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Use voice input
The mic button on the chat is speech-to-text dictation — not a two-way voice agent. Hold to talk, release to send the transcribed text as a chat message.
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Voice is the fastest input on a phone. Wave's mic button gives you speech-to-text dictation straight into the chat — designed for field technicians describing a loss while standing in it.
How to use it
- Tap the mic button on the chat input.
- Speak. The transcription appears in the chat input as you talk.
- Release / stop, review the transcribed text, and send.
It's exactly what you'd expect from any phone's dictation — you can review the text before sending and edit it if the transcription got something wrong.
What it is — and isn't
- It is voice-to-text dictation. You talk, Wave transcribes, you send.
- It is not a two-way voice agent. Wave doesn't speak back. The reply is text in the chat.
When voice helps most
- On a phone in the field — typing is slow with gloves on or hands wet
- For long initial descriptions — "Cat 2 toilet supply line failure at 482 Sycamore Lane, hall bathroom and hallway affected, water reached the closet, baseboards saturated…" — much faster spoken than typed
- When you're walking through a room — describe what you see as you see it
Tips
- Speak in complete sentences. Transcription is more accurate when you give it structure.
- Industry terms are recognized. Cat 2, IICRC, dehu, HEPA, antimicrobial — Wave's transcription is tuned for restoration vocabulary.
- Review before sending. Dictation is good, not perfect. A quick scan catches the occasional misheard word.
Related
- Make your first estimate — voice fits naturally in the first message
- The chat questionnaire — what Wave asks once dictation reaches it