Virtual Keyboard vs Speech Recognition

Developers should learn about virtual keyboards when building applications for touchscreen devices (e meets developers should learn speech recognition for building voice-controlled interfaces, such as virtual assistants (e. Here's our take.

Virtual Keyboard

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about virtual keyboards when building applications for touchscreen devices (e

Pros

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• Related to: touchscreen-input, accessibility-development

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Speech Recognition

Developers should learn speech recognition for building voice-controlled interfaces, such as virtual assistants (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: natural-language-processing, machine-learning

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Virtual Keyboard is a tool while Speech Recognition is a technology. We picked Virtual Keyboard based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Virtual Keyboard wins

Based on overall popularity. Virtual Keyboard is more widely used, but Speech Recognition excels in its own space.