Can any one help me with a sample code for adding Speech to Text conversion feature in Apple Watchkit apps.
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2https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/WKInterfaceCatalog/Introduction/Intro.html , see text input – sheraza Mar 11 '15 at 11:47
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Yes, it's possible. Here is the documentation: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/WatchKit/Reference/WKInterfaceController_class/index.html#//apple_ref/occ/instm/WKInterfaceController/presentTextInputControllerWithSuggestions:allowedInputMode:completion:
The code look like this. You provide a suggestions array with words (or emoji too) and you set the allowed input mode that can accept animated emoji, emoji or plan text only.
[self presentTextInputControllerWithSuggestions:@[@"hello", @"world"] allowedInputMode:WKTextInputModePlain completion:^(NSArray *results) {
NSLog(@"results: %@", results);
}];
The result is this:

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Do you know of anyway to simulate the dictation? I know the simulator does not support it, and apple watch isn't out there yet, anyway to test this? – prawn Mar 11 '15 at 18:04
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1You can't test it in Simulator and I doubt it will be available anytime soon. It'll probably require a real device to test it. – BalestraPatrick Mar 11 '15 at 18:38
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You can ask for user input and give him suggestion (see Swift example bellow).
self.presentTextInputControllerWithSuggestions(["suggestion 1", "suggestion 2"] allowedInputMode: .Plain, completion: { (answers) -> Void in
if reply && reply.count > 0 {
if let answer = answers[0] as? String {
println("\answer")
}
}
})
If suggestion is nil it goes directly to dictation. It is not working on the simulator but it is on real watch.

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self.presentTextInputControllerWithSuggestions(["Y","N"], allowedInputMode: WKTextInputMode.Plain,
completion:{(results) -> Void in
let aResult = results?[0] as? String
print(aResult)
})

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