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hi, i recently got graphene and its great. I had thought the microphone wasnt working or glitching for talk texting ( which i learned is called STT speech to text ), then found out Graphene doesnt have that. i REALLY need this feature, its very important.
im NOT tech savy and dont know what is the best thing to do. I tried the Matrix forum but its hard to get a reply. I was told by someone to try here.

So what do you suggest and is it easy to do for a non-tech savy person ? I need a simple step by step instructions.

THANK you very much, any help is appreciated

    patrickedwards Hi there, as you have discovered you need to install a STT or voice typing service.

    There are two options that I'm aware of depending on whether or not you're happy to use Google.

    The service which works the best is Google voice typing. It makes sense to use it if you are already using GBoard as a Keyboard. The voice typing comes packaged in the Google app which you can install from Play Store or Aurora Store. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
    It'll need network permission at least to install the language packs. Once installed, tap the microphone icon in top right of GBoard keyboard, and voice typing will work.

    The second option integrates fine with the default GrapheneOS Keyboard but is less feature rich. It supports less languages, and does not type periods, but it still does the basics. That's Sayboard and you can download the APK for it from GitHub here:
    https://github.com/ElishaAz/Sayboard
    It requires internet permission to download language pack initially but can be disabled after. Then when you tap microphone icon in the default stock Keyboard it will load Sayboard and you'll be able to start voice typing.

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