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Voice Memos on an Apple Watch to flashcards for revision in English

Voice Memos on an Apple Watch to flashcards for revision in English: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

What the Apple Watch stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.

How it works

How to get the file and turn it into flashcards for revision

  1. 1

    Wait for the sync

    The recording of the watch syncs automatically to the iPhone, the iPad and the Mac where the Apple Account is signed in

  2. 2

    Upload the file

    The Voice Memos on an Apple Watch goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the revision deck comes back into the chat.

  3. 3

    Run the instruction of the revision deck

    The instruction of the task asks for the revision deck and puts the answer about the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch into the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.

  4. 4

    Mark the language of the speech

    The speech of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch is English, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on English while the revision deck is written.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records with several microphones of the iPhone and with the right and the left audio channels

The result

What comes back from the engine

  • TXT

    One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.

  • TXT, CSV

    The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.

  • SRT, VTT

    SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.

  • Markdown, DOCX

    The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.

The facts

What Apple Watch keeps, and what it says about it

Where the file is

The recordings of an Apple Watch sync automatically to the iPhone, the iPad and the Mac of the Apple Account they are signed in with.

What the file is

With iCloud the recordings of the watch are played on the paired iPhone and on the other devices of the same Apple Account: in the Voice Memos app the Watch Recordings item is tapped.

What can go wrong

In the Voice Memos app of the iPhone the recording is stopped and the file is reviewed, the name of the recording is changed by tapping it and typing a new name.

What the platform says

The memo of the watch is a recording of the Voice Memos app, the same app that records on the iPhone, so the file is of the Voice Memos of the account.

What the platform says

When Stereo or Spatial Audio is selected, Voice Memos records with several microphones of the iPhone and with the right and the left audio channels.

Length of one file

up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro

Free plan

$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card

Pro plan

$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month

The case

What the recording does not give you

The file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch is what the Apple Watch keeps. With iCloud the recordings of the watch are played on the paired iPhone and on the other devices of the same Apple Account: in the Voice Memos app the Watch Recordings item is tapped. The engine reads the English speech, and the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions come out of it.

Tips

  • A name that was never said in the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch stays out of the revision deck.

  • Set the language of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch before you send the file.

  • The file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch stays on your own disk.

  • While the recording is on, the Voice Memos app stops recording if another app starts to play audio on the iPhone.

FAQ

Questions about Voice Memos on an Apple Watch and flashcards for revision

What does the Apple Watch keep for the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch?

The recordings of an Apple Watch sync automatically to the iPhone, the iPad and the Mac of the Apple Account they are signed in with. The file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch is the input of the engine, and the revision deck is written from it.

What does the Apple Watch say about the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch?

While the recording is on, the Voice Memos app stops recording if another app starts to play audio on the iPhone. The engine reads the English speech of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch and writes the revision deck from that text.

How is the revision deck built from the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch?

The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; every line comes from the transcript of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch.

Is there a limit to the length of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch?

One file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.

Is a link enough for the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch?

Bring the file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the revision deck with the time of every line.

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