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Voice Memos on an Apple Watch to action items in English

Voice Memos on an Apple Watch to action items 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

The Voice Memos on an Apple Watch becomes the table of action items: the engine reads the English speech and the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items are written from the transcript. The free plan gives 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes.

How it works

How to get the file and turn it into action items

  1. 1

    Find it in the phone

    In the Voice Memos app of the iPhone, the iPad or the Mac the Watch Recordings item is tapped

  2. 2

    Upload the file

    The engine takes the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the table of action items comes back with the timecodes.

  3. 3

    Ask for the table of action items

    The instruction of the task asks for the table of action items and puts the answer about the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch into the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.

  4. 4

    Mark the language of the speech

    The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Voice Memos on an Apple Watch is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the table of action items.

  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 Apple Watch keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isThe 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 isWith 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 wrongIn 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 saysThe 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 saysWhen 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 fileup 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

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. The Voice Memos on an Apple Watch is only the input: the engine reads the English speech and writes the table of action items out of the transcript.

Tips

  • The sections of the table of action items are the same for every recording.

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

  • A file over 30 minutes has to be cut into parts; the Pro plan takes a recording of any length.

  • 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 action items

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 table of action items is written from it.

Which problems can come with 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 does not change the file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch; it reads it as it is and writes the table of action items.

What comes back after the English Voice Memos on an Apple Watch is read?

the table of action items in the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items, with the time of every line of the recording of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch.

How long may the file be, and how much is free?

One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, and the free plan gives 3 files a day for the table of action items.

Where does the file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch wait?

On the Apple Watch. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the Voice Memos on an Apple Watch is kept and the way it comes off.

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