speech_to_text 0.5.0

A Flutter plugin that exposes device specific text to speech recognition capability.

speech_to_text

A library that exposes device specific text to speech recognition capability.

This plugin contains a set of classes that make it easy to use the speech recognition capabilities of the mobile device in Flutter. It supports both Android and iOS.

Note: This plugin is under development and will be extended over the coming weeks.

Using

To recognize text from the microphone import the package and call the plugin, like so:

import 'package:speech_to_text/speech_to_text.dart' as stt;

    stt.SpeechToText speech = stt.SpeechToText();
    bool available = await speech.initialize( onStatus: statusListener, onError: errorListener );
    if ( available ) {
        speech.listen( onResult: resultListener );
    }
    else {
        print("The user has denied the use of speech recognition.");
    }
    // some time later...
    speec.stop()

Permissions

Applications using this plugin require user permissions.

iOS

Add the following keys to your Info.plist file, located in <project root>/ios/Runner/Info.plist:

• NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription - describe why your app uses speech recognition. This is called Privacy - Speech Recognition Usage Description in the visual editor.
• NSMicrophoneUsageDescription - describe why your app needs access to the microphone. This is called Privacy - Microphone Usage Description in the visual editor.

Android

Add the record audio permission to your AndroidManifest.xml file, located in <project root>/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml.

• android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO - this permission is required for microphone access.
• android.permission.INTERNET - this permission is required because speech recognition may use remote services.