from the letters and numbers? There should be a microphone
icon
If you click this you can dictate to your device instead of typing; as you speak your words will
appear on the screen. A little word of warning, though: make sure you proof-read the text before
hitting ‘send’, sometimes your assistant has her own ideas of what you might have said. If that
happens, you can just tap the error and correct it manually.
This should be available on any phone, whether Android (Google) or iPhone (Apple), if the icon
does not appear, you might have to activate it in your phone settings.
A similar option is also available on your Windows or Apple computer, but it requires the
appropriate setting to be activated.
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