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Use voice input

Tap the mic to record with a live waveform and timer. The transcript drops into the message box for review before you send.

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Voice is the fastest input on a phone. Wave's mic button gives you speech-to-text dictation, built for a technician describing a loss while standing in it. It works in the home composer and in the chat panel.

How to use it

  1. Tap the mic button.
  2. Speak. A live waveform and a timer show that Wave is recording. Each take can run up to 90 seconds, and the waveform changes color when you're getting close.
  3. Stop when you're done. The transcript drops into the message box.
  4. Review the text, fix anything the transcription misheard, and send.

Nothing goes to Wave until you send, so you always get a chance to check the words first.

What it is, and isn't

  • It is voice-to-text dictation. You talk, Wave transcribes, you review and send.
  • It is not a two-way voice agent. Wave doesn't speak back; replies arrive as 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: the first message from the home composer is often the longest one, and it's much faster spoken than typed
  • Walking 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 fine. Cat 2, dehu, HEPA, antimicrobial: restoration vocabulary comes through.
  • Review before sending. Dictation is good, not perfect. The transcript sits in the message box precisely so you can scan it.
  • Your language works too. Dictate in Spanish or French and Wave replies in kind. See Use Wave in your language.

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