Chromebooks gain continuous dictation right from the shelf with Chrome OS 92 update - Chrome Unboxed

Normally, I just refer everyone to the dictation tool found directly in the Tools section of Google Docs.

(Side note: If you’re interested in controlling your entire device by voice, check out ChromeVox and Switch Access!) Sadly, Google Docs’ dictation tool is just that – it’s for Docs alone.

Something that Google just introduced with Chrome OS 92, however, is an awesome upgrade to an accessibility tool baked directly into the OS – dictation.

To date, it’s only ever been useful for quick activations in order to speak a simple sentence before it toggles itself back off again.

I may be just a tad dramatic, but there’s something magical about pouring my thoughts out with complete control in a Keep note, an email, or just on the web instead of being restricted to a Google Doc as I have been all this time.

To be absolutely clear, Docs still reigns supreme for long-form content as none of its voice dictation features aside from punctuation and the ability to jump to a new line or begin a new paragraph worked with the OS level accessibility tool – yet.

My hope is that in the future, Google brings all of the other dictation tools from Docs directly over to Chrome OS and even the Chrome browser itself so that users can supercharge their productivity.

Make sure that you speak in a clear voice, and that you’re in a relatively quiet environment.

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